Last year, I approached my husband through tired mom-eyes riddled with a cabin fever of epic proportions and said, "I need to shop spending money on crap we don't need. I'm buying stuff because I'm bored and lonely and sad. Halp."
A list of apps that can help: from your personal spending issues to your business organization and marketing. Hooray!
Read MoreWell here we all are, figuring things out as we jumble through home offices, remote work days, and choppy conference calls. The past few weeks of working our way through quarantine and COVID closures has many of us bleary-eyed and moody.
We count ourselves among the most fortunate to have already been working from our home offices frequently, but there have been adjustments for our team nonetheless.
Read MoreIn short- tax time seems the perfect time for things to "slip off your list" and into the pile of forgotten things. Here's a few new ways to look at tackling those kindling items that can lead to full on wildfires.
Read MoreSo, if you need it today, you have it: full permission to be excited, to be a dork about what you do, to say nerdy things, and encourage others around you to do the same. Furthermore, In my experience, nothing kills a great work culture faster than someone who’s “just too cool for all this stuff”. Today, embrace your true nerd-dom in whatever way makes you the happiest!
Read MoreIt's clear that for the average person, grouping like tasks together (batching) and completing them in one session (time boxing or blocking) greatly helps your productivity. So think: “what tasks go together and when can I do them best?”
Read More"What could that be?" my brain would say, while trying to ignore the ping and stay on task... "But was it feedback on a first draft? Was it a potential client? Was it an email about a sweepstakes for a million dollars I had won?" It was just too tempting not to take a peek, and I noticed how drained my willpower would become after trying not to check my email on every incoming message.
Read MoreAs a business owner, you know all too well how many things you have to do each day. This list can shrink and grow, but it’s hardly ever totally empty. This can make it difficult to maintain a reasonable work life balance.
Read MoreIt's true- as an entrepreneur, it can be hard to slow down. Generally speaking, business owners are a "Can Do" type of people, and being "slow" isn't generally an appropriate adjective for them.
Even so, we're finding out during a season of slowing down and eliminating as small business owners, our business and even bottom line are actually doing fine (and even getting better). Why? It all goes back to the Hedgehog Theory.
Read MoreI’m a big fan of the "you can't organize chaos" mind set. Literally, digitally, responsibility-y, you cannot possibly "tread water" forever.
Read More8 thoughts to consider when “using your time wisely” becomes an issue in your business.
Read MoreIn addition to empowering our clients with more control over their website, we often end up sharing other tools and apps that can benefit their overall business needs. We've compiled a quick list of some of our favorites for you to try out and see what works best for you!
Read MoreFIVE:thirty is, after all, a local small business, just like you. And like you, we enjoy flexibility and customization. One of our favorite things about working with smaller businesses, is that they understand our style of putting together a team of freelancers and independent contractors to suit an individual project’s need.
Read MoreAlthough there's no end to the search results for life hacks, there are a few helpful tips and tricks that can make your life as a busy entrepreneur just a little easier. Check out our list of a few favorites!
Read MoreJust hearing the term makes many of us cringe. File Management. A misleading and unassumingly complex term, file management is more about retrieving than it is storage. Many small businesses leave a little to be desired when it comes to the 'management' end.
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