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2019 will be a year of body positivity, faith-growing, and success. I'm ready! Are you?
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Unbelievable! I went away for one weekend - Saturday Afternoon to Sunday Afternoon. In 24 hrs, my inbox received 431 new emails! Email can be one of the most stressful items in your daily to-do list as an individual or business owner. I value having an almost empty inbox (emphasis on the "almost"). I know many struggle with the same. Here are some tips to help cut the inbox clutter and give you a feeling of control with your email. |
#2 Use a Sorter. Most online inboxes have options for sorting email. You can select in Gmail if you want to sort your emails in preset categories. This is a great start for reviewing a really huge number of emails. It is also great for maintenance especially if you have several social media accounts that you monitor regularly. Keep in mind, most email programs also have internal filters that look at your behaviors and try to do those repeated actions to make you more efficient. For example, when you mark emails for a specific sender as important, soon your email system will start to mark them as they come in.
#3 Start Fresh with a Schedule. I was visiting a good friend and during our conversation she needed to find an email about an event we were going to attend. She opened her inbox, and she had 18,000+ emails. My heart stopped for at least five seconds. I gasped! I asked, how are you going to manage that? She said, I will go through them one day. Do you see how overwhelming that could be? Realistically speaking - she will never go through those emails. It was time to "set her free". I asked her to archive them all and start fresh. A few days later, she called and thanked me. She said it was like a weight has been lifted. Remember you can still search for the sender or topic when you archive emails so set yourself free. If it is important, you can find it. If you did not act on it immediately or did not print it if it is extremely important, archive it at the end of the day or week. Get on a schedule. Daily may be a bit too often if you get a lot of email but weekly will be a great option too. Some people even do monthly. You decide what time schedule is best for you based on the importance and frequency of your emails.
#4 Cut the Clutter. Do you have a plan for unnecessary emails? Each email sent from a business will have an unsubscribe. Our lives change often and so do our interests. If you lived in "Golf Village" ten years ago and have moved, you do not need to continue to get the community newsletter. Use the power of "Unsubscribe" to be proactive about what emails enter your inbox in the first place.
#5 Have separate email accounts. Some people like to have one email account that they check regularly, but often the line between personal and professional emails gets blurry. You do not want emails from your kid's school to go to your work email. Remember work email is not private. The company is able to access it or if you work in a government office, it is public record. Even if you are a business owner, you need to filter important emails from personal ones.
Start your journey to email freedom today!
Tips to Building Your Own Gig-Based Business
Whether you’re unemployed, newly graduated or looking for a change, the gig economy represents both a challenge and an opportunity. More companies, including those in the IT, finance, project management, writing, software development and customer service sectors are turning toward contract and freelance employees because of their affordability.
If you’re an independent contractor, you’ve got more control over your career and more autonomy because you work for yourself. LinkedIn predicted that by 2020, freelancers and independent contractors will make up 43 percent of the U.S. workforce.
Looking to build your own gig-based business? Here are some useful steps to get started.
Evaluate your expertise and passions
If you’ve got a background as an administrative assistant, it doesn’t take much to make the jump from that to working as a personal assistant. If you’re a web developer, parlay that skill into building apps. Work for a gym as a personal trainer? Partner with apartment complexes and retirement communities to create and host classes for residents.
Have a hobby you love? Consider whether it would make a profitable career. Maximize your options by building a career portfolio. Completely stumped about where to start? Start with assessing your skills and go from there!
Evaluate the market to find your niche
Lynda Falkenstein, author of Nichecraft: Using Your Specialness to Focus Your Business, Corner Your Market, and Make Customers Seek You Out, says “Good niches don’t just fall into your lap; they must be carefully crafted.” She recommends this seven-step process.
Set goals and stick to them
Lists are perfect for keeping yourself on-track and motivated. Plus, there’s something viscerally satisfying about crossing something off that “to do” list. Generate lists of daily, weekly, monthly, annual goals. Revisit those lists and goals regularly to adjust as needed.
Publicize and advertise
Utilize the resources you have—connections with past employers, your LinkedIn network and social media—to get your message out. Define your message and find channels that most effectively tell your story. Don’t neglect your audience—your message should include your value proposition.
Cultivate your digital footprint
Update all your online profiles: LinkedIn, Facebook, website, Yelp, Twitter, Instagram, Google+, and your portfolio. Taking time to build and maintain a digital footprint will pay dividends as you increase your market penetration, drive brand awareness, and grow your client pipeline.
Designing a workspace that’s right for you
When you’re working primarily from home, ideally you should have a dedicated room to use as your office. You probably won’t need a ton of tools and products to start, but the bare minimum includes:
- Incorporate direct, indirect, and natural lighting.
- Get a smartphone, critical for app-related businesses and a good way to connect with clients when you’re out of the office.
- Use a laptop—desktop computers are nice, but much less portable, so if you like to work at your local coffee shop or need to meet with a client onsite, a laptop is critical.
- Also critical? Reliable Internet service.
- Accounting software facilitates client management and billing and organizes documents come tax time.
- Comfortable, ergonomic furniture—a desk and chair that fit you comfortably.
- Nice to have, but perhaps not a necessity, but depending on the work you do, is an external monitor. Having dual screens saves toggling back and forth, plus working off a bigger screen saves your eyes.
Channel your inner resilience
When you’re considering hanging out that shingle, embrace a willingness to experiment and try new things. Use your network and connect with fellow entrepreneurs and freelancers.
Cultivate and channel your inner resilience. You’ll face setbacks and failures as you launch and establish your business. You’ll probably spend a lot of late nights, weekends and spare time working to gain momentum.
Choosing to be your own boss, however, will push you to your limits; allow you the chance to follow your passion; give you creative control; and provide plenty of challenges and opportunities for success.
Guest Blog by Lucy Reed Email: lucy@gigmine.co
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