Project Management For Online Entrepreneurs
As an online entrepreneur, you have tons of projects and ideas to keep track of, and hopefully, more than a few team members helping you get everything done. Making sure everyone is on the same page, that nothing is falling through the cracks, and that best practices are being documented for future use, are all part of business excellence.
Remote Access Services
You’re attending a conference in Atlanta, and you meet someone who’s a perfect JV partner for a new product you want to develop. Since you’re both in the same place at the same time, you decide to stay an extra day and get a head-start on your project.
The only problem: All your notes and resources are on your desktop computer at home, and all you have is your laptop. So what do you do? Have your spouse pack the hard drive and ship it out overnight? Give up? Or sign up for a remote computer access service so the next time inspiration strikes, you’ve got all your information at your fingertips?
Better Safe Than Sorry – Secure File Back-Up
How productive can you be if you suddenly lose all your data from the past five years when your cocker spaniel knocks your laptop onto the floor and it shatters? Or if a power surge or lightning strike takes out your computer? I’ve been horrified by the number of solo entrepreneurs who treat their kids’ […]
Time Trackers For Greater Productivity
Want to know how many hours you spent last week on the website for your new client? Need to track your team’s hours by function? Want to figure out your hourly wage by project? Or maybe you would like to monitor the time you spend playing solitaire or cruising blogs? Then what you need is a time-tracking software program. You have a bevy of paid and free options to track your time. Let’s take a look:
Online Communication Tools For Entrepreneurs
The backbone of any business is communication, and it’s even more true for a solo business owner who works remotely with contractors and clients around the globe. One of the most exciting things about the Internet is the way it enables us to talk with people on the other side of the world. No longer are we tethered to a certain office, or even a certain continent.
File Transfer Options
Sending email attachments has certainly evolved from the days when anything over a few megabytes clogged up the phone line and was rejected by AOL and Earthlink. But even with the advent of high-speed internet, sending large files can still bog down your email service. Add to that the concerns over security and you may be in the market for a safe file transfer solution.
Keeping Up With The Latest News
No business operates in a vacuum, and you can’t be productive or relevant if you don’t know what’s going on in the world around you. That’s why it’s critical that you keep up on the latest news that can affect you and your industry. But how to keep track of the thousands of news sites? […]
Getting Things Done – To Do List Software
When I was thinking about entrepreneurial productivity, I polled my Twitter followers on their favorite productivity tools. The number-one answer: To-Do lists! I was surprised at the number of techy-types who owned up to using the old-fashioned pen and paper to create their lists. Once they read the following list of high-tech options, I bet they’ll convert quickly!