Organizing Your Work Day
In the beginning I was like so many work at home businesses I
didn't know how to organize both my time and my work space.
After much learning and experimenting I was able to find what
works for me.
Here are some suggestions that I have found useful. You will
find what fits your needs and business as well. Try out the tips
below, figure out what works for you. Only you will know what
works and doesn't work for you.
1. Have a planner.
2. Have a notebook just to jot down ideas real fast.
3. Have pens and pencils at the ready.
4. Have an area to hold all your CD Roms that you use.
5. Have a file cabinet to hold all your files, sales receipts,
etc.
6. Have a HUGE wall calendar to look at in a glance.
7. Have your phone near your computer with the answering machine
on it
8. Have Caller ID, WHY? So you can glance at your phone and
decide if you can answer the phone. I hate it when I am in deep
thought and I get bothered by a non-important call, such as the
newspaper salesperson or a recorded message that I could have
listened to later.
9. Keep your printer supplies in reach. If at all possible, keep
an extra ink cartridge, extra printing paper and extra
highlighters, etc., so you don't run out.
Check in your area to see if Office Depot or Office Max will
exchange your ink cartridge for paper. I never have to buy
paper, as I have so many ink cartridges saved. I take one
cartridge to one store and go to the next with another and thus
have two reams of paper sitting at my table at all times.
10. Keep any books you refer to for work on or near your
computer table for quick reference.
11. Have an index box to hold all your customer contact
information.
12. Keep track of customer's birthdays and send them cards when
it comes around. 13. Keep a diary. Why is this important? On
those days you are so frustrated and just need to vent...write
it all down! Get it off your chest! Then walk away for a while
and do something else.
14. Have a brief case to hold any information for those times
you go networking offline. Yep, I said offline.
To be really successful, no matter what you do, you need to do
both online and offline marketing.
So keep a brief case or a file folder ready at all times to run
out the door, you never know when and where your next client
will come from.
Remember to be successful in a home based business you need to
be organized. Start out each day knowing what it is you need to
do for that day.
Don't spend all your time trying to get organized do it in small
steps and soon your business and your life will be running
smoothly.