Recently, we suggested outsourcing chores to add time to our 24/7 work schedule. Doing a little research I came across the blog about the book The 4-Hour Workweek, which we recently reviewed, and an account by AJ Jacobs, editor-at-large at Esquire magazine, about his experience outsourcing his chores. He started by assigning a little research to his virtual assistant (VA) and in the end he was even outsourcing his worries! From his account they definitely seem like a good idea.
A Beginner’s Guide to Web Video
Web video is hot. From YouTube to Skype video chat and all that falls in between, it’s everywhere. You may be wondering if video can help you do your job — or even find a job. But you may also find it daunting. Don’t you need to have a film degree to do video on the web? Don’t you need to spend thousands of dollars on cameras, lights and microphones to make anything worth sharing? Luckily, the answer to both of those questions is “no.”
All you really need is a good idea and a goal. Click Here to Read Article …
Popular search terms for this article:The Best of the Business Blogs, August 2010
At the start of each month, we round up the best posts from the business network of blogs and directing you to them. Here’s the best of business in August, including articles from FreelanceSwitch, the Netsetter and WorkAwesome. Click Here to Read Article …
Awesome Links #13: Working From Home, Being Late, Productive Brainstorming
Why Working From Home is Both Awesome and Horrible
An absolutely hilarious web comic on working from home by The Oatmeal. And it makes sense too!
Launch Programs from the Windows Start Menu More Quickly
A nice trick discovered by Amit from Digital Inspiration that saves time when launching programs from the start menu in Windows.
The Dumb Little Man blog has some useful tips on how to avoid being late.
Living Self-Employed Online: The Manual They Forgot to Give You
Glen from ViperChill gives an account of 13 lessons he has learnt in his 18 months of working from home.
Pragmatic Brainstorming for Productivity
Georgina from Web Worker Daily throws light on some of the best ways to brainstorm in order to enhance productivity. Click Here to Read Article …
Testing Out Gmail’s Priority Inbox
I was super-psyched when the new Priority Inbox showed up in my Gmail account earlier this week. I typically get 100+ emails on an average weekday, so even with filters and other sorting techniques, it’s hard to stay on top of my inbox.
Might Priority Inbox be the answer?
Time will tell. So far, it assumes that frequency implies importance, and that’s not necessarily the case for me. Sure, I like getting Google Alerts and Groupons daily, but those messages aren’t nearly as important as the less frequent ones from clients and editors. I’ve been marking a lot of emails as “important” (or not), so hopefully that does the trick.
I’ll report back in a week once I’ve had a chance to test drive Priority Inbox a bit more. In the meantime, let us know in the comments if you’ve tried it out yet. What are your initial impressions? Click Here to Read Article …
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Will Gmail Priority Inbox Change How You Manage Email?
Gmail is rolling out Priority Inbox as a way to help manage email. It remembers which emails you tend to open and sorts new emails accordingly. Some regular Gmail users should have received the invitation to start using the new tool, while those who use Google Apps can get access to it a bit quicker by opting in to pre-release features.
TechCrunch looks at the Priority Inbox and notes:
“Of course, this introduces a new dynamic to the way a lot of people are going to be reading email. Email intros will become ever more important, because you’ll want to ensure that your message gets marked with coveted ‘important’ tag. It also has much broader implications. Increasingly, content will be displayed to you based on its importance rather than its time stamp — not just when it comes to browsing email, but for social networks and other content as well.”
Does this create a branch of SEO for email now? I know this only applies to Gmail. But if Priority Inbox proves to be a hit, other email providers will create competing features. To make sure your emails are marked important, will you have to learn how to write optimized emails? Click Here to Read Article …
Popular search terms for this article:5 Ways to be Financially Fit
Let’s face it—no matter how much you might love your job and enjoy going to work every day, when it comes down to it, you rely on your profession to pay the bills and support yourself and your family. Though you may not be in your ideal salary range just yet, if you’re financially fit–responsible with your spending and mindful of how much you have in your accounts–you should still be able to cover your expenses and hopefully have something left over at the end of each month.
Sounds easy, right? Click Here to Read Article …
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