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March 10th, 2010
ShiftPlanning Makes Setting Schedules for Businesses Easy
Name: ShiftPlanning (
)
Quick Pitch: ShiftPlanning Provides free employee scheduling tools to businesses of all sizes.
Genius Idea: ShiftPlanning is a web-based tool for companies that want a way to easily and efficiently manage work schedules and availability.
Schedule management, especially for companies or individuals who work remotely, can be difficult. Sure, you can use stuff like Google Docs (
) and Basecamp () for setting company-wide events, but once you have more than a handful of employees, keeping track of all that information can be tough.
ShiftPlanning is a suite of shift and scheduling tools that both employers and employees can use. You can use the system to set up multiple schedules, trade shifts, handle vacation days and requests, and to create a record of availability.
We like that ShiftPlanning doesn’t keep your data behind its walled garden; you can print or export files, access the site from your mobile phone and even integrate the system into your own website.
ShiftPlanning is free and worth checking out if you have problems managing schedules and employee shifts in your business or organization. What tools do you use to Read more »
February 19th, 2010
Pre-Paid Legal membership testimonials
The Pre-Paid Legal membership helps people. We see it every day. Read below to see how having and using the PPL membership made a difference in our members’ lives.
Member wanted to obtain an intra-district school transfer for her child to a school that would meet the child’s special skills and needs. The school district refused. The provider attorney reviewed all school policies relating to transfers and made a telephone call to the district office to discuss the matter. As a result of the call, the member’s child was allowed to transfer to the school requested by the member at the beginning of the following semester.
Member lost his job due to downsizing and the employer failed to pay member wages previously earned. Upon receipt of a letter to the employer, the member was fully compensated for all back wages.
Member worked for a company that had to lay off several of its divisions. Member was unsuccessful in negotiating a severance package with the company. The member turned to the provider firm for assistance. The provider attorney had multiple discussions with member setting forth the reasons, grounds and basis for member to be entitled to severance. The member went back to the company and, using the info provided by the provider attorney, was able to negotiate a substantial severance package.
Member placed money in an escrow account pending the purchase of property. Through no fault of member, the deal fell through. The escrow company failed to return the money to member. The provider attorney wrote a letter to the escrow company demanding the immediate return of the money. Upon receipt of the letter, the company sent a check to member for the full amount deposited by member.
Member hired a recording studio to record his songs. The recordings were made but the company only delivered the final mixed recordings not the masters as they were obligated to do. The studio then refused to communicate with member any further. The member consulted with the provider firm who wrote a demand letter to the studio requesting they immediately deliver the masters to member. Within five days of receipt of the letter by the studio member received his master recordings.
Member was the victim of bank fraud wherein over $5,000 was improperly removed from his bank account. Member filed a fraud claim with the bank but the bank denied the claim. The provider firm reviewed all relevant documents and information and wrote a demand letter to the bank. Upon receipt of the letter, the Read more »
February 16th, 2010
Photosynth for Bing Maps gives us a taste of augmented reality’s future
Wow! This integration into Bing maps is stunning. It really shows where the future of navigation and augmented reality is blending together. It should make for interesting vacations 
Are you on the map? If not, you’d certainly want to be. Imagine someone looking up your location on Bing only to find bland photo’s or just a map. Blagh! That’s not good for your image or marketing! Why not jazz things up by snapping some interesting photo’s and hosting them on Flickr so they “augment” what your viewers/visitors see about your business online? Maybe even some video. Heck, you could even broadcast a live event and tweet about it to promote it. Share it on Facebook too! Do everything you can to increase your market share.
With tools like Bing maps’ augmented reality and the increasing popularity of social media it’s becoming easier and easier to leverage these tools to drive business and the great part is it’s all FREE! There are no excuses for not doing these types of things to get more business. If you don’t have time or the knowledge to get it done, hire someone to do it for you! There are lot’s of great avenues for that, such as outsourcing it to someone overseas! For example, 123employee and AskSunday promote their skills in this area. Making excuses will not make you money.
February 10th, 2010
MoGo Talk Bluetooth Headset for iPhone 3GS
The bluetooth headset and case from Mogo is revolutionary in it’s design. Not only is it cool to have my headset incoporated into my case for my iPhone but this is the slimmest bluetooth headset ever made! I’ve always hated having to carry around my headset separately and really don’t like having to use the corded versions, especially when getting into and out of the car. I no longer have that problem with my Mogo headset!
I saw a design similar to this on and LG? phone or something like that offered by Verizon a while back and always wondered why manufacturers don’t/didn’t offer this kind of thing more often, especially since some states, mine included (CA), require the use of a headset if using the phone while driving. Fumbling around with a corded headset is worse than just holding the phone to my head, in my opinion.
This headset works great! It is loud enough, very clear, connects fast and easily, stays put pretty well (don’t expect to go jogging with it but hey, it’s an earpiece and not headphones right!). I love the fact that I don’t have to worry about losing my headset or searching my pocket for it in a hurry.
The case fits great too. I actually broke my case while trying to insert the charging cable (I can be kind of clumsy sometimes) and when I contacted the manufacturer they offered to send me a new case no charge! I thought, wow, now if only all manufacturers were this gracious Well, it didn’t stop there. They OVER DELIVERED BY INCLUDING A Read more »
February 9th, 2010
NFL Hall-of-Famer on Small Biz Tax Breaks
Here is a video of Fran Tarkenton, founder of GoSmallBiz.com, speaking on Fox Business about tax breaks for small business owners. An interesting perspective. What are you thoughts? Let us know in the comments section below!
February 9th, 2010
Infusionsoft Easy & Beautiful Email – 2010 Winter Release
This is a pretty awesome email marketing service. They are really working hard on making this seamless, easy and extremely functional. I highly recommend Infusionsoft for your CRM, email marketing and e-commerce needs!
http://www.vimeo.com/9242673
