Today's work on/in the business - Thurs 29 September

1. Networking meeting in Bendigo. (7hrs 15mins)
2. Meeting with networking group member. (1hr)
3. Meeting re documenting work processes with new Perfect Notes Virtual Assistant customer - including a few more strategies to use. (45mins)
4. Review progress made this week. (20mins)
5. Continuing with work for new customer - call re email queries and current issues. (30mins)
6. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Wed 28 September

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Website upgrade - solve one issue without upgrade. (8hrs 5mins)
3. Accounting. (15mins)
4. Work on moving our website to the new platform. (10mins)
5. Review progress made this week. (10mins)
6. Continuing with work for new customer - respond to email queries. (30mins)
7. Assist with identified changes required to add a new email address for support customer. (1hr)

Today's work on/in the business - Tues 27 September

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Review the project schedules, adjusted all projects based on actual progress and add 1 week to software projects. (5mins)
3. Networking - follow up on posts and queries - 3 posts today. (1hr 25mins)
4. Top up mobile broadband. (10mins)
5. Start looking at prospect's website queries. However, he solved the issues himself already. (5mins)
6. Look at the statistics that Google Analytics gives you. 47 visits - so dropped more, 34 new visits - so a good mix of new and existing visitors, 21% search, 28% direct and 51% referral traffic - keyword/site path information shows that current processes are working to bring people to the site, 2.49 pages per visit, 1:42 average time on site - these last figures show people actually look at the site once they find it. (5mins)
7. Review information from new associate, ready for meeting later in the week. (20mins)
8. Webinar. (1hr 20mins)
9. Invoicing - nothing paid. (5mins)
10. Website upgrade - look into whether an upgrade is easy - this would solve one issue. (6hrs 30mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Mon 26 September

1. Call with new associate to set up meeting later in the week. (5mins)
2. Review progress made last week and ensure the schedule is right for this week. (35mins)
3. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
4. Record business emails. (4hrs 45mins)
5. Assist with process to update customer's website. (25mins)
6. Download and sort business emails. (1hr 30mins)
7. Read small business blogs. (1hr 10mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Sun 25 September

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (10mins)
3. Record business emails. (1hr 35mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Sat 24 September

1. Invoicing - 1 paid. (10mins)
2. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
3. Read small business blogs. (50mins)
4. Website upgrade - make changes required. (3hrs 55mins)
5. Review progress made this week. (10mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Fri 23 September

1. Invoicing - nothing paid, 1 created and sent out. (20mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (15mins)
3. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
4. Accounting. (5mins)
5. Website upgrade - make changes required. (8hrs 5mins)
6. Read small business blogs. (35mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Thurs 22 September

1. Networking meeting in Bendigo. (8hrs)
2. Meeting with networking group member. (35mins)
3. Deliver print out for Perfect Notes Virtual Assistant customer. (15mins)
4. Review progress made this week. (20mins)
5. Accounting. (40mins)
6. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
7. Networking - follow up on posts and queries - 3 posts today. (2hrs 20mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Wed 21 September

1. Review progress made this week. (15mins)
2. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
3. Website upgrade - make changes required. (4hrs 20mins)
4. Continuing with work for new customer - meeting to discuss next major change required. (5hrs 20mins)
5. Preparation for networking meeting tomorrow. (10mins)
6. Work for Perfect Notes Virtual Assistant customer, ready to deliver tomorrow. (15mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Tues 20 September

1. Invoicing - nothing paid. (5mins)
2. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
3. Review progress made this week. (20mins)
4. Look at the statistics that Google Analytics gives you. 61 visits - so dropped a little, 47 new visits - so a good mix of new and existing visitors, 21% search, 30% direct and 49% referral traffic - keyword/site path information shows that current processes are working to bring people to the site, 2.41 pages per visit, 1:24 average time on site - these last figures show people actually look at the site once they find it. (5mins)
5. Website upgrade - make changes required. (8hrs 50mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Mon 19 September

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made last week and ensure the schedule is right for this week. (15mins)
3. Review the project schedules, adjusted all projects based on actual progress and add 1 week to software projects. (5mins)
4. Networking - follow up on posts and queries - 4 posts today. (1hr 35mins)
5. Phone call with and work for Perfect Notes Virtual Assistant customer. (1hr 10mins)
6. Website upgrade - make changes required. (5hrs 35mins)
7. Discussion with potential web assistance customer. (10mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Sun 18 September

1. Read small business blogs. (3hrs 35mins)
2. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)

And then off to Doorknock for the Heart Foundation - in the sunshine!

