We live in an age where we have the technology to make life easier by providing us with the ability to create digital copies of documents, photos, music, and video in densely packed files that can hold volumes. For small business owners with a digital business, the fact that we have the ability to be [...]
Read More →Evernote: Are you using it?
on March 2, 2013in Blogging, Productivity, Time Saving Tipstags: Blogging, Business, Productivity, Time-Saving Tipswith No Comments
Pocket: Save Articles to Read Later
on February 25, 2013in App of the Week, Mac Users, Productivity, Time Saving Tipstags: Mac Users, Productivity, Time-Saving Tipswith No Comments
I’m a big fan of RSS Readers. I’ve been using Newsrack for about a year and a half now, and it suits me well. But what about those articles that you come across during the day that you just don’t have time to read? Maybe someone posted something on Facebook or Twitter that caught your [...]
Read More →Free App Alert: Evernote Food
on December 19, 2012in Blogging, Business, Productivity, Time Saving Tipstags: apps, Blogging, Productivity, Time-Saving Tipswith No Comments
This weeks Free App Alert is Evernote Food! Many people are already using Evernote in their daily workflow in a multitude of ways. Melissa discovered it when they were just a start-up looking to make it big and has been a supporter ever since. In those early days, Evernote wanted to be the catch-all for [...]
Read More →Ten Tips for Keeping Your Office Organized
on August 30, 2012in Guest Post, Organization Tipstags: Guest Post, Organization, Time-Saving Tipswith No Comments
Welcome to Guest Post Thursday! We are fortunate to have excellent guest posters who know their biz to share information and resources with us. This week, Kristin Carcieri-MacRae from Organizing in RI talks organization! Guest Post By Kristin Carcieri-MacRae | Organizing in RI In order to maintain organization in your office, you need to have [...]
Read More →Friday’s Favorite: Fluid
on August 17, 2012in Business, Friday's Favoritetags: Business, Friday's Favorite, Technology, Time-Saving Tipswith No Comments
Bookmarks are great. You find yourself visiting a website multiple times and eventually it is elevated to “bookmark” status. I have several websites on my bookmark bar, and use them regularly. But I visit some sites so often that I wished that somehow that process could be faster. Say hello to Friday’s Favorite — [...]
Read More →A Small Business Guide to Cloud Computing
on August 16, 2012in Business, Guest Post, Productivitytags: Business, Guest Post, IT, Productivity, Technology, Time-Saving Tipswith No Comments
Welcome to Guest Post Thursday! We are fortunate to have excellent guest posters who know their biz to share information and resources with us. This week, Tom Flanagan, Technology Director at Residential Properties Ltd. talks about cloud computing. Guest Post By Tom Flanagan | Residental Properties Ltd. Cloud computing is a popular term discussed in [...]
Read More →Small Business Challenges Part 2: Hiring Well
on September 12, 2011in Business, Entrepreneur, Productivity, Virtual Assistancetags: Business, Entrepreneur, Facebook, Time-Saving Tips, Virtual Assistancewith 1 Comment
I recently asked my business owner Facebook friends what they considered to be their biggest time-suckers. Here’s some of what they had to say: “Hiring the right people to do the job…. having to go over the same things and repeat, repeat and repeat is not only time consuming, but it’s not the best use of the [...]
Read More →Small Business Challenges Part 1: Work-Life Balance
on September 8, 2011in Business, Entrepreneur, Productivitytags: Business, Entrepreneur, Facebook, Time-Saving Tips, Virtual Assistancewith No Comments
I recently asked my business owner Facebook friends what they considered to be their biggest time-suckers. Here’s some of what they had to say: “Simply running the business is time consuming, not one particular aspect of it. I find myself spending my personal time on my business, so it’s hard to find the balance of [...]
Read More →NewsRack – My New Favorite RSS Reader
on September 6, 2011in Mac Users, Organization Tips, Productivity, Time Saving Tipstags: Blogs, Mac Users, Organization, Time-Saving Tipswith No Comments
For Mac/iPhone/iPad Users: As I recently admitted, I had not been using an RSS reader. After finally implementing Google Reader, I realized I wanted to simplify even further and find an app specifically made for this. I have a few different Google accounts and it became cumbersome to have to sign into my account each [...]
Read More →What is RSS and Why You Need to Know About It
on August 29, 2011in Time Saving Tipstags: Blogs, Organization, Time-Saving Tipswith 1 Comment
RSS = Really Simple Syndication For years, I’ve been “bookmarking” websites or simply remembering sites that were interesting to me and manually typing them in. No more, my friend. When I started this business, the time I spent reading blogs increased. I knew there had to be a quicker, more efficient way to get the [...]
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