Work From Home and Get More Done!

Written by Lorraine Pirihi


Working from home can be a most effective way to be more productive!

Today's open plan offices stop many people from getting their work done. The constant noise, phones ringing and colleagues interrupting can drive anyone to distraction!

Many people would dramatically boost their productivity if they could spend some or all of their working week out ofrepparttar main office and joinrepparttar 105466 thousands of small business owners who work from home.

However there are a few rules you need to follow to do this successfully:

Establish a Routine Decide on a starting and finishing time. Include breaks.

Plan Your Day Prepare a 'to do list' each day and action it.

Clean outrepparttar 105467 Clutter Keep your work area clean and tidy. You'll work far more effectively and reducerepparttar 105468 stress levels.

Organise Your Work Area Haverepparttar 105469 right tools and systems to work with - an appropriate chair, desk, computer, filing system.

Group Tasks Together Divide your day into similar activities. Make all phone calls inrepparttar 105470 morning and work on important tasks. Do errands later inrepparttar 105471 afternoon afterrepparttar 105472 lunch-time rush or when you go to pick uprepparttar 105473 kids.

Learn How to Say NO! Inform your family and friends of your working hours and that because you're working from home doesn't mean you're 'available'.

EMAIL LEADS.

Written by Joseph Robert Neil James.


Article By: Joseph Robert Neil James.

EMAIL LEADS.

Many years ago, I lived with my wife and children in Australia, employed by a “Direct Mail Advertising “ company.

Now we are inrepparttar computer age business people also collect email addresses, which are sold to their clients, onrepparttar 105463 Internet. However, emails collected in this way are not always prime email addresses. Many ofrepparttar 105464 addresses collected; finish up in a junk mail inbox, without being read. Therefore, it’s important to collect and send out, large numbers of email addresses, in order to attract orders, for products and services on offer.

In recent years’ people are reluctant to quote their prime email addresses because large quantities of email would arrive at their Inbox’s, every day and become a nuisance to them.

Although I’m careful not to give out my prime email address, I do receive about 30 emails each day, via my prime email address. Many ofrepparttar 105465 emails I receive carry a “Remove” facility atrepparttar 105466 end ofrepparttar 105467 message. However, this “remove” facility does not function on about 10% of my mail. Auto responder sends many ofrepparttar 105468 emails I receive. If their “remove” function is not active, I could receive up to 20 repeat emails, over a period of time, fromrepparttar 105469 same advertiser. As a businessperson, no doubt, you’ve experiencedrepparttar 105470 same situation with your emails.

If and when you decide to create an email address list, make sure you don’t waste time and effort by sending emails to people that you know will not be interested in your product or service. Create your list based onrepparttar 105471 following criterion:

Obtain your list by category.

Identify your potential customers.

Use quality Autorespoders.

Make sure your email has a “remove” facility.

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