Displaying All Posts from November, 2010

Prioritize Your Email Tasks with TaskForce

If you’re anything like me, you get the majority of your assignments through email — not to mention any contacts you want to follow up with, newsletters you might want to read and various other notifications. That gets messy…fast.

Enter Taskforce. Click Here to Read Article …

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The Netsetter: Keyword Competition Analysis

Picking effective keywords for your content is at least as important as SEO. If you optimize for the wrong keywords, your search traffic will either be limited to lower search volumes than more optimal keywords, or the traffic will convert poorly. Click Here to Read Article …

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What’s on Your Music Playlist – Freelance Edition

Call me odd, but I find that I struggle with two things that most people find easy.  One is picking a topic for a blog post and the other is choosing music to help keep me dancing in my seat. So when I saw Susan’s music playlist, I figured I could share mine. Once I’ve got a topic and some good tunes blasting, time has a way of sinking into the words on the page.  Next thing I know, it’s time for dinner. Click Here to Read Article …

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Survival Tips for Accidental Entrepreneurs

Remember about a decade ago, when the popular reality television show called “Worse Case Scenario” hit the scene? For those of you who may not be “in the know” on this one, here’s a recap:

In essence, this weekly, nail-biting show used skilled stuntmen to provide demonstrations of how we (as viewers) could escape, survive, outsmart, and strategize through potential dangers and unthinkable disasters — and land on our feet during life’s emergencies and challenges. The show evolved from a popular book series bearing the same name, published in the late 1990’s. Click Here to Read Article …

Wunderlist is a Brilliant Task Management Tool

There is no dearth of to-do list tools or task management services, but that doesn’t mean there’s no scope for innovation left in this area. That’s exactly what Wunderlist shows. It’s been some time since I have come across such neat to-do list software. Apart from sporting a beautiful interface, which lets you change its background colors, it helps you add and manage multiple to-dos effortlessly. Click Here to Read Article …

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The Art of Continuous Self-Development

The art of continuous self-development can be summed up in a single word. Change.  The Japanese have added goodness to this simple concept through their term Kaizen. Kaizen literally means the following:

“To become good through change.”

As such, Kaizen is a great practice for improving your personal workflow and exercising self-development. Click Here to Read Article …

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Simplicity is Subjective

The term “simplicity” gets thrown around a lot these days, much like its sister terms “zen” and “minimal”. While there certainly is a definition to the word, simplicity’s true meaning is derived by only one person.

You. Click Here to Read Article …

Billings Pro is Billing Software for Macs and iPhones

I’ve been trying out Billings Pro and I recommend the program to small business owners, including those with employees who telecommute or employees that are on the road often. Click Here to Read Article …

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