Today's work on/in the business - Tues 29 November

1. Work for new customer - resend instructions on printing a particular item. (5mins)
2. Update my record of time worked. (15mins)
3. Review progress made this week. (15mins)
4. Investigation of access to new customer's system - found correct details. Local copy of production files, plus backups. (8hrs 50mins)
5. Invoice reconciliation - 1 sent out, 3 created and sent out, 1 finalised and sent out, 1 started. (1hr 50mins)
6. Read small business blogs. (3hrs 5mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Mon 28 November

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Read small business blogs. (35mins)
3. Work for new customer - finalise next PDF calendar version. (2hrs 35mins)
4. Review progress made last week and ensure the schedule is right for this week. (20mins)
5. Website upgrade - make changes required. (3hrs 55mins)
6. Investigation of access to new customer's system - details have been changed. (20mins)
7. Review the project schedules, adjusted all projects based on actual progress and add 1 week to software projects. (5mins)
8. Accounting. (40mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Sun 27 November

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (20mins)
3. Networking - follow up on posts and queries - 2 posts today. (4hrs)

And we had an absolutely marvellous time at the Australian Synchrotron Open Day - doing (most of) the self guided tour, talking to the guy at the station showing the controllers, then we did the specialised Computing tour, then ran out of time to go back and see the parts we missed from the standard tour. A brilliant way to spend an afternoon! :-)

Today's work on/in the business - Sat 26 November

1. Work for new customer - finalise work on first draft of next PDF calendar version. (2hrs 55mins)
2. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
3. Review progress made this week. (10mins)
4. Top up mobile broadband. (5mins)
5. Networking - follow up on posts and queries - 4 posts today. (2hrs 45mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Fri 25 November

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Site visit to software integration and IT support customer. Install new RAM in PC's, identify location of missing files needed for local environment to address their needs. (10hrs 40mins)
3. Review progress made this week. (20mins)
4. Follow up to networking meeting. (5mins)
5. Work for new customer - work on next PDF calendar version. (1hr 25mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Thurs 24 November

1. Networking meeting in Bendigo. (7hrs 35mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (20mins)
3. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
4. Record business cards. (40mins)
5. Work for new customer - work on next PDF calendar version. (10mins)
6. Organise meetings. (30mins)
7. Meeting with networking group member. (45mins)

Plus 4.5hours with the car - mostly in Kyneton.

Today's work on/in the business - Wed 23 November

1. Update my record of time worked. (15mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (35mins)
3. Download and sort emails. (20mins)
4. Website upgrade - make changes required. (40mins)
5. Work for new customer - work on next PDF calendar version. (2hrs 15mins)
6. Preparation for networking meeting. (1hr 35mins)
7. Deliver my partner to customer site. (45mins)
8. Travel to Bendigo for networking meeting. (2hrs 30mins)
9. Read small business blogs. (30mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Tues 22 November

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (25mins)
3. Record business emails. (10mins)
4. Download and sort emails. (2hrs 30mins)
5. Invoicing - nothing paid. (5mins)
6. Look at the statistics that Google Analytics gives you. 76 visits - so back to previous level, 52 new visits - so a good mix of new and existing visitors, 32% search, 10% direct and 58% referral traffic - keyword/site path information shows that current processes are working to bring people to the site, 2.61 pages per visit, 2:12 average time on site - these last figures show people actually look at the site once they find it. (10mins)
7. Website upgrade - make changes required. (2hrs 10mins)
8. Read small business blogs. (30mins)
9. Work for new customer - send screenshots of how the initial parts of the new system will look. (25mins)
10. Preparation for networking meeting. (10mins)
11. Investigation of new customer's needs. (3hrs 15mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Mon 21 November

1. Meeting with customer to discuss next work and assist with amending scanning instructions so that they are as clear as possible. (4hrs 45mins)
2. Review progress made last week and ensure the schedule is right for this week. (15mins)
3. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
4. Review the project schedules, adjusted all projects based on actual progress and add 1 week to software projects. (5mins)
5. Record business emails. (5hrs 45mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Sun 20 November

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (30mins)
3. Accounting. (35mins)
4. Invoice reconciliation - 1 created and sent out. (35mins)
5. Record business emails. (1hr 25mins)

And it was nice to catch up with friends in the sunshine too!

