Today's work on/in the business - Sun 30 October

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (5mins)
3. Work for new customer - send instructions on printing newsletter, as printable version did not work out. (10mins)
4. Further investigation re website development query. (4hrs 10mins)
5. Work for new customer - update online calendar details with next month's details. (6hrs 55mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Sat 29 October

1. Update my record of time worked. (15mins)
2. Further work on new job for associate. (2hrs 45mins)
3. Review progress made this week. (15mins)
4. Further investigation re website development query. (6hrs 15mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Fri 28 October

1. Update my record of time worked. (15mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (25mins)
3. Invoicing - nothing paid. (5mins)
4. Accounting. (25mins)
5. Instructions for my partner on next step for new customer. (35mins)
6. Initial work on new job for associate. (4hrs 10mins)
7. Work for new customer - provide printable copy of newsletter. (25mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Thurs 27 October

1. Deliver my partner, PC, other equipment and bicycle to support customer site on my way to Bendigo. Then collect him again after assisting with the work. (2hrs 30mins)
2. Networking meeting in Bendigo - I got to run the meeting - something I would prefer not to repeat. (6hrs 25mins)
3. Discussion with visitor to the meeting about some of her future requirements - may well turn into work in a while. (10mins)
4. Work for new customer - finalise PDF calendar version, setup system to send to current users only, fix membership list. (5hrs 10mins)
5. Invoicing - nothing paid. (5mins)
6. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
7. Review progress made this week. (10mins)
8. Networking - follow up on posts and queries - 2 posts today. (1hr 45mins)

A long day!!!

Today's work on/in the business - Wed 26 October

1. Website upgrade - make changes required. (3hrs 15mins)
2. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
3. Review progress made this week. (30mins)
4. Work for new customer - work on next PDF calendar version - more amendments to final draft. (25mins)
5. Look at the statistics that Google Analytics gives you. 160 visits - so that has turned around, 57 new visits - so a good mix of new and existing visitors, 19% search, 22% direct and 59% referral traffic - keyword/site path information shows that current processes are working to bring people to the site, 4.69 pages per visit, 6:31 average time on site - these last figures show people actually look at the site once they find it. (5mins)
6. Topup mobile broadband. (5mins)
7. BAS. (40mins)
8. More work on our website. (2hrs 10mins)
9. Research and assistance with setup for client's replacement server. (1hr 40mins)
10. Networking - follow up on posts and queries - 1 post today. (2hrs 40mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Tues 25 October

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (10mins)
3. Work for new customer - work on next PDF calendar version - more amendments to final draft. (35mins)
4. Work for new customer - amend initial message when members log in. (1hr 10mins)
5. Further investigation re website development query. (5hrs 50mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Mon 24 October

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made last week and ensure the schedule is right for this week. (35mins)
3. Work for new customer - work on next PDF calendar version - first amendment to final draft. (5mins)
4. Invoice reconciliation. 1 created, 1 amended, 1 started, 2 finalised and sent out, 2 created and sent out. (2hrs 20mins)
5. Preparation for networking meeting. (5mins)
6. Record business emails. (2hrs 40mins)
7. Accounting. (5mins)
8. Research and assistance with setup for client's replacement server. (25mins)
9. Download and sort business emails. (2hrs)
10. Review the project schedules, adjusted all projects based on actual progress and add 1 week to software projects. (5mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Sun 23 October

1. Research and assistance with setup for client's replacement server. (4hrs 40mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Sat 22 October

1.Update my record of time worked. (15mins)
2. Research and assistance with setup for client's replacement server. (7hrs 20mins)
3. Review progress made this week. (35mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Fri 21 October

1. Update my record of time worked. (15mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (50mins)
3. Invoicing - 3 invoices (finally) paid by 1 customer - very happy about this! (20mins)
4. Work for new customer - work on next PDF calendar version - final draft created and sent. (2hrs)
5. Initial response to enquiry re website development query. (40mins)
6. Research and assistance with setup for client's replacement server. (1hr 40mins)
7. Accounting. (35mins)
8. Website upgrade - make changes required. (2hrs 40mins)
9. Initial investigation of new job to be done for associate. (1hr)
10. Read small business blogs. (2hrs 15mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Thurs 20 October

1. Deliver my partner, PC, other equipment and bicycle to support customer site on my way to Bendigo. Then collect him and the PC that was not needed. (1hr 20mins)
2. Networking meeting in Bendigo. (5hrs 45mins)
3. Meeting with networking group member. (1hr)
4. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
5. Quick discussion with another networking group member re some of the issues involved. (10mins)
6. Review progress made this week. (25mins)
7. Work for new customer - work on next PDF calendar version - the next couple of changes. (10mins)
8. Read small business blogs. (35mins)
9. Networking - follow up on posts and queries - 7 posts today - 1 might turn into work. (5hrs 30mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Wed 19 October

