Take Your Editorial Calendar to the Next Level With DivvyHQ

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The guys over at DivvyHQ.com are pretty awesome. Anyone who takes a complex mess of work and simplifies it for me with a few clicks? Got to give them a thumbs up. DivvyHQ is a "spreadsheet-free editorial calendar" and it's a great way to map out what you're planning to post, design, distribute, or promote. I actually did a webinar on their tool awhile back. You can catch the whole thing here. So I met Brody Dorland from DivvyHQ the other … [Read more...]

Why Mobile Matters To Your Business

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[Video Transcript]  Soon the whole world will be carrying around smartphones and using them for everything. Right now, more than half of the US population between the ages of 18 and 45 uses smartphones and that percentage is growing daily in all demographics. As many as 1.2 billion people worldwide stay connected with mobiles. What does this mean for you? It means that marketing to mobile phones is critical to your business's success. Have … [Read more...]

Interview with Sanebox: The EMS for Email Overload

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Email overload is a disease.  Just about everyone has it.  If you own a business, work for someone else, manage a household, or have any responsibilities whatsoever - you probably get a mountain of email.  And either you spend all day sorting through it, or you get so overwhelmed it paralyzes you from taking any action at all. I must admit, I'm pretty hands-on with a lot in my business but I wish my emails would just sort themselves out.  I … [Read more...]

Getting Your Business Systems Ready for the Holiday Rush

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As an independent service provider, you might be marketing and selling not only services but products as well.  Maybe you decided to put on one of the popular Black Friday sales here in the U.S.  Or maybe you're doing end of year promotions. Either way, one of the best things you can do during the holiday season is prepare all your business systems to handle the holiday rush. In many industries, the holiday season could consist of as much … [Read more...]

10 Apps for Scheduling Online Meetings Since Tungle.Me Is Leaving Us

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Well, another online app bites the dust...heading for greener pastures in other technology work they are doing.  Read the letter here.  I couldn't let this one go without sharing a few alternatives with you. It seems I get to do that quite a bit lately.  It's the "circle of life" I suppose in web app world. Tools for scheduling online meetings make your life so much easier.  Ever had that conversation over email, "hey, we need to get … [Read more...]

Tips To Help You Organize Your Online Workspace For Efficiency

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If you do lots of work online, one of your biggest challenges is to create a virtual workspace that makes you run as efficient as possible.  I mean, seriously - working online can be like being sucked into a galactic black hole if you don't know how to manage your time. How your workspace is organized has a powerful effect on your mind and it seriously affects your productivity. There's a common objection many people have to this whole … [Read more...]