From: Debbie Williams of OrganizedU
Date: 10/3/99
Time: 5:32:06 PM
Remote Name: 216.118.18.165
A Space of Your Own
- Debbie Williams, copyright 1998
Recent statistics reveal that the average executive wastes 150 hours per year searching for lost documents. One in 20 documents is lost and never recovered. When setting up your home office, there are a few basic ways to keep yourself organized. Begin by defining your space, then utilize whatever storage solutions are necessary to keep your papers and products together.
Creating a home office can be challenging for those of us with limited floor space. Fashion a bonus room by using an office armoire or unused closet. Setting up a card table or banquet table, which can be folded and stored when not in use, can create additional workspace for special projects. Store files in portable crate systems or in a vertical desktop rack. Hang shoe or jewelry organizers over the doors for office supplies, books, and tapes. Bulletin boards placed around the room at eye level provide easy viewing while you are seated at your desk.
Keep your office clutter free by providing a dedicated place for everything. Store hanging folders in file cabinets or in portable crates under the desk. Purchase stackable bins for processing paperwork. Purchase a drawer divider for stationery and desk supplies. Inform family members where to deliver incoming correspondence. Utilize a master calendar or wipe off board for coordinating special projects. Clip or scan articles, and file in a folder for reading at a later date. Maintain a workable follow up system with an index card file or accordion file. The dividers are numbered 1-30, and documents (or note cards) are filed on the appropriate day of the month for future action.
For an office on the go, create a portable system for your car or briefcase. Keep a large sturdy crate or laundry basket in your car to contain product samples. Small hanging file crates carry client information or product literature securely to your destination. Some suggested items for your portable office are: letterhead and envelopes, business cards, brochures, postage stamps, calculator, pads of paper, pens, pencils, stapler and staple remover, scissors, tape dispenser, Post It Notes, rubber bands, paper clips, and change for parking or tolls. There are a number of visor and glove compartment organizers to hold small items. Pocketed organizers that hang on the back of the car seat are excellent for holding maps, brochures, literature, etc. A compact alternative would be a zippered pouch full of office supplies for your briefcase.
Now that you’ve set up your personal space, take just a few minutes a day to preserve it. Write your to do list for tomorrow. Straighten your desk before you quit for the day. Purge your files on a consistent basis. Begin each day with a clear desk and a clear mind, and find renewed fervor in the work that brought you here in the first place.
Debbie Williams is a professional organizer specializing in organizing the home and office. Her tips booklet, The Office Organizer's Handbook, can be ordered through her website at http://www.organizedtimes.com/booklets.htm or by sending an email to booklets@organizedtimes.com
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Date: 6/23/2004
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Are you cut-out to own a home business? Now that I have my own home business I realize that I am cut-out to do this kind of work. The shoe fits and I wear it well. But I also realize that some people are just not cut-out to do this kind of work. I often dreamed of having a business where I could make my own hours, take the day off it I needed to, work in my pajamas, and make the kind of income that would provide me the financial freedom to purchase things that I wanted to, instead of limiting them to things that I needed. My most depressing moments were thoughts of working until I was 70 before I could retire. What quality of life would I have at 70? Would I even live until then? If I did, would my health allow me to enjoy retirement? When I answered an ad on the Internet that claimed that I could make a six figure income from home, I had no idea whether I would be cut out for this type of business. I didn’t even know if the business was legitimate. But I knew if I hid behind my skepticism that I would never find out, and I could be giving up the one opportunity that could help me retire before I was 70. So I jumped in head first and did all of the things that was suggested. I ran ads on free advertising sites, passed out business cards, got involved in some surf for clicks programs, ran pay per clicks, took out newspaper ads, and have been involved in virtually every kind of low cost and free advertising campaign that was ever thought of. Some of these ideas worked and some didn’t, but I didn’t let the advertising failures deter me in the least. I simply dropped the campaigns that were not generating any traffic and kept the ones that did. Eventually, I had a business plan that was working for me and that was generating enough traffic to sustain a home business. I have signed up and trained over 800 people during the last two years and early on I was amazed by the high failure rate. I’m less surprised now because I know this is not something that everyone wants to do. Many people today have the mindset that by having an Internet business it pays by the hour, and I’m sorry to say that it doesn’t. You will work long hours for months building your website, setting up your advertising campaigns, exchanging links and getting listed with the search engines before you see one cent. Because in order to succeed on the Internet, you have to have traffic, and it takes some time to build it up. But when you do, the money will flow consistently and daily for the rest of your life with very little effort on your part. Many of the people I have met on the Internet have jumped in full force for a few weeks or a month and then just kind of burnt out. The first few months are always the hardest because if you have never made money on the Internet, it’s very hard to keep yourself motivated to keep working towards something your not sure is going to pan out. But I assure you it will… Some people are under the impression that it takes a huge investment to start an Internet business. It can if you want to pay for advertising, but if you’re willing to wait a few months, you can get started for as little as $20. I built my first website for $20, and spent the next few months doing nothing but exchanging links with other webmasters, submitting my site to directories and writing articles. These three things are huge traffic generators and they are free. I’ve meet people who were close to heart failure at the thought of spending $20 to build a website. In this day and age, I find it really hard to believe that anyone is really that financially strapped. In my most financially strapped times, I know I spent $20 a month on things that I didn’t need. You have to keep in mind that this is an investment in your future. It will come back to you many times over. And the hardest thing that I think that people deal with is the isolation of maintaining a home business. You won’t be going to the office and chatting with your co-workers, there is little to no phone conversations, and I have never had any human contact with any of my customers on the Internet. I do however send a lot of emails. But that is fine with me, and I love it. I love the quiet times working alone. I love the fact that I am not interrupted by the phone every five minutes or by employees and co-workers running in and out of my office. I love the fact that I don’t have to commute any farther then to my home office. So, as you can see there are many perks to owning a home business, and there are things that may not fit with your lifestyle or expectations. The shoe must fit in order for you to succeed. If you believe that you’re cut-out for an Internet business, visit me at: http://www.home-business-opportunity.biz and let me help and guide you towards owning a successful home business. Sincerely, Rebecca Gilbert Rebecca Gilbert has been a successful entrepreneur since July, 2002. Visit her at: http://www.101homebusiness.org for more tips, tutorials, and articles on how you can be on your way towards earning a substantial income from the comfort of your home.