They say some things never change: death, taxes…and to-do lists. Okay…maybe I added that last one. I'm sure we can all agree that to-do lists are a part of life that will never go away…and if I'm being honest, there are few to-do list items that carried over from 2018! As long as we'lre going to have to-do lists, we'd might as well make them pretty, printable and FREE. I've got all three covered with this adorable printable desk pad to-do list that will look lovely in your home office or at your work desk. Either way, I can promise friends and coworkers will ask about the trendy, expensive boutique where you bought it. Don't worry, you don't have to tell them you got it for free. Your secret's safe with me! This to-do list is a biggie …not some puny little notepad that will get crumpled and lost in the depths of your tote bag. This baby weighs in a 11×17″ and is printable with the magic of the Canon PIXMA TS9521C printer. This printer can tackle a variety of paper sizes and offers borderless printing on 12×12″, 7×10″, 11×17 and more! Today, we're printing on tabloid sized sheets and assembling them into a tear-away notepad that will keep you organized all year long! CLICK HERE to download and print yours! To print your to-do list, you'll need the Canon PIXMA TS9521C printer loaded with 11×17″ paper in the rear tray. You'll also need a piece of chipboard (optional) , some decoupage glue, a paint brush and a few bull clips.
STEP TWO: Clip the pages together then brush the edges with decoupage glue. Allow it to dry completely then go back with another layer of glue. Once it's completely dried, the glue will hold the pages together and you can tear them away as you complete each week! So easy and a colorful way to stay organized! This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Canon. The opinions and text are all mine.
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Considering landscape maintenance for your senior living community? At Schill Grounds Management (SGM) we understand that a safe, clean and well-maintained landscape is attractive to families seeking senior living for their loved ones. As the landscape maintenance and snow removal provider for one of the top rated independent and assisted living facilities in Ohio (St. Mary of the Woods), amongst other facilities, we have the knowledge and expertise of maintaining and preserving healthy, vibrant landscapes year-round. To assist in your search, we've created a list of the top 3 things senior living communities should consider when hiring landscape maintenance professionals: Safety, Service and Communication. Let's get started.. It's a new year, and of course there will be another flurry of new real estate agents looking for their piece of the pie in the market. Welcome to the new year, and welcome to the real estate industry! Hopefully you didn't think passing your exam ensures you a steady income and fast cars. This career still takes hard work. There are some common mistakes homeowners make to attract wildlife such as raccoons, opossums, bats, and more to their homes. Most of these mistakes are easy to correct and take no more than an afternoon to remedy. Let's look at the five most frequent mistakes and how to correct them. Making Food Sources AvailableYou have made food accessible to wildlife. Food is the number one thing that wildlife is attracted to.
You Have a Trash Bin or Compost PileAgain, this is a food-related situation. Wildlife creatures do not care if their food source is spoiled, scraps, or in your trash.
Leaving Easy Ways to Hide and ClimbYou store wood piles next to your house. Wood piles make great homes for wildlife. Rather than store your firewood under your deck or next to your garage, keep it in a storage shed or hut at least 20' away from your home. You have damage or holes and unsealed vents. Any holes in your siding, around doors, in screens, at your soffits or roof line can invite wildlife in. Don't make your home easily accessible.
You've Provided Them a BridgeAny overhanging tree branches, vine plants, or landscaping around the foundation can give wildlife the foothold they need to get into areas of your house that are more accessible.
