It’s Time for Spring Cleaning – Starting With Your Office
When spring arrives we all think of
spring-cleaning, a good time to get rid of all the clutter that’s been
gathering dust for the past year. Why not start with your office? With that in
mind, here are some tips for getting the job done right:
Your Business Space
Cleaning up and organising your office and/or place
of business can seem daunting if you haven’t done this in a while. The most
efficient way to accomplish this is to tackle one area at a time:
Get rid of clutter: When you look around you will see boxes of stuff,
magazines, mail, miscellaneous papers and even old food cluttering up your
office. You need to be really aggressive in clearing it all out. Instead of
Post-it Notes and scraps of paper lying all over your office, you can organise
them on a Corkboard
or make lists on a Whiteboard, which gives you more working space.
Clean up your desk/countertop and drawers: Start by
placing everything into 3 separate boxes designated: Keep at Desk, Store Away and Throw Out.
Once that’s done, take the items out of the Keep box and put them back where
they belong on your desk/countertop or in drawers. If you’re left with a lot of
papers that need to be kept on your desk or countertop, buy some business card and/or brochure holders plus some picture frames so that everything stays neat and organised.
Consider digitalising your files: You can free up quite a bit of
drawer and file cabinet space by having your files digitalised and stored on
your computer or tablet. We suggest you download “Scannable” on your computer
or tablet, which allows your files to be more easily accessed. If you use a
tablet, buy a tabletholder to make it even handier to use
at your desk or countertop. (See below for a list of Tablet holders we recommend.)
Personalise
your workspace: A more
personalised office or work environment can help motivate you, and by
personalising your counter area, customers feel more relaxed because it helps
them know you and your brand better.
Your Computer
Organise your desktop: It’s time to clean up your computer desktop, getting rid of random photos and files. For the ones you’re
keeping, create folders so everything is organised.
Clear out your inbox: If you’re like most people you have hundreds or
maybe thousands of emails you haven’t even opened. It makes no sense to keep
them if they are more than 6 months old, so just delete those. Next,
unsubscribe to useless newsletters and marketing blasts, then delete. Organise
the rest by deleting, forwarding or filing them in the appropriate places.
Cancel unused services and accounts: Check your debit or credit card
bill to see which services you may be paying for automatically. Cancel those
you no longer need or use.
Back up the content on your computer: You need an external hard drive
for this, which you can buy online and at most computer or electronics stores.
4. Tablet Mount
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