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Simplify How You Collaborate With Others

Create online workspaces to share files and documents, manage task lists and engage in group discussions.

Central Desktop Features

* Create Online Discussion Groups – Reduce Email Chatter

* Share Version-Tracked Files and Documents

* Track Projects, Milestones and Tasks

* Manage Workgroup Calendars – iCal Enabled

* Setup in Minutes – Deploy Immediately

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Let’s face it. We’re not all neat freaks. We get pre-occupied with work, meetings and other commitments and barely have time to clean our office spaces or homes. We let paperwork pile up as the amount of work increases.  Before long, mountains of paper and unnecessary clutter crowd our offices or living spaces.

Fortunately, the National Association of Professional Organizers provides tips for how to de-clutter. They say that 80% of clutter is due to disorganization and that the average executive wastes 180 hours looking for misplaced items. Professional organizers are available to guide and offer tips on how to sort out clutter and establish a system to better organize documents or spaces. They aim to help individuals and businesses increase productivity and accomplish more in their personal and professional lives.

The National Association of Professional Organizers offers business and residential organizing services. Aside from sorting out information (paper or electronic) and maximizing space, professional organizers can also help with time management, event planning, personal or group coaching, office or home moving, and even arranging photographs and memorabilia. These organizers work with individuals and businesses as they apply tested principles and expertise to help their clients take control of their surroundings, their time, their paper piles, and their lives.

After recognizing the need for organization, the next step is choosing your organizer. This is important because your success will depend on the knowledge and expertise of your organizer. To find a professional organizer, go online to NAPO to search by zip code or country. Look under “Organizing products and services” or similar headings. Fees will vary, but don’t let price be the deciding factor. NAPO recommends focusing on value by finding an organizer with a personality you click with and a skill set that matches your needs.

The organizer does not necessarily need to be a member of NAPO to be a great organizer; nor does being a member guarantee quality work.  Knowing that a potential organizer is member of NAPO means he or she is committed to continuing education and an industry code of ethics. Other professional associations directly related to the organizing industry include Professional Organizers in Canada (POC), the National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization (NSGCD), and the Australasian Association of Professional Organizers (AAPO).

We recommend meeting with  several organizers before making a decision. Be sure to ask relevant questions like what kind of organizing projects they do, who their clients are, what services they specialize in, will you be working with them directly or will they send an employee, their fee structure, etc.

If you are ready to make the mountains of papers disappear, then visit NAPO today to find a professional organizer.  Good luck!

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So many projects, too many folders, can’t find that copy? Yikes!@#&*!

These will help and they are FREE.

No-cost document management resources to put you in control again.

I’ve had too many days where I’ve had to locate wandering or lost documents, figure out which version was the most recent or quickly find copy for a new form. At those times, I want to throw my computer off my balcony. Take a deep breath with me. Help is on the way.

1) FREE document repository. Like a YouTube for documents
Docstoc is building the world’s largest repository of high quality, legal, business and professional documents available for users to download at no charge. They are every small business owner’s dream partner.

Businesses/Consumers using Docstoc save money: As the economy worsens, more and more individuals are researching their own legal needs, expanding their businesses in new fields, or trying to create new business opportunities after being laid off. Docstoc has all of the high quality, professional documents needed to do these projects in our database, available for download at no charge.

Docstoc strongly encourages small business owners and individuals to upload their own self-created content into their system. Any documents uploaded into Docstoc can piggyback off Docstoc’s natural SEO to increase member’s visibility and to drive traffic and potential revenue back to member’s company and personal websites.

Cost: FREE

Oddpodz review: This is an amazing resource. They index more documents and forms than I’ve ever seen in one place. In fact, over 1.2 million professional documents are available for download. Their primary audience is the small business professional, web savvy researchers, individuals looking to handle legal/business issues on their own. The site is gaining ground fast, as they get over 2 million visitors per month. I accessed intern job descriptions examples, a non-disclosure form and a guide to being the best intern possible. This tool saved me time and money.

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www.zoho.com

Zoho is a suite of online productivity, collaboration and business applications that you sign up for and access from the Website. The applications are free for individuals and range from word processing and online presentation tool to invoice and database creations.

To date, Zoho has launched 19 different applications — from CRM to Mail, Reports, and Wikis. Zoho has received numerous awards, including an InfoWorld 2009 “Product of the Year” award, a 2008 PC World “25 Most Innovative Products Award” and a 2007 TechCrunch “Best Enterprise Start-up.”


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Zamzar – Free File Conversion
www.zamzar.com

Convert files with no need to download software, no need to register or sign up, and at no cost.  Convert images, docs, videos, and music with three clicks, and the finished file will be delivered to your inbox within moments.  Convert up to 100Mb files for free; accounts with advanced features start as low at $7.00 per month.

Cost: FREE

contact page: http://www.zamzar.com/company.php


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