Today's work on/in the business - Sat 17 September

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Read small business blogs. (4hrs 5mins)
3. Filing - sort out customer notes and other stuff. (2hrs 5mins)
4. Review progress made this week. (5mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Fri 16 September

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (15mins)
3. Website upgrade - make changes required. (3hrs 30mins)
4. Continuing with work for new customer - next smaller changes required. (3hrs 50mins)
5. Invoicing - 1 completed and sent out. (20mins)
6. Accounting. (15mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Thurs 15 September

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Invoicing - 1 created and sent out, 1 updated. (15mins)
3. Accounting. (5mins)
4. Review progress made this week. (20mins)
5. Send detailed instructions to Perfect Notes Virtual Assistant customer to get this process started. (15mins)
6. Document some more ways to start documenting work processes and send to new Perfect Notes Virtual Assistant customer. (4hrs 10mins)
7. Learning software for new associate - play around making changes in the test system. (1hr 45mins)
8. Read small business blogs. (1hr 30mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Wed 14 September

1. Update my record of time worked. (15mins)
2. Invoicing - 1 paid. (15mins)
3. Review progress made this week. (20mins)
4. Networking - follow up on posts and queries - 4 posts today. One might turn into work. (1hr 5mins)
5. Send proposal to potential Perfect Notes Virtual Assistant customer - accepted, so need to send detailed instructions to get this process started. (45mins)
6. Accounting. (10mins)
7. Networking meeting preparation - delegation of my tasks, as I will not be there this week. (35mins)
8. Read small business blogs. (2hrs 20mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Tues 13 September

1. Update my record of time worked. (15mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (15mins)
3. Invoicing - 1 started, 3 created and sent out, 1 completed and sent out. (1hr 5mins)
4. Look at the statistics that Google Analytics gives you. 71 visits - so stable, 55 new visits - so a good mix of new and existing visitors, 35% search, 24% direct and 41% referral traffic - keyword/site path information shows that current processes are working to bring people to the site, 2.13 pages per visit, 1:10 average time on site - these last figures show people actually look at the site once they find it. (5mins)
5. Continuing with work for new customer - look at the next major change required. (1hr 55mins)
6. Investigate free project management software that is not too complicated for users who are not very computer literate - for ourselves and for others - setup initial work for associate - identified some missing pieces. (15mins)
7. Find the answer to a query from potential Perfect Notes Virtual Assistant customer - can what he wants be done? The answer is yes, so need to put together a proposal. (2hrs 15mins)
8. Read small business blogs. (1hr 50mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Mon 12 September

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Review progress made last week and ensure the schedule is right for this week. (20mins)
3. Website upgrade - make changes required. (45mins)
4. Invoicing - 1 sent out. (15mins)
5. Work for and meeting with Perfect Notes Virtual Assistant customer. (1hr 15mins)
6. Review the project schedules, adjusted all projects based on actual progress and add 1 week to software projects. (5mins)
7. Networking - follow up on posts and queries - 3 posts today. (1hr 45mins)
8. Networking meeting preparation - delegation of my tasks, as I will not be there this week. (15mins)
9. Accounting. (35mins)
10. Continuing with work for new customer - update documentation and make another couple of changes as requested. (1hr 30mins)
11. Investigate free project management software that is not too complicated for users who are not very computer literate - for ourselves and for others - setup user id for the first test. (5mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Sun 11 September

1. Update my record of time worked. (15mins)
2. Read small business blogs. (3hrs 50mins)
3. Document suggested standard replies or processes to set up and mail rules to set up for Inbox and send to new Perfect Notes Virtual Assistant customer. (20mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Sat 10 September

1. Investigate free project management software that is not too complicated for users who are not very computer literate - for ourselves and for others - send information on the two candidates to my partner to set up on our server for testing. (5mins)
2. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
3. Invoicing - 1 paid, 1 created. (30mins)
4. Read small business blogs. (30mins)
5. Record business emails. (4hrs 15mins)
6. Download and sort business emails. (2hrs 15mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Fri 9 September

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Invoicing - 1 customer paid 4 invoices plus part of a 5th. (25mins)
3. Review progress made this week. (5mins)
4. Investigate free project management software that is not too complicated for users who are not very computer literate - for ourselves and for others. (8hrs 30mins)
5. Accounting. (30mins)
6. Website upgrade - set up new version of logo. (20mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Thurs 8 September

1. Networking meeting in Bendigo. (5hrs 55mins)
2. Meeting with networking group member. (1hr 35mins)
3. Meeting with new Perfect Notes Virtual Assistant customer to discuss the next steps. (1hr 20mins)
4. Review progress made this week. (25mins)
5. Update my record of time worked. (20mins)
6. Website upgrade - set up home page correctly again. (20mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Wed 7 September

