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Stress less with an empty inbox
3rd Nov 2008by: Wez
My inbox is a major part of my daily work life as I send and receive heaps of emails each day. If I don't keep on top of it a dreaded backlog builds up quickly. So lately I've been trying a new method that's working well so far.
It's basically keeping my inbox empty all the time. Easy right? It's a great stress reliever opening outlook and having a clean inbox.
So here's my system:
1) Don't constantly check your emails, only at set times during each day.
2) When you do check your emails deal with the whole inbox and deal with each email straight away.
This follows a similar time management technique I came across at the National College of Business for dealing with paperwork. You should only deal with one item once, either:
Delegate it – forward/schedule it with someone else and file it. The best way to file email is to just move it from your inbox to another sub-folder.
Action it – If you can respond quickly, do it immediately and then file it.
Schedule it – If the email requires additional work or follow up, schedule it for later and move to a folder called 'Follow up' .
Or file/trash it – Any email that doesn't require a response , file it or if it's junk delete it.
Following the above you can go through your whole inbox quite quickly and actually empty it completely every day. So I'll see how I go, already I feel much more organised, let me know your thoughts in the blog comments.
Google Chrome, new web browser
24th Oct 2008by: Adam
We are almost at the end of the second month of Google's shock release of its own web browser. And looking at a few of our sites that attract 20,000+ visitors a month its certainly made dent in the browser space. As you see below, almost 0.5%.
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Our feature story in the XL Magazine
3rd Jul 2008Aldwyn Altuney from XL Magazine (world's largest entrepreneur's network) has written a feature story on the outlook of the web and New Business Media...
“The web is fast becoming the most powerful marketing tool for Australian business and it’s only just getting started.”
So, too, it seems are the young dynamic founders of Gold Coast web development agency New Business Media (NBM).
The quote comes straight from NBM’s stylish website, and with 25-year-olds Wez Bryett and Adam Pasfield at the helm, the company is onto a winning formula. In just three years it has more than 150 clients and a business that has doubled its turnover each year since inception...
The old web is dead
3rd Jul 2008Article by Wez Bryett
Welcome to the next generation of the internet. The old web is dead, it had slow dial up connections, dotcom crashes and inexperienced web developers. This new generation is dubbed Web 2.0 and is being driven by the increase in broadband access and new web technology.
By the end of last year, 11.5 million Australians were active users of the internet either at home, at work or both, according to Nielsen/NetRatings. Australians spent 20% more time online in 2006 and in the younger demographics internet use will exceed TV viewing time in 2007.
So what does this mean for business? Basically the internet shouldn't be ignored. By clinging to old business models many businesses will miss the opportunities the web has to offer. It is currently estimated that 5% of business is organised online. That doesn"t necessarily mean e-commerce or selling products online, more automation of business such as sales, advertising, ordering, communication and systems. In the next 5 then 10 years this figure is predicted to move to 60% then 80% as again the technology and number of people accessing continually increases.
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Gold Coast Bulletin Article
22nd Oct 2007Following from our Gold Coast Business Award we've had a story published in the Gold Coast Bulletin.
Click here to view the article in pdf
We have won a Gold Coast Business Award
20th Oct 2007
We are extremely happy to announce we have just won the Gold Coast Business Award for the IT category. The award was presented by Griffith Uni from where our entire team have bachelor degrees, making Adam & Wez the youngest ever recipients of this prestigious award.
We want to thank every member of the NBM team for your wonderful efforts and helping us strive for our mission to build world class websites. Our clients and suppliers are also part of this team, and we thank you also for helping us grow.