Today's work on/in the business - Sat 19 November

1. Setting up local environment for new customer's needs. (12hrs 15mins)
2. Invoicing - nothing paid. (5mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Fri 18 November

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (10mins)
3. Invoicing - nothing paid. (5mins)
4. Website upgrade - make changes required. (4hrs 25mins)
5. Setting up local environment for new customer's needs. (8hrs)

Today's work on/in the business - Thurs 17 November

1. Networking meeting in Bendigo. (9hrs 20mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (40mins)
3. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
4. Website upgrade - make changes required. (3hrs 25mins)
5. Discussion with new Perfect Notes Virtual Assistant customer over requirements - what is needed to get his work started. (50mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Wed 16 November

1. Update my record of time worked. (15mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (25mins)
3. Accounting. (20mins)
4. Investigation of new customer's needs. (1hr 5mins)
5. Archive information off laptop to free up space. (6hrs 45mins)
6. Research and assistance with setup for client's replacement server. (20mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Tues 15 November

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (35mins)
3. Check whether there are any changes needed by associate - no emails at the moment. (10mins)
4. Invoice reconciliation - 2 statements sent out. (25mins)
5. Review the project schedules, adjusted all projects based on actual progress and add 1 week to software projects. (5mins)
6. Look at the statistics that Google Analytics gives you. 94 visits - so that is falling again towards its previous level, 54 new visits - so a good mix of new and existing visitors, 26% search, 9% direct and 65% referral traffic - keyword/site path information shows that current processes are working to bring people to the site, 4.59 pages per visit, 4:01 average time on site - these last figures show people actually look at the site once they find it. (5mins)
7. Website upgrade - make changes required. (3hrs 10mins)
8. Research and assistance with setup for client's replacement server. (4hrs 50mins)
9. Networking - follow up on posts and queries - 3 posts and 1 private message that might lead to work today. (2hrs 20mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Mon 14 November

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made last week and ensure the schedule is right for this week. (20mins)
3. Investigation of new customer's needs. (10mins)
4. Work for new customer - start next steps. (7hrs 50mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Sun 13 November

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (10mins)
3. Investigation of new customer's needs. (7hrs 10mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Sat 12 November

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (5mins)
3. Investigation of new customer's needs. (5hrs)

Today's work on/in the business - Fri 11 November

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (15mins)
3. Meeting with new customer to identify their requirements. (5hrs 10mins)
4. Top up my partner's mobile phone. (20mins)
5. Accounting. (30mins)
6. Archive information onto DVD to free up server space. (1hr 25mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Thurs 10 November

1. Deliver my partner, PC and bicycle to support customer site on my way to Bendigo. Then collect him again after assisting with the work. (5hrs 20mins)
2. Networking meeting in Bendigo. (6hrs 35mins)
3. Meeting with networking group member. (1hr)
4. Meeting with networking group member about potential work for a client. (50mins)
5. Review progress made this week. (15mins)
6. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
7. Invoicing - 1 paid. (5mins)
8. Follow up on referrals from networking group. (30mins)
9. Record details of new referral lead. (5mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Wed 9 November

1. Invoicing - nothing paid. (5mins)
2. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
3. Review progress made this week. (20mins)
4. Preparation for networking meeting. (2hrs 5mins)
5. Follow up with potential customers. (25mins)
6. Website upgrade - make changes required. (55mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Tues 8 November

1. Respond to email re redesign for website upgrade. (5mins)
2. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
3. Review progress made this week. (20mins)
4. Networking - follow up on posts and queries - 5 posts today. (2hrs 40mins)
5. Research and assistance with setup for client's replacement server. (9hrs 5mins)
6. Look at the statistics that Google Analytics gives you. 121 visits - so that is falling again towards its previous level, 52 new visits - so a good mix of new and existing visitors, 26% search, 16% direct and 58% referral traffic - keyword/site path information shows that current processes are working to bring people to the site, 5.03 pages per visit, 5:56 average time on site - these last figures show people actually look at the site once they find it. (5mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Mon 7 November