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Invoicing - nothing paid, 1 started, 1 created and sent out. (45mins)
3. Accounting. (10mins)
4. Review progress made this week. (25mins)
5. Assist with setting up a Plone test site for demonstrating to customers. (40mins)
6. Review new Perfect Notes Virtual Assistant customer's Inbox to suggest standard replies or processes to set up and mail rules to set up. (1hr 30mins)
7. Networking - follow up on posts and queries - 3 posts today. (40mins)
8. Learning software for new associate - attempt to access test site - password expired - got it reset. (30mins)
9. Website upgrade - quick review with my partner, email correspondence with the customer. (25mins)
10. Travel towards Bendigo for networking meeting. (3hrs 25mins)
11. Networking meeting - including discussion with potential new customer. (2hrs 30mins)
12. Respond to general query from prospect. (15mins)
13. Preparation for this week's networking meeting. (35mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Tues 6 September

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Invoicing - nothing paid. (5mins)
3. Continuing with work for new customer - listing changes done and those yet to do, creating and sending documentation. (3hrs 50mins)
4. Look at the statistics that Google Analytics gives you. 72 visits - so stable, 54 new visits - so a good mix of new and existing visitors, 36% search, 22% direct and 42% referral traffic - keyword/site path information shows that current processes are working to bring people to the site, 1.99 pages per visit, 0:54 average time on site (lowered by lots of people viewing one page as a result of only vaguely related searches) - these last figures show people actually look at the site once they find it. (10mins)
5. Review progress made this week. (15mins)
6. Preparation for this week's networking meeting - find appropriate links, videos, etc. (5mins)

A short day, as we had a follow up vet visit in the middle of it and I am still suffering from a head cold.

Today's work on/in the business - Mon 5 September

1. Review progress made last week and ensure the schedule is right for this week. (20mins)
2. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
3. Review the project schedules, adjusted all projects based on actual progress and add 2 weeks to software projects. (5mins)
4. Preparation for this week's networking meeting - find appropriate links, videos, etc. (2hrs 30mins)
5. Networking - follow up on posts and queries - 3 posts today. One might turn into work. (1hr 30mins)
6. Read small business blogs. (1hr 30mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Sun 4 September

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Preparation for this week's networking meeting - find appropriate links, videos, etc. (1hr 50mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Sat 3 September

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Work on implementing a new feature in a customer's Wordpress site. (1hr 35mins)
3. Invoicing - 2 paid. (10mins)
4. Website upgrade - taking a full backup, creating a new user id and testing it, advising customer. (3hrs 35mins)
5. Run malware check on laptop - clean. (5hrs 15mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Fri 2 September

1. Update my record of time worked. (15mins)
2. Invoicing - nothing paid, but 4 statements sent out. (20mins)
3. Accounting. (25mins)
4. Continuing with work for new customer - most important changes done. (3hrs 10mins)
5. Website upgrade - carrying out some of the changes. (40mins)
6. Work on the test environment for website redesign - chasing up design changes after next customer review. (5mins)
7. Review progress made this week. (15mins)
8. Record business emails. (1hr 15mins)
9. Download and sort emails. (35mins)
10. Run anti virus check on laptop after having backed up customer information. (2hrs 5mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Thurs 1 September

1. Networking meeting in Bendigo. (7hrs 10mins)
2. Meeting with new customer - confirm that they do not need anything else from me at the moment. (15mins)
3. Meeting with networking group member on assisting him to make his web and social media ideas work - given him a bit of direction in things to consider. He will send me his ideas when he gets a chance to think about it. (20mins)
4. Update my record of time worked. (25mins)
5. Invoicing - 1 paid by cheque yesterday, nothing else. (5mins)
6. Review progress made this week. (25mins)
7. Determine whether we met the KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) for August 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)
8. Work on new demo system for us. (15mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Wed 31 August

1. Review progress made this week. (10mins)
2. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
3. Accounting. (10mins)
4. Networking - follow up on posts and queries - 4 posts today. (1hr 25mins)
5. Networking meeting preparation. (35mins)
6. Website upgrade - carrying out some of the changes. (40mins)
7. Continue project for new customer - phone call regarding outcomes - formatted one document slightly differently and sent to customer. (30mins)
8. Meeting with new customer and backup of her website. (6hrs)
9. Phone call with new Perfect Notes Virtual Assistant customer to discuss access to their information along with where they would like the initial focus of the work to be. Organised meeting for next week as well. (10mins)
10. Initial investigation of potential services to be offered to new customer - what can we do, what equipment do we need, what should the cost be? (20mins)
11. Trip to bank cheque. (30mins)