“If you treat it like a business, it will pay you like a business. If you treat it like a hobby, it will pay you like a hobby.” I first heard that in the Mary Kay world. It came along with some lessons in scheduling, for building a business on the side around all your…
Follow smart people has long been my best Twitter advice. Paper.li is a new tool that makes it easier to follow and learn from smart people without investing all your spare time in Twitter. Paper.li is a kind of daily newspaper made from links, photos and videos shared on Twitter by a selected group of…
[Denise McGill is back, with another smart guest post. Today, she wants to help you save some time in your day.] How many productive hours are lost in a typical day due to lack of training, standardization or outdated materials? Utilizing time management and having the tools to be productive can cause fewer headaches…
Some of you, and you know who you are, tend to put off one of the single most important business tasks: invoicing. You probably beat yourself up over it, too. But there is a simple reason you procrastinate on invoicing: it’s not fun. We like to work on the parts of our business that are…
When you invest your time and money to go to an event, you want to get the most out of it. But just as soon as you get home, you have to get right back into the thick of everything that needs doing. If you are lucky, you’ll find time to do a few critical…
As promised, guest author Emily Wilska is answering your questions about organization. Remember, organization does not mean perfection! By Emily WilskaOur first set of small business organizing challenges comes from Tim (not his real name), who owns a one-man web design company. Tim is in his 40s and has recently been diagnosed with ADD (Attention…
We all want to be better organized, so I’m thrilled to introduce our newest guest blogger, Emily Wilska. She is going to be answering your questions on organization! By Emily Wilska If you’ve ever paid a late fee on a bill because you misplaced it, lost out on a client opportunity because you…
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