Google Contacts is an excellent program for keeping track of your contacts on your computer and on your cell phone. When you sync Google with your cell phone, whenever you add or edit a contact, the changes will appear on both your phone and on your computer, almost instantaneously. Now … [Read more...]
Using Google Calendar Effectively
Google Calendar is an excellent program for keeping track of your appointments, birthdays, and other important dates on your computer and on your cell phone. When you sync Google with your cell phone, whenever you add or edit a calendar event, the changes will appear on both your phone … [Read more...]
I LOVE A MESS!!!
That is, I love having a mess to clean up. It is one of my favorite things to do. I just love organizing things. I love the challenge and the feeling I get when I have taken something that was disorganized and made it organized. When confronted with someone’s mess, at first it can be … [Read more...]
How to Get Organized and Stay that Way
Being organized means putting things in a place where you can easily locate them. Today, in addition to organizing physical things, one has to organize non-physical things, such as files on your computer. Organize Similar Things Together So how do you organize things so that you can … [Read more...]
5 Benefits of Being Organized
1) You are prepared to file your taxes in January When you keep track of your income and expenses during the year using a bookkeeping software program such as QuickBooks, Quicken, Mint, or one of the many other good bookkeeping programs, when the year is over, you will have all of your … [Read more...]
“Top 10 Tips for Using Gmail Effectively” seminar
I will be presenting the FREE seminar "Top 10 Tips for Using Gmail Effectively" on Wednesday, September 18th at the Cottonwood Business Assistance Center, 821 N. Main Street, Cottonwood. During this one hour presentation from Noon to 1:00 PM , I will display Gmail on a large screen, and … [Read more...]
Basic QuickBooks Setup Seminar
If you want to know how to properly set up QuickBooks Pro or Premier, or if you know someone who might be interested, here are the details about the seminar I will be presenting in early February. I am offering a free seminar, “Basic QuickBooks Setup”, on Tuesday, February … [Read more...]
Introduction to QuickBooks Seminar
If you want to know what QuickBooks looks like and how it works, or if you know someone who might be interested, here are the details about the seminar I will be presenting next Tuesday afternoon and next Thursday evening. I am offering a free seminar, “Introduction to QuickBooks”, on … [Read more...]
Setting up Bank Accounts in the QuickBooks Chart of Accounts
When setting up Bank Accounts in QuickBooks Pro, Premier or Enterprise, or in any of the QuickBooks Online versions, you will need to add all of your business checking and savings accounts. Once you have done that, you should set up bank downloads for each of these accounts, so that all … [Read more...]
Filing System for Managing Followups
I learned this follow-up system from my uncle over 40 years ago and I have been using it ever since. I worked with my uncle in a fast-paced, multi-million dollar business, where good follow-up was essential. Now as I work for myself as a QuickBooks and Quicken trainer, teaching … [Read more...]
