Working with virtual staff members can take some getting used to. Just like other management skills, it takes practice; working with virtual staff is not a skill you pick up overnight. But there are some steps you can take to make the process a little easier: Read More »
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Thursday Bram
Bio:Thursday Bram is a full-time writer who covers freelancing and small business topics. You can find more about Thursday at her personal website, www.ThursdayBram.com.
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Web applications
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Glass, an app that allows users to share notes about any website, has announced it’s now out of private beta. Since I wrote about initial launch of the tool, there has been a major redesign, and the invite wall has been dropped. Read More »
Sharing code can be one of the toughest parts of managing a big project: a lot of collaboration tools have a way to share written content and images but they don’t handle code particularly well. But that doesn’t mean you’re out of luck. Read More »
Training timelines seem to grow by leaps and bounds whenever there’s a little distance between the trainer and the trainees. When you’re working with a virtual team you can’t let the fact that you don’t see every member of your team in person slow you… Read More »
Working with virtual staff based in other countries has been growing in popularity recently, driven in part by the lower costs. But there are some concerns — legalities, data security and the language barrier — to take into account before you enlist the help of… Read More »
The typical virtual assistant has clients that they truly enjoy working with, along with a few they’ll never work with again. You want to be in that first category, especially if you want to build a lasting relationship with a professional who can help your business. Read More »
Many workers these days only look for telecommuting positions, and those who’ve worked on a virtual basis before often have very specific ideas about what they want to see in an employer. Knowing what those expectations are and how to manage them can be useful. Read More »
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ProjectTurf has an impressive list of features. This web-based collaboration tools has pretty much every feature that I can think of when it comes to running a project. You’ll find all the standard project management functionality in this tool, plus some fancier bells-and-whistles. Read More »
There are times when you don’t need a complex collaboration tool. Sometimes, you just need to be able to chat with people about a given topic. Convore can fill that need. It allows you to join existing public topics, as well as establish private rooms. Read More »
There are plenty of customer relationship management tools out there, but most come with very significant price tags. Discourse is a web app that works with your LinkedIn account, offering an easy to use deal and project management tool at an easy to bear price. Read More »
There is a way to get a an easy to use collaboration platform in place quickly using simple blogging tools. The approach outlined here lets you get to work with your team, without waiting on corporate IT to set up something on the internal network. Read More »
You might think that contractors will take on any jobs they can land, but there are certain qualities that freelancers look for in their clients. If you can’t offer up these qualities, you may not be able to hire the best freelancers for your projects. Read More »
If it hasn’t already happened, it’s coming: one of your employees is going to ask you if they can telecommute. The possibility of employees working remotely is something that is better to think about before the question comes up, rather than scrambling in the moment. Read More »
When you’re working with a distributed workforce, it can be tough to manage institutional knowledge, whether that’s dealing with details like why you use a specific process or how to handle a specific client, or the bigger questions like how to make parts for specialized machinery. Read More »
The right collaborative writing tool can make document creation easier, but there are certain characteristics that make a world of difference in a collaborative writing environment — especially if you’re working in a larger organization. Here’s a list of the features that you should be looking… Read More »
The ability to write clearly is becoming more and more important, especially in organizations that work primarily online. Whether you’re using an IM client, a project management app or email, clear writing will speed up the process and minimize problems. Read More »
When you work with a virtual team, good Internet access is crucial. One person with a spotty connection can slow down the whole group. This issue is becoming a growing concern as companies hire employees around the world; Internet access isn’t consistent in every country. Read More »
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