I would like to share some of my timesaving tips & tricks that I use to help me get things done more efficiently.

*Ezine Publishing

Save each issue of your ezine and just change what is necessary for each issue. When you come across a resource you would like to share with your readers, you can then just open up template and slap resource in place.

Print out all your ad swaps and write date that each ad will run as you finalize each swap. Keep them all in their own file folder, so each week (or when your ezine is published) when you go through them, dates will be easily seen and ads will be organized. I find that this way of organizing my swaps is much easier than searching through email folders and floppies for correct ads to run for each issue. I also use this method with my ad sales.

Keep all your past issues on floppy or CD, so when you reuse some of your ads or promotions you can just copy and paste into current issue.

*Writing & Submitting Articles

You definitely want to have an idea notebook. Each time you get an idea for an article, write it down in notebook. I usually get my ideas as I am getting Web Success ready to send out, but when I do get an idea between issues, I will write it down.

As you are writing article, think to yourself, what information did I need and/or want to know about this subject when I was first starting. Just start writing as if you were telling a friend or family member about it. For me, it flows more naturally that way.

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Customise your Send To menu by Dianne Reuby

Question : How can I open my file in a different program - easily?

Answer : Customise your "Send To" menu

Windows "associates" files with programs according to file extension and software installed on computer. So "myfile.doc" will be associated with your default word processor, "any.gif" will be associated with your default picture viewer or editor.

Great - just one click on filename, and it loads program. What a time saver!

But what if you don't want file to load in its' associated program?

For example: my PC has quite a few .html files (web pages) stored on it. Some I've saved when surfing, some I've created. Windows associates these with my browser - after all, where else would you want to view a web page?

Quite often, in my web page editor! Or if I just want to make a small change to one of my pages, in my text editor. So, load program, choose File, then Open, search for my directory and file, and ... what was I going to do? Can't quite remember, now!