Today's work on/in the business - Fri 29 July

1. Update my record of time worked. (15mins)
2. Continue project for new customer - email on current status. (5mins)
3. Pass on required changes to business plan to my partner to carry out. (15mins)
4. Topup mobile broadband. (15mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Thurs 28 July

1. Networking meeting in Bendigo. (5hrs 15mins)
2. One to one meeting with networking group member - extended to include two other members as well. (50mins)
3. Continue project for new customer, including 55mins travel time. (7hrs 45mins)
4. Meeting to answer more questions for business plan. (40mins)
5. Update my record of time worked. (15mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Tues 26 July

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Finalise spreadsheet from Monday, send to customer and find out how to get to other site for project for new customer. (45mins)
3. Review progress made this week. (30mins)
4. Look at the statistics that Google Analytics gives you. 63 visits - so stable, 47 new visits - so a good mix of new and existing visitors, 49% search, 14% direct and 37% referral traffic - keyword/site path information shows that current processes are working to bring people to the site, 2.51 pages per visit, 2:15 average time on site - these last figures show people actually look at the site once they find it. (10mins)
5. Record business cards. (30mins)
6. Work on the test environment for website redesign - setting up more design changes after next customer review and adding code changes required. (2hrs 25mins)
7. Deliver PC after update. (45mins)
8. Trip to bank cheque. (30mins)
9. Still playing telephone tag with associate. (5mins)
10. Networking - follow up on posts and queries - 2 posts today. (40mins)
11. Accounting, including completing the BAS. (2hrs 45mins)
12. Website upgrade - make the next changes required. (1hr 40mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Wed 27 July

1. Continue project for new customer, including 3hrs 45mins travel time. (9hrs 20mins)
2. Update my record of time worked. (15mins)
3. Review progress made this week. (25mins)
4. Invoicing - 4 new invoices started. (20mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Mon 25 July

1. Start project for new customer, including 4hrs 55mins travel time. (13hrs 15mins)
2. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Sun 24 July

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Preparation for starting project for new customer. (2hrs 20mins)
3. Accounting. (25mins)
4. Review progress made this week and ensure the schedule is right for next week. (40mins)
5. Review the project schedules, adjusted all projects based on actual progress. (5mins)
6. Record business emails. (1hr 15mins)
7. Download and sort business emails. (1hr 40mins)
8. Read small business blogs. (1hr 5mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Sat 23 July

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Website upgrade - make the next changes required. (2hrs 50mins)
3. Review progress made this week and ensure the schedule is right. (25mins)
4. Networking - follow up on posts and queries - 2 posts today. (1hr)
5. Work on the test environment for website redesign - setting up more design changes after next customer review and adding code changes required. (1hr 40mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Fri 22 July

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Finalise business plan and send to Perfect Notes Virtual Assistant customer. (3hrs)
3. Review progress made this week and ensure the schedule is right. (5mins)
4. Website upgrade - make the next changes required. (8hrs 10mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Thurs 21 July

1. Networking meeting in Bendigo. (8hrs 40mins)
2. Meeting to answer questions for business plan and work on the changes. (2hrs 35mins)
3. Site visit on way back from Bendigo to ensure support customer has all processes working. (1hr 15mins)
4. Finalise changes and sign contract for project for new customer. (30mins)
5. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
6. Review progress made this week and ensure the schedule is right. (30mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Wed 20 July

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made this week and ensure the schedule is right. (15mins)
3. Assist with next step in SEO for new customer's website. (40mins)
4. Website upgrade - make the next changes required. (4hrs)
5. Review contract for project for new customer. (1hr)
6. Work on the test environment for website redesign - setting up more design changes after next customer review and adding code changes required. (3hrs 50mins)
7. Assist with investigation of server issue for support customer - which eventually turned out to be caused by their ISP attempting to upgrade from ADSL to ADSL2 - which broke stuff. (3hrs 35mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Tues 19 July

