| Work-at-home moms know how important time | | | | On the left you should find the "Using Colors" |
| management is in running a successful business. | | | | option. Click it. The statement in this feature is |
| Often they need help with daily operational | | | | simple enough. |
| procedures and learning how to make the most | | | | By default it is trying to color messages "from" |
| of their time. Here are some tips to help you run | | | | someone and the senders name from the |
| your business more successfully. | | | | highlighted message is already filled in, so... all you |
| Organize your email in color! | | | | have to do is to pick a color from the drop down |
| If you use Outlook or even Outlook Express, use | | | | list at the end. |
| color to organize your email. I have a visual | | | | Click the Apply Color button and never overlook |
| personality so sorting by color organizes me | | | | an email from that person again. |
| quicker and without much thought involved on my | | | | Another tip: Get into the habit of scheduling a |
| part so it works for me. Maybe it will for you too! | | | | certain time of day to read your e-mails. Don't |
| I have all my clients email headers in red, my | | | | keep your e-mail box open and check constantly |
| personal email from friends in green, family gets | | | | throughout the day. When you do, your Outlook |
| blue, e-lists get purple and the vendor email is | | | | owns you. You will find you will accomplish so |
| brown. This way I can easily scan priority email | | | | much more when you do this. A simple just send |
| every morning. It also makes the spam stick out | | | | a quick e-mail can turn into valuable work time |
| since I leave this black and can scan through it | | | | being wasted. Let your clients know when you |
| easier to click and delete. | | | | routinely answer your mail and then they will be |
| So how do I color my headers in my email box? | | | | used to hearing back from you at that time. |
| The first thing you need to do is to select a | | | | For those work-at-home moms, time is of the |
| message from the person you want all messages | | | | essence. As successful virtual assistants, we |
| color highlighted. | | | | know that we can better do our work for our |
| Next you're looking for the Organize button | | | | clients globally if we successfully handle all aspects |
| located on the Standard toolbar. (You can also find | | | | of our business in the most time effective |
| Organize in the Tools menu). The Organize | | | | manner. |
| feature will open at the top of your mailbox. | | | | |