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (10mins)
3. Website upgrade - make changes required. (7hrs 20mins)
4. Assist with research into issue for support customer. (1hr)
5. Phone call with associate re status of work quoted for - and new job to be done. (5mins)
6. Read small business blogs. (1hr 45mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Tues 18 October

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made last week and ensure the schedule is right for this week. (45mins)
3. Work for new customer - work on next PDF calendar version - first draft sent through for proofing. (2hrs)
4. Ensure that the old links to our website are redirected correctly to the new pages. (2hrs 20mins)
5. Website upgrade - update the editor for customer. (5mins)
6. Look at the statistics that Google Analytics gives you. 129 visits - so that has turned around, 45 new visits - so a good mix of new and existing visitors, 17% search, 26% direct and 57% referral traffic - keyword/site path information shows that current processes are working to bring people to the site, 3.67 pages per visit, 6:09 average time on site - these last figures show people actually look at the site once they find it. (5mins)
7. Accounting. (35mins)
8. Invoice reconciliation - 5 statements sent out. (25mins)
9. Phone call with support customer - talk her through turning the server off and on again to get it to reboot after second crash of the day. (10mins)
10. Invoicing - 2 started, 2 finalised. (25mins)
11. Preparation for networking meeting. (10mins)
12. Review the project schedules, adjusted all projects based on actual progress and add 1 week to software projects. (5mins)
13. Networking - follow up on posts and queries - 3 posts today. (2hrs 15mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Mon 17 October

1. Download and sort business emails. (1hr 15mins)
2. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
3. Review progress made this week. (10mins)
4. Work for new customer - work on next PDF calendar version. (Not all of this was work - disaster with the USB key in the middle, etc). (7hrs 35mins)
5. Assist with investigation into server issue for support customer. (1hr 5mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Sun 16 October

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Record business emails. (50mins)
3. Download and sort business emails. (1hr 20mins)

And off to greet David, Jenny and Julieanne after Around the Bay in a Day - well done all!

Today's work on/in the business - Sat 15 October

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Work for new customer - work on next PDF calendar version. (2hrs 45mins)
3. Review progress made this week. (5mins)
4. Record business emails. (2hrs 5mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Fri 14 October

1. Antivirus check on laptop - also clean. (2hrs 5mins)
2. Work for new customer - site visit to restore recovered data, attempt to work out what is wrong with other PC, work on setting up network (discouraged by the way the broadband is setup), work on next PDF calendar version. (9hrs)
3. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
3. Review progress made this week. (10mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Thurs 13 October

1. Work for new customer - update online calendar details with latest changes. (10mins)
2. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
3. Review progress made this week. (10mins)
4. Invoicing - 1 payment made towards outstanding amount. (20mins)
5. Website upgrade - make changes required. (5hrs 55mins)
6. Check laptop for malware - clean! (8hrs 25mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Wed 12 October

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (15mins)
3. Website upgrade - make changes required. (8hrs 35mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Tues 11 October

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (15mins)
3. Review the project schedules, adjusted all projects based on actual progress and add 1 week to software projects. (10mins)
4. Follow up with existing customers. (15mins)
5. Look at the statistics that Google Analytics gives you. 101 visits - so that has turned around, 40 new visits - so a good mix of new and existing visitors, 16% search, 32% direct and 52% referral traffic - keyword/site path information shows that current processes are working to bring people to the site, 2.84 pages per visit, 4:04 average time on site - these last figures show people actually look at the site once they find it. (10mins)
6. Record details of new support customer. (5mins)
7. Further work on our website - still not quite where it needs to be. (5mins)
8. Invoicing - nothing paid. (5mins)
9. Website upgrade - make changes required. (6hrs 25mins)

And then off for our monthly music evening - very enjoyable!

Today's work on/in the business - Mon 10 October

1. Finish setting up local systems ready to provide quote for next batch of work for new associate, determine changes needed, provide quotes, discuss changes with associate. (1hr 55mins)
2. Update my record of time worked. (15mins)
3. Review progress made last week and ensure the schedule is right for this week. (50mins)
4. Invoice reconciliation - 1 created. (15mins)
5. Record business emails. (55mins)
6. Download and sort business emails. (1hr)
7. Networking - follow up on posts and queries - 3 posts today. (2hrs 30mins)
8. Preparation for networking meeting - which I probably won't get to this week. (35mins)
9. Accounting. (10mins)
10. Defragment my laptop. (40mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Sun 9 October

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (10mins)
3. Setup local systems ready to provide quote for next batch of work for new associate. (Two large databases, busy network on a Sunday - it took much longer than expected!) (11hrs 40mins)
4. Accounting. (25mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Sat 8 October

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (10mins)
3. Assist with setup of demonstration site on our server. (2hrs)

Then off to Bendigo for a great, relaxing afternoon of BBQ and conversation - good fun!