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made last week and ensure the schedule is right for this week. (40mins)
3. Review the project schedules, adjusted all projects based on actual progress and add 1 week to software projects. (5mins)
4. Work for new customer - turn on alert processes again, send instructions on sending messages to a single user, updated instructions on how to process when members expire and then renew, look into where the cancellation page should be. (2hrs 10mins)
5. Research and assistance with setup for client's replacement server. (9hrs 5mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Sun 6 November

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (40mins)
3. Research and assistance with setup for client's replacement server. (6hrs 25mins)
4. Topup my mobile phone - once the website allowed secure connections to pay for the recharge! (20mins)
5. Accounting. (25mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Sat 5 November

1. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)
2. Research and assistance with setup for client's replacement server. (12hrs 35mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Fri 4 November

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (10mins)
3. Meeting with website development prospect, including going through the proposal, discussing the process, etc. Follow up email to ask final question. (2hrs 10mins)
4. Further work on new job for associate - test the design as implemented, including a couple of tweaks that I missed in local testing. (1hr)
5. Invoice reconciliation - 4 invoices sent out. (15mins)
6. Work for new customer - look into alert processes again. (2hrs 10mins)
7. Research and assistance with setup for client's replacement server. (3hrs 15mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Thurs 3 November

1. Networking meeting in Bendigo. (6hrs 55mins)
2. Quick meeting with networking group member. (20mins)
3. Review progress made this week. (20mins)
4. Further work on new job for associate - created new database and put test design up. Not ready for his review yet, as mobile broadband connection was being difficult, so only completed updating the design really late - not tested by me yet. (5hrs 35mins)
5. Meeting with networking group member about what he wants done for his Facebook business page. (40mins)
6. Update my record of time worked. (10mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Wed 2 November

1. Update my record of time worked. (5mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (35mins)
3. Look at the statistics that Google Analytics gives you. 169 visits - so that has turned around, 60 new visits - so a good mix of new and existing visitors, 19% search, 20% direct and 61% referral traffic - keyword/site path information shows that current processes are working to bring people to the site, 4.60 pages per visit, 6:23 average time on site - these last figures show people actually look at the site once they find it. (5mins)
4. Proposal created re website development query ready for meeting on Friday. (2hrs 10mins)
5. Research and assistance with setup for client's replacement server. (5hrs 35mins)
6. Invoice reconciliation - 6 statements sent out. (20mins)
7. Networking - follow up on posts and queries - 2 posts today. (2hrs 20mins)

Today's work on/in the business - Tues 1 November

1. Update my record of time worked. (20mins)
2. Review progress made this week. (15mins)
3. Invoicing - 1 paid. (5mins)
4. Accounting. (15mins)
5. Invoice reconciliation - 6 statements prepared, 2 invoices finalised, 2 invoices created. Send them tomorrow, as today is a public holiday. (1hr 5mins)
6. Determine whether we met the KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) for October 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). (5mins)
7. Research and assistance with setup for client's replacement server. (50mins)
8. Follow up to blog post for the Perfect Notes website - the latest round of spam/phishing emails. (10mins)

And I'm really happy with this - worked well under a half day on a public holiday!

Today's work on/in the business - Mon 31 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. Research and assistance with setup for client's replacement server. (1hr 5mins)
4. Review the project schedules, adjusted all projects based on actual progress and add 1 week to software projects. (5mins)
5. Further investigation re website development query - initial quote figures determined, meeting organised for Friday. (1hr 20mins)
6. Email correspondence with support customer on virus and mailbox size issue. (15mins)
7. Further work on new job for associate - went to put test design up for his review, but can't find the dev database to update - sent email to this effect. (10mins)
8. Website upgrade - make changes required. (2hrs)
9. Blog post for the Perfect Notes website - the latest round of spam/phishing emails. (2hrs 20mins)