This episode of TPN Weekly is hosted by Simon Calder from the Simon Sez IT Tech Show. In this episode, Simon shares some of his money saving technology tips that will help you grow or start your own business. Most of these suggestions helped Simon successfully start a profitable software training company, Simon Sez IT.

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Show Notes
Skype
Truphone
Kall8
MagicJack
Google Voice
Earthclassmail
Mailboxforwarding
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Tubemogul
The Flip Camera
Audacity
Go Daddy
Legalforms
Craigslist
Guru.com
Blubrry
iTunes
Meetup
Rejuvenate that old computer
Free press releases
Stamps.com
Online publishing
Vista print

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Hello everyone and Happy New Year! I’m Simon Calder from SimonSezIT.com and host of the Simon Sez IT Tech Show at www.SimonSezIT.com/tips

During this week’s edition of the TPN Weekly, we’re going to start the New Year by providing practical tips for overcoming email overload. We’ve reached a tipping point where the deluge of email is making us less productive instead of more productive. While still a great communication tool, we need to get things under control. I’ll provide 10 practical tips to help you start the New Year on solid footing.

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Overcoming Email Overload

• Focus on CPT – critical productivity time
• Turn new email notifications off
• Use rules to organize your email
• Resort to “traditional” methods of communication
• Use newer methods of communication
• Be less formal
• Read the email, then reply
• Use search tools
• Don’t be emotional
• Set aside time each day or 1 day each week to organize your email

I hope you enjoyed the show. Be sure to stop by SimonSezIT.com/tips for all of our previous shows, SimonSezIT.com for software video training tutorials, and my other tech blog, HotButteredIT.com.

Wishing you a successful and prosperous 2010!

Warmly,
Simon

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