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Networking - follow up on posts and queries - 5 posts today. (1hr 45mins)
3. Look at the statistics that Google Analytics gives you. 61 visits - so stable, 44 new visits - so a good mix of new and existing visitors, 54% search, 15% direct and 31% referral traffic - keyword/site path information shows that current processes are working to bring people to the site, 2.49 pages per visit, 2:25 average time on site - these last figures show people actually look at the site once they find it. (10mins)
4. Work on the test environment for website redesign - setting up more design changes after next customer review and adding code changes required. (9hrs 20mins)
5. Learning software for new associate - finish reviewing manual. (55mins)
6. Phone call regarding progress on SEO for new customer's website. (10mins)
7. Assist with setup of server in back office. (35mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Mon 18 July

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Work on the test environment for website redesign - setting up more design changes after next customer review and adding code changes required. (2hrs 55mins)
3. Review progress made this week and ensure the schedule is right. (15mins)
4. Final information on next project for associate. (5mins)
5. Website upgrade - make the next changes required. (8hrs 5mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Sun 17 July

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Record business emails. (2hrs 30mins)
3. Review changes to business plan and questions and forward to customer. (45mins)
4. Finalise next project for associate. (20mins)
5. Work on the test environment for website redesign - setting up more design changes after next customer review and adding code changes required. (4hrs)
6. Work on website for support customer. (2hrs 5mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Sat 16 July

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Work on next project for associate. (2hrs 15mins)
3. Review progress made this week and ensure the schedule is right for next week. (1hr)
4. Review the project schedules, adjusted all projects based on actual progress and moved software projects out a week. (5mins)
5. Invoice reconciliation - created 4 invoices, sent 3 out. (35mins)
6. Accounting. (25mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Fri 15 July

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Setup and send contract for project for new customer. (4hrs 40mins)
3. Work on next project for associate. (4hrs 30mins)
4. Work on website for support customer. (25mins)
5. Learning software for new associate. (25mins)
6. Topup mobile phone. (15mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Thurs 14 July

1. Networking meeting in Bendigo. (6hrs 35mins)
2. Follow up discussion of possible work with potential new customer. (5mins)
3. Discussion with networking group member about potential future ongoing work - Perfect Notes Virtual Assistant work. (10mins)
4. Meeting with new customer to discuss next steps required to start their project. (20mins)
5. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
6. Review progress made this week and ensure the schedule is right. (25mins)
7. Work on next project for associate. (3hrs)

Today's work on/in the business - Wed 13 July

1. Address problem with website for support customer. (1hr)
2. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
3. Review progress made this week and ensure the schedule is right. (10mins)
4. Work on the test environment for website redesign - setting up more design changes after next customer review and adding code changes required. (1hr 20mins)
5. Discuss estimated time and cost for business plan for new customer. (10mins)
6. Work on next project for associate. (6hrs 10mins)
7. Travel towards Bendigo for networking meeting. (2hrs 45mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Tues 12 July

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Review progress made this week and ensure the schedule is right. (5mins)
3. Look at the statistics that Google Analytics gives you. 61 visits - so fairly stable, 43 new visits - so a good mix of new and existing visitors, 52% search, 12% direct and 36% referral traffic - keyword/site path information shows that current processes are working to bring people to the site, 2.25 pages per visit, 2:05 average time on site - these last figures show people actually look at the site once they find it. (10mins)
4. Invoicing - 1 paid. (10mins)
5. Work on next project for associate. (3hrs 25mins)
6. Next step in individual landing pages for website for support customer. (55mins)
7. Complete next step in setup process for new associate. (15mins)
8. Work on the test environment for website redesign - setting up more design changes after next customer review and adding code changes required. (1hr 30mins)

And then out for our monthly music evening. We have a friend staying from interstate, who wanted to take us to dinner as a thank you for giving her somewhere to stay, so all four of us went along - she had a ball as well!

