Online Success Coaching » Productivity

Videos: NoteTab Text Processor

Jeanette — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 01:29:07 +0000

I highly recommend you use a text processor for writing your email messages, particularly if you send plain text emails. While I use Textpad, many of my clients use Notetab’s free version. Here are a couple of short videos that show you how to use Notetab to format your emails.

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Are You an Information Marketer or a Fulfillment House?

Jeanette — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:43:04 +0000

Congratulations, you’re an information marketer. Maybe you’ve just developed your first product or maybe you’re an old pro who’s been at it for a while.

If you’re approaching your business the correct way you’re continually building your own information products empire in your area of expertise.

That means you’re producing books or manuals, or audio and video- based training materials. Maybe it’s CDs or DVDs. Doesn’t matter. The important thing is you’ve got a number of products you can promote via you speaking engagements, through your website, by joint venturing, or by any other number of methods.

Now let’s ask the tough question. If you’re having any degree of success you may now be wearing all of these hats (and more):

public speaker
marketer of your speaking services
information product developer
shipping clerk
CD or tape duplicator
binder assembler
customer service manager
order taker
travel planner
delivery person

So you’ve got to ask yourself which of these hats should you be wearing? Where should you be applying your time and efforts to maximize your business?

When you’re first starting out you probably should do it all yourself. You need to have an understanding of what is involved in producing and delivering your products to your customers.

But if your business is growing you’ll quickly find out that too much of your time is being spent on the mundane tasks – copying binders (or running to Kinko’s), duplicating CDs and labeling them, packaging things together, putting products in boxes, running down to the post office or UPS, etc. Which means you’re not spending your time where you get the biggest bang for your buck – sales, marketing, product creation and, for some, public speaking.

When is the right time to outsource your duplication and fulfillment requirements? Ultimately, you’ll have to decide when that time is for yourself. But what do you value your time at? $100 per hour, $200 per hour, more? Then how long does it make sense for you to be spending your time doing $10 or $20 per hour tasks? If you’re spending an hour per day running products to the post office that’s an hour you’re not investing in your real bread and butter. And what is your opportunity cost?

When you’re spending time working in your business rather than working on your business then opportunities will slip by without you even noticing them. There is a time when outsourcing your product duplication and fulfillment requirements makes sense – both from a time management and a financial standpoint. When is that time right for you?

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Trying to do your own product fulfillment is Mistake #3 in Bret Ridgway’s course
“The 50 Biggest Mistakes I See Information Marketers Make.” How many of the mistakes are you making and what’s it costing you? Pick up your FREE Information Product Launch Checklist.

Productivity: Use Email Folders

Jeanette — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:37:08 +0000

As soon as you notice you may be interested in a particular event, such as a teleseminar series or an upcoming conference, create a folder for it in your email program. Put all incoming correspondence about the event into that folder. This saves you time in not having to look up details for registration, replays and other aspects of the event.

When the event is over, move the emails you want to keep into your “swipe file” and delete the folder.

For even better productivity, Organize Your Online Business!

Technology Troubleshooting: Work Backwards (Free)

Jeanette Cates — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:33:32 +0000

Over more than 25 years of helping people use technology, I have earned the reputation of being The Technology Tamer. But the title doesn’t make it any easier sometimes. After all, the technology doesn’t recognize the title!

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Video: Set up File Structure on Desktop

Suzan — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:02:31 +0000

Set up File Structure on Desktop

How to organize your website files for easy use later. This will save you tons of time later when you can find things and you don’t have to redo them because you could not fine them.

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Productivity Tip: What’s your Work Width? (Incubator)

Jeanette Cates — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:30:21 +0000

How many projects do you work on per day? I’ve talked to other top marketers about how they get it all done. Here are just a few tips.

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Email Overwhelm – 7 Steps to Handle It (Incubator)

Jeanette Cates — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:50:59 +0000

It started slowly – just a few extra junk emails per day. I deleted them and went on with my day. But it quickly grew out of control. In spite of using a scanning program to ensure no viruses got into my inbox, I found myself spending up to an hour a day – just deleting the junk!

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Software: Microsoft Word (Free)

Jeanette Cates — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:45:49 +0000

If ever there is a universal application, it’s word processing. Microsoft Word is the defacto standard, but you can use Open Office if you need a free solution.

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Software Video: Excel Basics (Free)

Jeanette Cates — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:20:33 +0000

Excel spreadsheets are used to both calculate and organize information. In fact, many of the tools you’ll find here at Online Success Coaching are spreadsheets.

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Software Video: SnagIt (Mentor)

Jeanette Cates — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:33:57 +0000

SnagIt is a software package for PCs. It is how you get those good-looking screen shots to add to your websites or documents.

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