April 27th, 2008
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By Thursday Bram
Many of us choose to work from home because we want to run our own businesses, avoid the stress of the office or create a more flexible schedule. Very few of us work at home to entirely avoid people. If we aren’t careful, that’s just what we end up doing, though. But most […]
By Yvonne Russell -- 3 comments
April 26th, 2008
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In my ongoing effort to tame my email overload, I’ve had a lot of success with setting up rules for my incoming emails. This tutorial for Outlook Express is a good starting point.
So the Google Alerts for home business automatically go into one folder. They never actually hit my inbox. The PayPal payment notifications when […]
By Yvonne Russell -- 1 comment
April 25th, 2008
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There’s something about actually writing things down, that makes it all click for me. I have lists and lists, and then some more. The lists themselves aren’t so important. It’s more the writing process itself that seems to focus me.
That’s what made me decide to buy a large whiteboard for my home office wall. It’s […]
By Yvonne Russell -- 7 comments
April 21st, 2008
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It’s my pleasure to welcome Kristen King to Home Biz Notes and to get to know her a little more. She takes us on a tour of her home business office.
Guest Post
By Kristen King
Welcome to my office! As you can see, there is a lot going on in this room, and not just because […]
By Yvonne Russell -- 23 comments
April 20th, 2008
Kristen King writes the Inkthinker blog, a great resource for freelance writers. She is also a fellow blogger here at b5 media with Lively Women and Biz Chicks Rule.
We’ve been talking productivity here at Home Biz Notes this month, and home offices are a big part of that. Here’s your chance to take a peek […]
By Yvonne Russell -- 0 comments
April 19th, 2008
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Productivity and organized business go hand in hand. So who better to guest post for us than Jennifer Hofmann the queen of organization at My Organized Biz. Her slogan is “Kicking Chaos To The Curb.”
Take it away Jennifer!
Guest Post
By Jennifer Hofmann
Ask anyone if they’re an early bird and a spirited conversation is likely to erupt. […]
By Yvonne Russell -- 5 comments
April 10th, 2008
HomeBizNotes.com
More productivity humor from itsngenius.net
Paper Work & Productivity
How do you manage your paperwork?
Any productivity tips?
Is paperwork lessening in a technological age?
Cartoon Credit & rights permission for use: itsngenius.net
© Productivity Button Image courtesy of Yvonne Russell at Grow Your Writing Business
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By Yvonne Russell -- 1 comment
April 8th, 2008
My tendency is to want to get things out of the way as they come up…. emails especially. An email sitting there unanswered is like a ringing phone.
Hoping to maintain (often regain) control over my inbox, I just want to deal with it, tick it off the list and move on.
The trouble is it’s not […]
By Yvonne Russell -- 3 comments
April 3rd, 2008
HomeBizNotes.com
We’re talking productivity at Home Biz Notes this month.
How many times have you had irrelevant emails clog up your inbox because senders were too quick to hit the Reply To All button instead of just Reply on a group email?
I’m working hard on taming my emails, so I can really identify with the cartoon […]
By Yvonne Russell -- 2 comments
April 1st, 2008
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How can we be more productive? How can we cut through a lot of the “noise” of information overload and tasks to be done? We’re talking about working smarter not harder.
Finding effective but manageable ways to be productive in home business is the challenge Mary Emma Allen, my Home Biz Notes co-blogger and I have […]
By Yvonne Russell -- 3 comments
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