How often do you estimate a project will take 15 minutes? Then, it actually takes an hour? These days tasks take longer because there are so many distractions that could and will happen while doing the tasks. For example, if you are assigning posts in your Hootsuite account to post later on that week, and then, while doing research for those posts, you get preoccupied and go to another site, which then takes you to another site, and another. An hour or two later, you get back to posting to your … [Read more...]
Small Business Organizing Tips Archive Page
Welcome to our Small Business Organizing Tips archive page to help you and your business streamline processes. Read the archive posts for tips to use in your business.
7 Easy and Useful Ways to Keep Focused During The Day
As small business owners, we all get distracted during the day, from answering the phones, conference calls, and interruptions in the office. We could have such a busy day that by the end of the day, we didn't accomplish anything. It's so frustrating. But, how do we get back to what we really need to do quickly and easily and not get swayed by yet another small less important task? Before we can answer this question, we will need to determine what your priorities are in your business. Ask … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Outsource Work to Save You Time and Money
There are many ways to get help for your small business, here are 5 ways to outsource work that will help you stay organized and on target with your business goals. Bookkeeping - simple reconciling of bank account and credit cards statements. Social Media Help - Researching posts online and setting up to post in a Social Media scheduler. Monthly pre-paid hours can be billed on a monthly basis and can be setup in advance to help you. Invoicing - This process usually needs to be done … [Read more...]
How To Permanently Clear Desk Clutter Forever
Piles of papers on a desk can make it hard to get things done. When you start looking for papers, you get more and more anxious because the papers seem to have walked away leaving you to fend for yourself. Does this ever happen to you? Do you get more and more frustrated moving around mounds and mounds of papers just to locate that one important document barred under a large selection of unnecessary junk? Lucky for you, today, I am discussing a sure-fire way to permanently clear desk clutter … [Read more...]
Accounts Payable Tips Every Owner Needs to Know
Have you ever lost or forgotten to pay a bill? When it happened, how did you feel going on a frantic search for the bill/e-bill wasting time and energy finally realizing you must have deleted it? Anxious? Then giving up and contacting the payee and requesting another bill feeling ashamed that you lost it in the first place. You are not alone. We all have that stressed anxiety when forgetting a task that needs to be done. Here are accounts payable tips that will help reduce stress while doing … [Read more...]
How to Create the Ideal Home Office for your business
If you are visiting my site, you are either an inspiring small business owner or mompreneur. You most likely have a home office or at the very least a space that you call an office but doesn't have everything you need in it. Being creative is important when you establish your home office. It doesn't have to be too large or too expensive. The process has several steps so take each one and think through the questions below to make sure the space you pick is the best possible fit for you and your … [Read more...]
9 Ways to Stay Focused On Your Business
As small business owners, we have to do it all. We must manage the daily activities and create goals and plan out the long-term steps it will take to get us there. Along the way, we can forget we can drop the ball in different areas and have to regroup and rush to get back on schedule. It can be quite frustrating, and we can beat up on ourselves for not doing what we were "supposed" to do. Recently, I was speaking with a client, and she was concerned at how much money was coming in. As we … [Read more...]
Saving Time Using Pinterest – Advice For Your Small Business
As a small business owner, we need to save time wherever we can. This week, I will be talking about saving time using Pinterest for your small business. Yes, I know this sounds like an oxymoron statement, but it isn't. Benefits of saving time using Pinterest: If you are a visual person and need to see things to remember them, Pinterest has lots of images to keep reminding you of tasks that need to be done. After all, it is an image-based social media site. Planning events for your … [Read more...]
How to Organize Your Small Business Images
As small business owners, we all have to deal with images. We use them for blogging our thoughts or sharing on social media platforms. We also have images that are associated with our business like company logo images and blog post images. Here are small business images tips to help you stay organized. Where to store the company's logo images? Keep the logo images in a separate folder on your computer or the cloud. Storing the most used images on the cloud is handy, but always have a copy on … [Read more...]
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