This blog provides practical solutions for people who want to be organised at work, home and in life.

May Tip – Customer Service

Posted: May 1st, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: At work, In business | No Comments »

If you were a client would you be happy with the customer service your business provides?  Do you operate on time and do what you say you will?

Do you give an opportunity for clients to provide feedback?

Take a look at what you offer and spend this month improving it.



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Archiving and Opportunity – April’s Top Tip

Posted: April 1st, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: In business | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

Now is the time of year to do some seriously simple organising that will have a positive impact on both you and your workplace!

Archiving is an excellent opportunity to cull all your files and create the ‘space’ (both mental and physical) for new things in the year ahead. How often do you take the opportunity to archive?

Here are some guidelines:

Choose your archive boxes carefully – plastic protects archives from moisture and rodents but check for the rail either side to hang your files.

Clearly label each box on both ends and sides

Create a label with:

  • Archive or Box Number
  • Area of the business files are from
  • Summary of Contents
  • Year documents were created
  • Year to be destroyed

Make a simple archive record by printing 3 copies of the label – 2 for the box and put one into a display book in number order.  Alternatively use Excel or Access to make it searchable

Recently a Sorted4Life Biz in a Box consulting client said Sorted4Life helped them to figure out how to pull apart, find cracks and put back together their work, life and business.

April’s Top Tip: Spotlight on Systems. 
Does your office support you?

Do your systems work?

Give them an overview this month and get them Sorted.

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“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change” Charles Darwin



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March Tip – Dabble in your database

Posted: March 4th, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: At work, In business | Tags: , , | No Comments »

Update your database with contact details received over the festive season – returned cards, rejected email addresses.  Do it Now whilst it is still fresh.

Make sure you do it and back it up both on and off site.  Have you followed up all the leads generated last month?



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February Tip: Are you ‘out there’ in your target market?

Posted: February 13th, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: In business | No Comments »

Get your marketing Sorted this month. Create opportunities, follows up leads, build relationships, renew your marketing tools/material, update your website. Take a look at your business from an outside perspective and give it an overhaul.



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January Tip – Failure to plan is planning to fail

Posted: January 23rd, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: At work, In business | Tags: | No Comments »

The month to get your Business Plan, Budgets and Marketing Plan Sorted.

Review and update.  Have fun setting new goals and challenges for the next 6 to 12 months and look at your long term goals.



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Pt. 7: Essential Advice – Business Success Bendigo

Posted: September 13th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: In business | No Comments »

‘Business Success Bendigo’ is a series of short video’s featuring successful local business owners sharing how they do business and what works for them.
Produced by Bendigo’s ‘Cornerstore Media Productions’, this is a series that every small business owner, or those aspiring to be one can greatly benefit from.

In this short video, our business identities were asked what their most important pieces of advice would be for running a successful business.



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Pt. 6: Wise Words – Business Success Bendigo

Posted: September 6th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: In business | No Comments »

‘Business Success Bendigo’ is a series of short video’s featuring successful local business owners sharing how they do business and what works for them.

Produced by Bendigo’s ‘Cornerstore Media Productions’, this is a series that every small business owner, or those aspiring to be one can greatly benefit from.

In this short video, our business identities share wise words somebody once told them.



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Pt. 5: Common Blocks – Business Success Bendigo

Posted: August 30th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: In business | No Comments »

‘Business Success Bendigo’ is a series of short video’s featuring successful local business owners sharing how they do business and what works for them.
Produced by Bendigo’s ‘Cornerstore Media Productions’, this is a series that every small business owner, or those aspiring to be one can greatly benefit from.

In this short video, our business identities discuss what they believe are the common blocks to business success.



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Pt. 4: Growing Your Business – Business Success Bendigo

Posted: August 23rd, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: In business | No Comments »

‘Business Success Bendigo’ is a series of short video’s featuring successful local business owners sharing how they do business and what works for them.
Produced by Bendigo’s ‘Cornerstore Media Productions’, this is a series that every small business owner, or those aspiring to be one can greatly benefit from.

In this short video, our business identities discuss how they planned for growth, and then made it happen.



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Pt. 3: Average Vs Great Business – Business Success Bendigo

Posted: August 16th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: In business | No Comments »

‘Business Success Bendigo’ is a series of short video’s featuring successful local business owners sharing how they do business and what works for them.
Produced by Bendigo’s ‘Cornerstore Media Productions’, this is a series that every small business owner, or those aspiring to be one can greatly benefit from.

In this short video, our business identities discuss the key differences between an average business and a GREAT business.



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