Ten Ways to Manage Your Business Better Part 2

1) Time Management

Set reminder emails or texts, track mileage, block out times for clients, projects, etc. Set your own reminders on your smartphone.

Google.com/calendar free

Schedulicity.com $4.95 to $19.95 a month

Yellowschedule.com $29.95 a month

Mindbodyonline.com $75 a month

2) Money Management

Create budgets, set goals, take credit cards online, invoice clients, makes taxes easier

Mint.com free

Quickbooksonline.com $12.95 to $26.95 a month

Squareup.com 2.75% , manual 3.5% plus 15 cents

PayPal.com 2.9%plus 30 cent per transaction, takes 3 days to transfer

Paytrust.com manages bills  9.95 a month

Officeally.com medical billing $?

CloudPay 3% goes to customer’s favorite charity Business - up to 200/month in advertising

3) Password Management

Creates unique passwords for every account, you just remember one

lastpass.com free/ $12 a year for mobile

passwordgenie.com $19.95 a year

dashlane.com free/$29.95 a year

4) Networking Management

Scan and store business cards with a phone Ap

scanbizcards.com For iphones. Accurate. Can store the backs of cards. Can send an email from you reminding the new contact how you met, etc.

Abbyy.com $9.99

Intsig.com $11.99

cardmunch.com Powered by Linked in

5) Client Connection

Create your own online contact form, get less spam

Foxyform.com free

123contactform.com free

6) Client Retention

Verticalresponse.com online newsletter, free first 1000 emails

Mailchimp.com free first 2000 emails

Constantcontact.com $20 a month

7) Manage your Notes,

Client notes, articles, etc.

Evernote.com keep notes across devices

geniusscan.com convert docs into pdf

google docs for forms, spreadsheets, documents that are shareable, multi editors

8) Attract new, LOCAL clients

Promote your Beautiful Self. Remember to use your email signature.

vistaprint.com magnetic signs, banners

gotprint.com business cards, brochures, etc.

lochdogssigns.com vinyl signs

Brinks Trophy name badges

9) Attract new WORLDWIDE clients

Youtube.com

vimeo.com

10) Position Your Self

As the expert in your field

Blogger.com

Wordpress.com

Promote your blog:

LinkedIn.com A good place to hone your profile

Stumbleupon.com

Pinterest.com

Facebook.com

Digg.com

Redditt.com

Technorati.com

Imgr.com

Tumblr.com

What are your favorite ways to manage your business?

Ten Ways to Manage Your Business Better

Being self employed means having to do things for yourself. If you don't have the money to hire a personal assistant, here are ten business tools to manage your business better, rather than having your business manage you. Presented by kick ass business women, Dr. Kayla Garnet Rose, Certified Hypnotherapist and Lisa Carter, Meditation Teacher, here are essential tips to manage your time, money, and resources so you can focus on what you do best - serving your clients! Save time, grow your business and live your life with these inexpensive or free tools.

Wednesday, July 23 at 7:30 in the morning. Coffee served. 350 Encinal Street, Santa Cruz. Call or email for more information.

Leads Club is dedicated to maximizing the use of your time and resources to get good business referrals. Leads Club is a networking club designed to expand a member’s client base. We are a leads and referral networking group dedicated to increasing Members’ business success!

Mixing Business with Pleasure

Please join me and the Santa Cruz Women's Chapter of Leads Club for an informal mixer at MJA Vineyards Ladies Night on the second Tuesday of the month.

The next one is Tuesday, July 8 from 3:30pm-8:00pm 

Cost is $10 for wine tasting with food pairings.

MJA Vineyards is near Kelly's Bakery on the Westside at 328 Ingalls St.

Feel free to bring friends!

“Leads Club: Providing an Effective Means to Increase Business. Build your public speaking and presentation skills. Get business referrals and marketing tips from other women business owners. We support each other!”

Leads Club is dedicated to maximizing the use of your time and resources to get good business referrals. Leads Club is a networking club designed to expand a member’s client base. We are a leads and referral networking group dedicated to increasing Members’ business success.