Keep Your Contacts Up-To-Date Without Ever Entering or Scanning a Business Card Again!

Stressed business woman at laptop "I'm tired of scanning and entering business cards"If you hate to type new contacts into your contact database, have been disappointed with apps that are supposed to scan business cards, or have business cards piling up on your desk or desk drawers, you are going to love this solution! No scanning, it’s free, takes only minutes to set up & then automatically keeps your contacts up-to-date. And it works for both Macs and Outlook.

All you need is a Linked-In account and Outlook 2010 or a Mac running Mavericks OS. I show you how it works and how to set it up in the video below.

This is a perfect app to demonstrate how the right app can help you automate and eliminate a task from your to-do list – freeing you to be the CEO, not the secretary, of your business.

I was blown away at how simple and seamless it is. Watch the video and see how much time this will save you!

By the way, if we are not already connected on Linked-In, send me a connection request. Include a note letting me know it’s because you read this post.

Clear Your Desk Fast With This Powerful Technique

Pending FileTaking my own advice, I purged my pending file yesterday. For those who need reminding, a pending file helps clear your desk by being a repository for event fliers, tickets, and other items you have calendared [use a [p] after the event in your calendar as a reminder that more info is in your pending folder] . It’s also where you keep temporarily needed info, such as the return form on something you’ve mail-ordered, and a holding file for things on which you are waiting to hear back. It is NOT a place to dump things you have not taken some action on.

The idea is that you look through the file once a week [or when you pull out some needed piece of info] and pull out what is no longer needed, or remind yourself of something that needs follow -up [see below]. Still, it’s easy to just glance at the top pieces of paper, allowing some build-up to occur over time.

During my purge, I:

  • found a prescription reminding me to make a mammogram appointment
  • found documentation on a class action refund request I had submitted over a year ago. This prompted me to check the listed website to see why the check had not arrived
  • threw away quite of bit of no longer needed info

My doctor will be pleased to know I now have a mammogram scheduled for next week. As to the refund . . . “It’s in the mail”.

I also have a pending folder in my email – I identify calendared items with info in this folder with an [ep].

If you already have a pending folder, take 10 minutes now to clean it out. If you don’t, create one (either for paper or in your email system) now!