Adventures of an Online Business Manager

The direction of internet content is becoming more and more visual. Facebook’s timeline format is all about creating an “online photo album” of your life or business and if you manage a business page you have no doubt noticed that photos and images get the most engagement from your audience. The phenomenal rise of platforms like Pinterest and Instagram also confirm the old adage, “a picture …

One of the things that surprises me most when I work with people is how many do not have a back-up system of some type for their computer, or they think they have one, but they aren’t sure because they haven’t checked it in months, or even years. Most business owners are so focused on strategy, sales, working with …

I don’t know about you, but one of the things that really gets under my skin is “email swirl.” What I mean by email swirl is when emails are going back and forth among a group of people and the conversation becomes difficult to follow.  Inevitably you find yourself backtracking and trying to figure out where things landed and who said …

It’s amazing how difficult it can be to stay organized. All of us have soooo much information and communication coming at us all the time. It’s truly relentless and it can be incredibly difficult to manage. Over the years there have been many methods, systems and tools for staying organized. Everything from Day Timers, Stephen Covey’s system, all manner of hand-held …