Today's work on/in the business - Fri 7 October

1. Update my record of time worked. (15mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (40mins)
3. Coordinate information from associate to my partner re support customer (as my partner was already out at another customer site). (15mins)
4. Work for new customer - match online calendar details with latest update sent out - this month correct. (7hrs 40mins)
5. Website upgrade - investigate a different editor - will it provide the features requested? (2hrs 5mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Thurs 6 October

1. Networking meeting in Bendigo. (7hrs 10mins)
2. Discussion with new Perfect Notes Virtual Assistant customer over requirements - what is needed to get his work started. (15mins)
3. Meeting with networking group members - three way discussion, instead of just two of us. (1hr 30mins)
4. Time between meetings - spent starting the work to plan the next steps for growing the business. (45mins)
5. Meeting re documenting work processes with new Perfect Notes Virtual Assistant customer - what is the current status and how are we tracking? (15mins)
6. Stop by new customer - confirm when invoices are going to be paid. (15mins)
7. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
8. Review progress made this week. (5mins)
9. Read small business blogs. (55mins)
10. Work for new customer - match online calendar details with latest update sent out. (1hr 45mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Wed 5 October

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. 45 visits - so dropped more, 34 new visits - so a good mix of new and existing visitors, 31% search, 24% direct and 45% referral traffic - keyword/site path information shows that current processes are working to bring people to the site, 2.36 pages per visit, 2:32 average time on site - these last figures show people actually look at the site once they find it. (5mins)
5. Networking - follow up on posts and queries - 3 posts today. (1hr 35mins)
6. Assist with moving our website to new server. (25mins)
7. Prepare proposal for possible software support customer. (2hrs 5mins)
8. Preparation for networking meeting. (35mins)
9. Website upgrade - make changes required. (4hrs 40mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Tues 4 October

1. Assist with moving our website to new server. (15mins)
2. Invoicing - 1 paid. (10mins)
3. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
4. Review progress made this week. (30mins)
5. Record business emails. (2hrs 30mins)
6. Download and sort business emails. (1hr 15mins)
7. Read small business blogs. (55mins)
8. Preparation for networking meeting. (5mins)
9. Networking - follow up on posts and queries - 3 posts today. (2hrs 50mins)
10. Phone call with associate to discuss the possibility of work in the near future. (10mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Mon 3 October

1. Review progress made last week and ensure the schedule is right for this week. (15mins)
2. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
3. Review the project schedules, adjusted all projects based on actual progress and add 1 week to software projects. (5mins)
4. Website upgrade - make changes required. (2hrs 25mins)
5. Determine whether we met the KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) for September 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). (10mins)
6. Record business emails. (5mins)
7. Work for new customer - can we tie the registration information into the member details? Probably not - membership information is compiled, so difficult to override. (15mins)

A dramatic day - all afternoon in the Alfred with a friend who was having tests done. Result - nothing major had happened - but that means that they don't actually know what caused the issue yet.

Today's work on/in the business - Sun 2 October

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (15mins)
3. Work for new customer - start investigating backend processes that need to be amended. (3hrs 15mins)
4. Website upgrade - make changes required. (2hrs 40mins)

Weather was great - outside watching Dave race at Blackburn - he won D Grade!

Today's work on/in the business - Sat 1 October

1. Update my record of time worked. (20mins)
2. Accounting. (5mins)
3. Work for new customer - copy recovered data to external hard drive, ready to copy to her laptop. (1hr 20mins)
4. Invoicing - 1 paid during the week, 1 updated, 1 started, 2 created and sent out, 5 statements sent out. (50mins)
5. Review progress made this week. (5mins)
6. Website upgrade - look into setting up new editor for administrator log in - too complicated for now. (1hr 50mins)
7. Look into possible contract work. (5mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Fri 30 September

1. Final preparation for meeting with new associate and prospect client. (10mins)
2. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
3. Review progress made this week. (10mins)
4. Meeting with new associate and prospect client. (3hrs)
5. Meeting with new customer - print labels, introduce her to my partner, discuss backup requirements. (3hrs 5mins)
6. Accounting. (20mins)