Thanks for the reminder that I need to update my genealogy website. Since I am waiting on material from my genealogy client now would be a great time to do that and work on updating my online presence as well. Well that along with getting everything prepared for taxes and reviewing my marketing strategy as well. On a related note I have found a newer Facebook group that focuses on social media for genealogy a great resource. I'm sharing the link in case someone might find it helpful as well: https://www.facebook.com/groups/socialmediagen/ Amy -----Original Message----- From: Betsy R. Miller Sent: Tuesday, January 1, 2013 3:33 PM Cc: transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TGF] Thoughts for 2013 Debbie, I'm doing a trial of Scrivener this week because of the review in the new APG newsletter - it's nice that the reviews there are slanted towards genealogical projects and processes! Betsy Betsy R. Miller Genealogical Researcher ~~~ Career Library Worker <http://www.twitter.com/betsyrmiller> Twitter<http://www.twitter.com/betsyrmiller> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/betsyrmiller> Designed with WiseStamp - <http://r1.wisestamp.com/r/landing?u=5803f7300c4ca423&v=3.11.21&t=1357075853764&promo=10&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisestamp.com%2Femail-install%3Futm_source%3Dextension%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dpromo_10>Get yours<http://r1.wisestamp.com/r/landing?u=5803f7300c4ca423&v=3.11.21&t=1357075853764&promo=10&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisestamp.com%2Femail-install%3Futm_source%3Dextension%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dpromo_10> On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Debbie Parker Wayne <debbie@debbiewayne.com>wrote: > In addition to looking at business plans, templates, contracts, and > other related things, I just calculated the percentage of my time last > year spent on client hours, volunteer hours, travel, education, writing, > presentations, presentation preparation (handouts and Powerpoint), > personal research, and administrative activities. Each year this > highlights how many hours are spent on non-billable services and > volunteer hours to different groups. It shows me where I need to focus > in the coming year in order to meet these new goals I am setting. > > This spurred me to finally download and start using a time tracker app. > I think I've settled on OfficeTime (www.officetime.net/) which was > mentioned in a couple of recent /APGQ/ articles. One of the instructors > at the Forensic Genealogy Institute indicated she was using it after > trying several other apps. I like that I can use OfficeTime on my PC, > keep my data on my computer instead of in the cloud, and it looks easy > to learn and use. It will do most of the things I have been doing in an > Excel spreadsheet and it does them more elegantly and easily. <grin> > > The developer doesn't have an Android app yet but is considering adding > one. He has Windows, Mac, and iOS versions. And I get a 21 day free > trial to see if I really like it before I pay for it. I know there are > some free apps out there, but this seems to fit the way I work. Being a > reformed software engineer myself, I don't mind paying reasonable prices > for programs that work well. Most of the free apps I reviewed were > lacking one or more features I wanted. > > I have no relationship to this software company other than that I think > I will become a satisfied user. > > Many thanks to /APGQ/ for all the recent articles on productivity tools > and tips. These have been a big help. > > Regards, Debbie > > Debbie Parker Wayne, CG(SM) > -- Wayne Research <http://debbiewayne.com/> > -- Deb's Delvings Blog <http://debsdelvings.blogspot.com/> > > CG and Certified Genealogist are service marks of the Board for > Certification of Genealogists®, used under license by associates who > meet prescribed genealogical competency standards. > > > > Melanie D. Holtz CG wrote on 1/1/2013 12:26 PM: > > ... > > > > Anyone else evaluating their business plan today? > > > > > ... > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive > environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to > professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message