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self management more….

Before I give you my list of the best net tools that are sure to assist you to work remotely, I must make you aware of one more point concerning self management and specifically to do with maintaining your focus and powers of concentration

I’ve spotted and confirmed a consistent behavior in men and women who work on the Internet and I’ve been in contact with for some time and I call this trait the fifty minute effect. I uncovered these men and women who concentrate and work for fifty mins. and then kick back for a whole 10 minute break and are considerably more effective and generate a considerably higher quality of work than members of both sexes who don’t have set working practises.

OK as promised for your consideration is my list of favourite remote working tools:

E-Mail

Google Mail is free. For my money the search & label (a bit like folders) mechanisms are the best implementation I have encountered. So far the only gripe I have is that it runs a bit slow on not so new PC’s

Phone calls

Skype continually perplexed me as the call stability was unacceptable, but hats off for the software tech’s at Skype now as they have really improved the quality of the service. For few dollars a quarter ! can call and conference in any handset and Skype subscriber in the world. The current edition of Skype has a collection of superb functions and there are now plenty of of valuable add ons.

Organising Content

Evernote has reached more than a million users in a very short space of time – it lets you to store, organise and add notes to any type of digital media up on the Internet. Just go check it out…it’s free.

Invoicing, Time and Expenses capture, Accounting and CRM

You definitely know that my burning desire to work remotely was originally sparked off by Quickbooks Online, a small business accounting software system. But it is shadowed by the free edition of salesorder.com – a lead to cash system that’s as easy to use as a toaster I looked at NetSuite whose pricing (and people) scared me off. My choice here is salesorder.com – Go check it out.

Public Relations is a practice that has not attracted a favourable reputation in the past. Because crisis communication is one of the main areas that public relations works in, the business is perceived to be a cover for dodgy dealing and unlawful business. However, a good public relations company can increase a company’s profits, build trust with the organisation’s publics and publicise the services or products that the business is selling.

For many people, public relations is synonymous with advertising. But whereas advertisers pay for publicity in the media, public relations does not pay for media coverage. Third party endorsements is how public relations gains credibility. Instead of paying for adverts in newspapers, on the television and in industry publications, public relations issue press releases, go on chat shows and speak at conferences to get their message across. There are several sectors besides media relations where public relations is used.

Possibly the most important sector of public relations is investor relations. Managing relations between the company and the people that have a financial involvement with it is vital for the company’s image and future investment. The investor relations branch of the company handle inquiries from investors and shareholders, liaise with the department responsible for legal and regulatory matters which concern shareholders and have a hand in crisis communication.

Labour relations are important so that a company’s directors and the general staff remain on good working terms. Labour relations is all about managing the relationship between trade unions and worker representatives so that industrial disputes are avoided.

Public relations advises companies to build trust with their publics through acts of good will and philanthropy. Doing charity work or sponsoring development in the company’s surrounding community builds trust with potential customers whilst holding fun events and handing out bonuses and awards work well for labour and investor relations.