Do Not Wait Too Long To Call in the ProfessionalsEven if you've taken all the above steps, you may still find yourself with a wildlife infestation. Raccoons, opossums, squirrels, bats, and more are tenacious when seeking a food source and shelter. It is always best to call us at Big Blue Bug Solutions to help rid your home of wildlife. Not only can wildlife creatures carry diseases, but some of these creatures need to be removed and relocated in a manner that will ensure they don't simply re-invade your home. We have over 80 years' experience in keeping Worcester homes free from wildlife. We will work with you on trapping and exclusion techniques to keep your home safe. Starting the new year fresh off the bat, we thought it would be fitting to feature a kitchen updated and revived with new finishes and a fresh new look. Just like many of us view the new year, we see it as a new beginning, a fresh start so to speak. The same goes for many things in our lives, such as our kitchens! Many times, a kitchen does not need a complete gut, rather more of a cosmetic redo. Which is exactly what we've done here! This particular kitchen already had great bones and beautiful sky blue cabinetry, it just needed some finishing touches to get that make-over look. To learn more, continue reading below! CountertopsWith cabinetry already having a fresh sky blue color, we didn't have to touch the cabinets. However, by lowering the pony wall, and dropping it to cabinet-height, really helped to open up the kitchen. The original countertops were a dark and outdated tile application that needed a redo. So out with the old and in with the new 3 cm Cambria Quartz in Ella. The brightness of the new countertops was a much-needed cosmetic change for this kitchen space to liven up! BacksplashThe original backsplash was an outdated light-brown 4×4″ square installed in a mixture of straight and diamond lay. The new backsplash was a Daltile Artigiano 3×6 glazed ceramic wall tile in Italian Alps. This tile has a hand-painted look with irregular edges, giving it a hand-made look. Fixtures and FittingsTo complete this kitchen, a new sink, faucet, and hardware is a must! From Blanco, we have a Diamond super single bowl in a granite composite sink in the color Truffle (441765), and Meridian semi-professional faucet in Satin Nickel (440557). Lastly, the new hardware on the cabinetry are Amerock Blackrock pulls in Satin Nickel (BP55276-G10). Thanks for stopping by! While you wait for our next feature, check out some of our previous ones here, and here! The post First Friday Feature: A Beautiful Sky Blue Kitchen appeared first on Kitchen Design Concepts. Wishing all of our 275,000+ Urban Gardens readers, subscribers and social media followers a great 2019 and thank you for your continued support! Some Holiday Reading: Your Favorite Posts From 2018 1. Grow a Meal a Week in Small Spaces … Read More... The post Season's Greenings appeared first on Urban Gardens. We've all been there. Tempted by that perfect piece of content, we gladly offer up our email addresses, only to regret it later. With each generic, templated email we receive, we're one step closer to hitting the unsubscribe button. Well, guess what. If you can sniff out a mass email from a mile away - so can your leads. Because the one thing we seem to keep forgetting is that no two subscribers are ever the same, and over-relying on the same played-out drip sequence won't help you win their loyalty. But what if you could close more deals with less effort by simply using your tech tools more intentionally? If you're looking for ways to use automation to connect with your leads on a deeper, more human level - keep reading. We've got some proven tips to help you use tech for good. Real estate drip campaigns are not a cure-allBefore we dive deeper into how to fix your drip campaigns, let's talk a little more about why they're broken in the first place. Because the irony is, we all know we need to nurture our leads. We've heard it a million times. We've read all about the business owners who make 50% more sales at 33% less cost because of their awesomely warmed-up databases. And the 18X more revenue targeted emails can bring. But these results often feel like they're meant for someone else, someone who has more time, more resources, or both. So what most of us end up doing is set up an automated drip sequence, and walk away. We feel good about having ticked another box off the “should-do” marketing list, but deep down, we wonder how effective it'll actually be. Because the truth is, in today's always-on age of chatbots and social media, having a drip campaign for the sake of simply “staying in front of” your prospects no longer makes sense. Buyers are more empowered than ever before. And though the volume of homes hasn't changed all that much (we're looking at the first major market shift in a decade), the ways in which we sell those homes have changed dramatically. It's time come out and say it: All this technology is making agents lazy.To be fair, maybe “overwhelmed” is a better word. But whichever way you cut it, not calling leads, ignoring emails and sending the same generic auto-responder to all prospects just proves most agents don't really understand their leads - and worse, they're not concerned with making themselves truly valuable to their prospects. Still, the numbers don't lie. 80% of marketing automation users have seen an increase in leads, and 77% have seen the number of conversions increase. The question isn't whether or not you should use technology - obviously, this stuff works. The real question is this: How can you use technology to stay one step ahead of the competitors, disruptors and ultra-informed leads who are permanently changing the way homes are bought and sold? Scrap the generic drip sequence and close more dealsFrom VR property viewings to transaction management via the blockchain, most