Today's work on/in the business - Mon 11 July

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Invoicing. 1 sent out. (5mins)
3. Initial review of website questions - needs more investigation. (45mins)
4. Identify how to make required changes for website for support customer. (45mins)
5. Work on the test environment for website redesign - setting up more design changes after next customer review and adding code changes required. (6hrs 35mins)
6. Networking - follow up on posts and queries - 2 posts today. (1hr 20mins)
7. Review changes required for business plan - Perfect Notes Virtual Assistant work. (5mins)
8. Read small business blogs. (1hr 5mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Sun 10 July

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made this week and ensure the schedule is right for next week. (25mins)
3. Investigate customer's website and related questions - incorrect log in information available. (10mins)
4. Investigate file import issue for associate. (30mins)
5. Accounting. (35mins)
6. Invoice reconciliation - completed 5, 4 sent out. Requested correct email address for the 5th one. (1hr 10mins)
7. Record business emails. (1hr 20mins)
8. Download and sort business emails. (50mins)
9. Review the project schedules, adjusted all projects based on actual progress and moved software projects out a week. (5mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Sat 9 July

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Fix code issue for website for support customer. (4hrs 35mins)
3. Work on the test environment for website redesign - setting up more design changes after next customer review and adding code changes required. (2hrs 25mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Fri 8 July

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Investigating custom home pages when users log in for website for support customer. (3hrs 20mins)
3. Work on the test environment for website redesign - setting up more design changes after next customer review and adding code changes required. (7hrs 45mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Thurs 7 July

1. Networking meeting in Bendigo. (7hrs 25mins)
2. Discussion with networking group member about potential future ongoing work. (15mins)
3. Meeting with potential customer referred by networking group member. Need more information before we can discuss requirements fully. (1hr 10mins)
4. Meeting with associate to go over what work they need me to do, collect background training materials, setup test website, etc. (1hr 10mins)
5. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
6. Review progress made this week and ensure the schedule is right. (30mins)
7. Work on website for support customer. (2hrs 20mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Wed 6 July

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Work on the test environment for website redesign - setting up more design changes after next customer review and adding code changes required. (6hrs 25mins)
3. Work and meeting with support customer on website. (4hrs 30mins)
4. Collect new flat screen monitor purchased on eBay. (1hr)

Today's work on/in the business - Tues 5 July

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Networking group preparation. (20mins)
3. Next project for associate - urgent. (9hrs 30mins)
4. Look at the statistics that Google Analytics gives you. 58 visits - so mostly stable, 42 new visits - so a good mix of new and existing visitors, 50% search, 14% direct and 36% referral traffic - keyword/site path information shows that current processes are working to bring people to the site, 2.28 pages per visit, 2:02 average time on site - these last figures show people actually look at the site once they find it. (5mins)
5. Work on the test environment for website redesign - setting up more design changes after next customer review and adding code changes required. (2hrs)

Today's work on/in the business - Mon 4 July

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Record business emails. (3hrs 10mins)
3. Deliver support customer's PC. (1hr 55mins)
4. Download and sort business emails. (1hr 35mins)
5. Review the project schedules, adjusted all projects based on actual progress and moved software projects out a week. (5mins)
6. Invoice reconciliation. 2 statements sent out, 5 invoices started - but need to check details before they can be sent. (25mins)
7. Accounting. (25mins)
8. Review progress made last week and ensure the schedule is right for this week. (15mins)
9. Initial investigation on projects for associate. (40mins)
10. Networking - follow up on posts and queries - 2 posts today. (1hr 10mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Sun 3 July

1. Assist with investigation of issue with support customer's PC. (5hrs 20mins)
2. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
3. Record business emails. (2hrs 30mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Sat 2 July

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Invoicing - 1 paid this week, final payments on 2 more received as well. (10mins)
3. Accounting. (20mins)
4. Record business emails. (1hr 50mins)
5. Reboot and scan laptop - all verified clean. (7hrs 15mins)
6. Assist with investigation of issue with support customer's PC. (2hrs 35mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Fri 1 July

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Work on the test environment for website redesign - setting up more design changes after next customer review and adding code changes required - sent for final review. (11hrs 15mins)
3. Review progress made this week and ensure the schedule is right for next week. (25mins)
4. Networking - follow up on posts and queries - 2 posts today. (30mins)
5. Determine whether we met the KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) for June 2011. Thankfully, we met most of them - the obvious one that failed being my requirement to exercise and we need to work on contacting new prospects too (still). (15mins)

And this year is truly flying - happy new financial year!

Today's work on/in the business - Thurs 30 June

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Work on the test environment for website redesign - setting up more design changes after next customer review and adding code changes required. (12hrs 35mins)
3. Conversation with support customer about virus and issues. (15mins)