Thanks to Denise Wakeman of Next Level Biz Tips, I found a CNN - CareerBuilder.com article with "7 Rules for a Tidy Inbox" by author Laura Morsch. No, it's not what you think-- but we warn readers: it will make you think twice about the way you organize (or not....) all your incoming e-mail.
Great virtual food for thought? Yes. Check the article below by clicking on "trackback" at the bottom of this post.
Sometime ago I spent about 2 hours organizing all my personal and business files in categories. It's been great, and that time investment in my time has really helped. If you are a small business owner, my biggest rule is to create a category called "Clients" and then label it by year. Each client has a file, and each client has a year attached to the file name. I put all excel, word, invoices, contracts and pictures in their files. And I mimic this file with a hard copy file if necessary. I got this idea from Chris McKenry of Get it Together LA!, another Professional Organizer here in Los Angeles.
Now it's time to tackle this new e-mail tidying technique-- let's do it together?