agents are afraid of being replaced by technology. According to Joshua Smith coach, mentor and host of the #1 Most Downloaded Real Estate Agent Podcast, GSD Mode, “There are several things happening in our industry currently. First, we have a market shift that is taking place, but this is nothing new for our industry, just remember: 'There Is No Such Thing as a Bad Market, It Is Always Good for Someone'. As Real Estate Agents, we need to identify who the market is good for and adapt to serve their needs. That's how you thrive in shifts.” As disruptors continue to shake up even the most tried and true industry best practices, experts like Joshua say that what separates the winning agents from the rest is whether or not you can resist the urge to bury your head in the sand. “We need to take massive action on this as the future role of the real estate agent depends on it,” says Joshua. Segment your list based on what really mattersLet's imagine a perfect scenario where prospects walk right into your office with a complete profile including details about their knowledge of your brand, level of interest in buying or selling, what type of house they're into, budget, etc. That'd be amazing, right? But since it's rarely (if ever) the case that you have that much intel, you need to put a real effort into narrowing down your lead segments based on what you do know about them. Then, regroup your sales and marketing efforts to consistently deliver what they want, when they want it. Most CRMs allow you to get extremely specific, narrowing it down to:
In Follow Up Boss, we think a simple approach is best:
No matter which of the hundreds of CRMs you've singled out as the one that'll work for you and your team, it should be flexible enough to adapt to the real-world behaviors of your leads - and your team - so that you're always ready to act anytime a lead takes a big leap forward in their buying journey. Keep your emails succinct and humanThere's something about the 9-Word Email that makes it so effective. Business owners who use it say the engagement with their leads is higher and that leads convert faster. So next time you're sending out an email, why not try it out? You could write something simple like, “Are you still interested in housing in South Carolina?” or “Have you seen our new listings in Wrigleyville, Chicago?” In Follow Up Boss, you can create Smart Lists of segmented leads and send tailored follow up emails your leads will actually reply to. Here's a quick example: Hey [Lead Name], [Agent Name] Let's not forget, one of the main reasons consumers love technology is because it's so simple to get a fast, frictionless reply. Make it easy and they won't be able to resist. Plus, all customers care about the little things. Let's say you've closed a sale - this doesn't mean your work is done. Show your gratitude by using a personalized drip campaign to send a short “Thank you for trusting us” email, then add your new customer into a past client follow up sequence that includes a mix of direct mail, phone and email correspondence. Trust us, it will make a difference. Never forget the power of face-to-face interactionWe obviously believe technology is a force for good. But even we have to admit that it comes with a serious downside. For one, nearly half of the US population is lonely. No matter how many awesome tech tools are at our disposal, nothing can replace human connection. Successful real estate agents know it's important to truly connect with their leads and clients - on the phone, via video and, not least, in person. Want more on how to win with video? See how agents like Taylor Hack, Team Leader of HACK&Co use video to build a personal connection with leads. Leading agents use tools like BombBomb to put a face to their drip campaigns, making it that much easier to stand out above the noise get a face-to-face appointment. In fact, even simply using the word “video” in your subject line can boost open rates by 19% and clickthrough rates by 65%. This stuff is powerful. For times when you can't connect in person, sending a quick, personalized thank you video message is the next best thing. And if you want to get even more personal with your leads, check out how real estate agent Kinny Landrum uses BombBomb to send (belated but still awesome) birthday wishes. Your focus is all you haveWith technology taking over industry after industry, it's natural to feel a bit uneasy. But whatever you do, don't waste your time focusing on the wrong things. Because at the end of the day, your focus is the only thing that matters. It's the one thing you can count on to make sure that every time you pick up the phone, text a reply or hit send on an email, the person on the other side knows you're worth their time. So focus your full attention on the people who are most ready to buy. And do it every day. For everyone else, take a day or two to step out of the chaos and create a truly relevant drip sequence that delivers value at every step of the journey. Keep them short, sweet and use the tools available to you to show them you're a real person with real insights they can rely on. Automation is here to help you with that. But it can't do it all on its own. When you think of Anchorage, Alaska, the first thing that comes to mind is probably something like “cold,” “fish”, or “skiing.” You may not necessarily think of a city that has great restaurants. So, boy, will you be surprised to discover that Anchorage is home to all sorts of delicious, tasty, and unique restaurants and […] The post Best Places to Eat in Anchorage appeared first on Unpakt Blog. SEED-SHOPPING SEASON is upon us, and before too long seed-starting season-with those first onions and leeks and maybe some violas [read more…] The post your input, please: what do you want to know about growing from seed? appeared first on A Way To Garden. |
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