<![CDATA[ExtendedOffice - Blog]]>Thu, 24 May 2012 08:12:02 -0600Weebly<![CDATA[Give a Hoot and Don't Pollute (the Facebook newsfeed)]]>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 08:41:33 -0600http://www.extendedoffice.com/2/post/2012/04/give-a-hoot-and-dont-pollute-the-facebook-newsfeed.htmlI was griping (ok, ranting) the other day about my irritatation that gaming notices can no longer be blocked on the Facebook newsfeed. A friend mentioned that you can change your own privacy setting in Facebook so that your friends don't have to tolerate your gaming posts.

Ta-da! Here's a great explanation on how to change your settings and stop irritating your friends! http://tinyurl.com/cytu79z
]]><![CDATA[MS Outlook - Tip of the Day]]>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:01:01 -0600http://www.extendedoffice.com/2/post/2012/03/ms-outlook-tip-of-the-day.htmlCool Outlook trick today: If you have something on the clipboard and and just
paste while you're in the Inbox, Outlook will create a new email message with
the contents of the clipboard as the message. ]]><![CDATA[ExtendedOffice Named One of Constant Contact's 2011 All Stars]]>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:28:19 -0600http://www.extendedoffice.com/2/post/2012/03/extendedoffice-named-one-of-constant-contacts-2011-all-stars.htmlRecognized for achieving exemplary marketing results

ExtendedOffice has received the 2011 All Star Award from Constant Contact®, Inc., the trusted marketing advisor to more than half a million small organizations worldwide. Each year, a select group of Constant Contact customers are honored with the All Star Award for their exemplary marketing results. ExtendedOffice’s results ranked among the top 10% of Constant Contact’s customer base.

“We’re happy to be recognized by Constant Contact for achieving strong marketing
results,” said Angie Schaefbauer, President and CEO at ExtendedOffice. “Constant
Contact’s tools have helped us provide streamlined communications and event
management services to our clients. A consistent look, feel and schedule for an
organization’s communications (including social media integration) is important
for member and customer engagement. By leveraging Constant Contact’s
‘one-stop-shop’ services of email marketing, event management and online
surveys, our clients have seen tremendous growth in their membership base and
increased attendance at their events.”

Constant Contact  customers using any combination of the company’s Email Marketing, Event  Marketing, and Online Survey tools are eligible for this award. Constant Contact  looked at the following criteria to select this year’s All Stars:
• Frequency of campaigns, events, and surveys
• Open, bounce, and click-through rates
• Event registration rates
• Survey completion rates
• Use of social  features
• Use of mailing list sign-up tools

Read the full press release - here
]]><![CDATA[When It Absolutely Positively Has To Be There...call a courier!]]>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:42:16 -0600http://www.extendedoffice.com/2/post/2012/01/when-it-absolutely-positively-has-to-be-therecall-a-courier.html"Time is what we want most, but what we use worst." - William Penn

I don’t know about you, but for me, time is all I’ve got most days. Every minute not billed is a minute, well, not billed. I am routinely faced with the need to deliver stuff to my clients, but I don’t want to waste their time and money paying me to make a delivery. Enter…the courier!

I have found that utilizing a courier is one of the most cost effective ways of efficiently getting something somewhere. Today, for example, a courier is making a delivery for me – pick up at 8:30A delivered by noon - all for $11. Excellent!

Where do you find a courier? I am a member of the local Chamber of Commerce and utilize fellow Chamber members whenever possible; my courier of choice is A&V Daily Courier - (651) 905-1213. If you’re in the Twin Cities Metro Area, give them a try! ]]><![CDATA[IRS 2012 Standard Mileage Rates]]>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:21:00 -0600http://www.extendedoffice.com/2/post/2012/01/irs-2012-standard-mileage-rates.htmlBeginning on Jan. 1, 2012, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car
(also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be:

55.5 cents per mile for business miles driven
23 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes
14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations

Click here to read the complete article on the IRS website.

]]><![CDATA[The Best Free Business Cloud Apps You've Never Heard of]]>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:50:15 -0600http://www.extendedoffice.com/2/post/2011/12/the-best-free-business-cloud-apps-youve-never-heard-of.htmlHere's a great resource for a ton of free SaaS "Software As A Service" (cloud-based apps). Click here to view. ]]><![CDATA[Constant Contact Introduces Social Media Marketing]]>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:22:29 -0600http://www.extendedoffice.com/2/post/2011/12/constantcontact-introduces-social-media-marketing.htmlConstant Contact is getting ready to launch a new social media marketing tool within its suite of current offerings (email marketing, online surveys and event marketing). As a "Constant Contact All Star", ExtendedOffice is an early adopter and gets to check it out before "the world". They have launched a great social media educational blog that is really quite excellent. Check it out and get all of your social media questions answered in one place!

http://www.socialquickstarter.com/ ]]><![CDATA[Microsoft Office 2010 Quick Reference Guides]]>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:15:55 -0600http://www.extendedoffice.com/2/post/2011/12/microsoft-office-2010-quick-reference-guides.htmlStruggling with Office 2010, or just want to know how to use it more productively? Check out these great quick reference guides by www.customguide.com: Excel, Office, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word.

These printable quick references are yours to use, distribute, and share at your organization! Really great stuff!
]]><![CDATA[Convert PowerPoint to Video File - online and free utility]]>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 07:28:32 -0600http://www.extendedoffice.com/2/post/2011/12/convert-powerpoint-to-video-file-online-and-free-utility.htmlHere's a powerful online presentation sharing engine that not only allows you to upload your PowerPoint presentations online for free, but also assists you to share
them with your friends, students or co-workers located across the globe.

authorSTREAM is a great online community that gives you access to numerous
presentations on varied subjects uploaded by community members. You can find
exciting presentations on just about any topic, rate them, post a comment and
even embed them in your blog. ]]><![CDATA[Word 2010 keyboard shortcuts]]>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:59:34 -0600http://www.extendedoffice.com/2/post/2011/11/word-2010-keyboard-shortcuts.htmlPerplexed by the newest Word “ribbon” toolbar? Take a quick minute to check out these great MS Word 2010 keyboard shortcuts – it could save you a few minutes of frustration!

Click here to view the shortcuts. ]]>