Backing up your data has become more important than ever in this technological business world. It's an issue I constantly discuss with my clients. If you do any speaking, consulting, or maybe you're an author, you know the survivability of your business may depend on your backup.
Of course, I need to practice what I preach so I'm always looking for more efficient and inexpensive ways to do this. My friend and mentor Scott Simmonds has devoted two recent blog posts about data backup. You can read his blogs by clicking here. He mentions a new service he has been using that's Internet based and costs only $50 per year. I'm interested, especially with a free 30-day trial. I know what my homework tonight is going to be!
Make sure you are doing all you can to protect your valuable computer media. In the end, it's far more valuable than the hardware.
Dan
P.S. If you live in the Greater Seattle area, you have the opportunity to take part in my next live The Bull Stops Here workshop. It's all about disaster - how to avoid it and how to survive it. To learn more and to register, click here...
Monday, January 28, 2008
Thursday, January 24, 2008
You can always learn something new
I was at a meeting today where the guest speaker was giving strategies to effectively writing blogs. As a person who juggles four (yes, four) blogs, I was an interested participant. I learned something I never knew...
When I copy and paste my post that I wrote in a Word document into this template, if I don't save that document into a plain text or notebook format, I can pick up some crazy characters on my blog post. You may have noticed some either here or on my newsletters. I never knew how that happened.
My instructor gave me the solution, which I detailed above. Here it is again. If you type out your blog first on a Word document, when you save it, make sure instead of saving it as a word document, you save it as plain text or notebook format. There is a drop down button at the bottom of the "Save As" box. This will keep you crazy character free. A big thanks to her for that useful information.
Dan
P.S. Need some useful information on being a better presenter. You can get some great strategies to becoming that dynamic speaker that's inside of you. My Panic to Power Boot Camp is only a couple of months away. Click here to learn more or register...
When I copy and paste my post that I wrote in a Word document into this template, if I don't save that document into a plain text or notebook format, I can pick up some crazy characters on my blog post. You may have noticed some either here or on my newsletters. I never knew how that happened.
My instructor gave me the solution, which I detailed above. Here it is again. If you type out your blog first on a Word document, when you save it, make sure instead of saving it as a word document, you save it as plain text or notebook format. There is a drop down button at the bottom of the "Save As" box. This will keep you crazy character free. A big thanks to her for that useful information.
Dan
P.S. Need some useful information on being a better presenter. You can get some great strategies to becoming that dynamic speaker that's inside of you. My Panic to Power Boot Camp is only a couple of months away. Click here to learn more or register...
Monday, January 21, 2008
How valuable is your time?
I once asked a client what he thought his time was worth. He answered without hesitation – “$300 per hour”. Okay. I can buy that. If your time was worth $300 per hour, how much money do you waste a day?
This was never more evident for me than this past week when I had a SNAFU with my e-mail. Seems I was “hijacked” and had a bunch of SPAM spewing from my e-mail out something I learned that is called “port 25”. Well, Comcast didn’t like that, so they shut down port 25. From Wednesday morning on, I could receive e-mail but not send from my Outlook. Big problem.
It would have been nice if Comcast would have advised me. I guess that would have been too easy. After all, how many hours could I have saved had I knew WHY I couldn’t send e-mails?
Fortunately, I had a member of my Toro Team help me get through this hurdle. Without his help, I would have wasted much more time.
As a professional presenter, you need to remember that time is your most valuable asset. Think of it as your inventory. When you schedule out a date in the future, make sure you’re receiving some money down to save that date. If they cancel without any remuneration to you, you’ve lost the ability to schedule that time to someone else. That’s loss of inventory. Time is not replaceable so be very careful how you allocate it. Be as protective of your time as you would any other business tool. Maybe even more.
What’s your time worth?
Dan
P.S. One valuable way to spend your time is at my Panic to Power Boot Camp in Seattle on March 18. Why? Because your ability to motivate, persuade, and improve the condition of others is directly proportional to your ability to be a dynamic presenter. You will walk away with strategies that will put you head and shoulders above your competition. What could be more valuable than that? To register now, click here…
This was never more evident for me than this past week when I had a SNAFU with my e-mail. Seems I was “hijacked” and had a bunch of SPAM spewing from my e-mail out something I learned that is called “port 25”. Well, Comcast didn’t like that, so they shut down port 25. From Wednesday morning on, I could receive e-mail but not send from my Outlook. Big problem.
It would have been nice if Comcast would have advised me. I guess that would have been too easy. After all, how many hours could I have saved had I knew WHY I couldn’t send e-mails?
Fortunately, I had a member of my Toro Team help me get through this hurdle. Without his help, I would have wasted much more time.
As a professional presenter, you need to remember that time is your most valuable asset. Think of it as your inventory. When you schedule out a date in the future, make sure you’re receiving some money down to save that date. If they cancel without any remuneration to you, you’ve lost the ability to schedule that time to someone else. That’s loss of inventory. Time is not replaceable so be very careful how you allocate it. Be as protective of your time as you would any other business tool. Maybe even more.
What’s your time worth?
Dan
P.S. One valuable way to spend your time is at my Panic to Power Boot Camp in Seattle on March 18. Why? Because your ability to motivate, persuade, and improve the condition of others is directly proportional to your ability to be a dynamic presenter. You will walk away with strategies that will put you head and shoulders above your competition. What could be more valuable than that? To register now, click here…
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