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Getting it All TogetherUsing Online Tools for Time Management
Linda Davis“The Seasoned Geek”
www.realsolutionsblog.com – www.TheTechByte.com
Getting it All TogetherUsing Online Tools for Time Management
Create SystemsUse a “To Do List”
Use an Online CalendarGo Paperless
Use a Contact ManagerGet to Inbox Zero
Other ToolsThe Power of One a Day
Create SystemsThe E Myth by Michael Gerber
“Only when our minds are clear and our thoughts are organized can we achieve effective results and unleash our creative potential.”
Create SystemsGetting Things Done by David Allen
Find a “To Do List” App you love that will sync across multiple devices.
•Astrid•Remember the Milk
•Tootledo•Wunderlist•Get it Done
•Any.do
Any.doI like Any.do because it works with my gmail!
Carry a NotebookAlthough I’m heavy into technology, sometimes
paper and pen is the best solution.
Use an Online Calendar that will sync across multiple devices and that you can share with others.
Google Calendar
Regardless of which calendar you use, be sure it syncs across your mobile devices.
Fantastical App for the iPhone
Go Paperless
1. Files•Paperport•Dropbox
2. Contacts/Database3. Everything Else
•Evernote
Going Paperless with the
ScanSnap 1500SComes with a full version of Adobe Acrobat!
P.S. ScanSnap just came out with a new wireless model - ScanSnap iX500
Go Paperless – Document FilesPaperport or Simply Use your Doc Files
Paperport allows you to clean up your documents by straightening, erasing and removing stray dots.
LogMeIn or GotoMyPC - apps to access files on your desktop from your mobile devices.
Go Paperless - Files
Drop a file in a folder and access it anywhere. It just works.Apps for Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android...
Go Paperless - Use a Contact ManagerGaryDavidHall.com – Excellent Resource
Go Paperless – Contacts
I use Realty Juggler but it may not be the best choice for you.
What do you need to consider when choosing a database?
•Cost•Support•Web based•Social media interaction•E-mail interaction•Phone synching•Task management (launch plans)•Enough fields
Task Management
Clients: Clients are anyone who I have done business with and as a result, earned a commission. Sphere of influence Prospects: Prospects are people I hope to do business with in the future. This list includes: CMA prospects, Orphans, Movers and Shakers
Family and Friends: They should be on your mailing list too! Sometimes they need to be reminded you are in the real estate business.
Out of Area: These are past clients who have moved out of the area.
Vendors, for people like painters, cleaners etc.
My Database Categories
Fields?
To create a free, cheap and easy database.
A very cool new product! – ContactuallyPssstt: Use this link and we both get a free month:
http://www.contactually.com/i/hxcbfiav
Contactually – “Staying in Touch Just Got Easier”
http://www.contactually.com/i/hxcbfiav
Go Paperless - Everything ElseCapture photos, notes, screen shots etc.
Access Anywhere. Find Fast.
What can you save in Evernote?
•Notes•Photos from your phone•Emails•To-do’s•Web page clips•PDF’s (Think MLS Data Sheets)•Hand written text•Audio notes
2. Scan to Evernote
1. Email to Evernote
3. Record to Evernote
Other ways to save in Evernote
Shoeboxed.com
$10+ a month
www.InboxZero.com
“Inbox Zero is something that was cooked up by Merlin Mann, the creator of 43folders.com.
Watch the InboxZero Video
Real the Inbox Zero articles from 43Folders.com
Plus lots of Add-ons!!!
Any.do
www.boomeranggmail.com
Unroll.me
Read Notify
I love this ebook!http://daringtolivefully.com/the-one-hour-a-day-formula
There are at least 200 working days a year. If you commit to doing a simple item just once each day, at the end of the year you've built a mountain. Here are some things you might try (don't do them all, just one of these once a day would change things for you in a big way):
•Send a handwritten note to a customer•Learn a new technology one day at a time•Read a chapter a day in a business book•Take a photo in your community•Master a skill like gardening
The Simple Power of One a DaySeth Godin
