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By: Deb Ng

Deb Ng — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:01:13 +0000

I agree Rebecca. Clients love to receive projects ahead of time because then they don’t have to rush when it gets to crunch time. Thanks for the tip.

By: Deb Ng

Deb Ng — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:59:16 +0000

It’s not too old school, Carson, I keep a lot of that in a notebook too – because you just never know.

Also, after 911, and I learned the importance of having a web based email client such as yahoo or Gmail. The company email was down as we were very close to the towers and being able to use my gmail account allowed me to tell everyone I was safe.

By: Deb Ng

Deb Ng — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:57:34 +0000

It was a reminder for me as well. Fortunately we no longer have to sit in front of our computers for hours shoving disk after disk to backup. There are a variety of external or online tools to help us avert disaster.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:41:08 +0000

Backing up your work is imperative. I have a backup service that I use in addition to my jump drivers. I can go to the coffee shop and write. I could hook up my desk top and finish projects. I like to "over deliver" which means clients receive their projects ahead of time. They're very happy to receive projects ahead of schedule. .-= Rebecca´s last blog ..Building Business Relationships is like Dating =-.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:45:27 +0000

First, allow me to say that I don’t have accounts. I just blog. For articles I write, they’re first written in long hand and then transposed on the computer. I’m a septagenarian and have trouble adapting.
My computer crashed a few months back. While it was being repaired, I purchased a used HP. Once my Dell was repaired, I placed the HP in the corner as a back-up.
The presses must run and on time! Once, while in the newspaper business, a headline fell from the mocked-up page. We discovered it 10,000 papers later. The story made it appear that the local school was in trouble with an epidemic. The missing headline had listed the town of occurence. We crafted a rubber stamp and hand stamped the headlineline. It took forever–remember the responsibility of the press.

By: Carson Brackney

Carson Brackney — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:01:22 +0000

I keep client phone numbers around on paper. Old school, huh? I figure that I’m more likely to take an afternoon off than to sit at Starbucks or Panera all day if some natural disaster occurs and makes the Internet go bye-bye. Should such an even transpire, I’ll give them a ring. I’ve also been known to call a trusted family member and to have them log into my email to set up a “Carson ain’t answering you because he’s barely surviving a blizzard/case of the bubonic plague/etc.” automatic email response.

Backing everything up w/ a flash drive, a reputable online backup service or CD is great. If you’re like me, you have a hard time bringing yourself to do it consistently. My cheap and lazy backup system is gmail. I mail myself a copy of everything I’m working on when I shut down for the night as an attachment and I always have access to the stuff I’ve mailed out.

Can’t wait to see what other folks are doing.

By: Holly Bowne

Holly Bowne — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:54:45 +0000

I felt my stomach drop when I read that last one, "what if your laptop or computer breaks or is stolen." I do back up my work, but I haven't been as diligent lately as I should be. Thanks for all the tips and reminders! .-= Holly Bowne´s last blog ..Curfews =-.

By: Heiddi

Heiddi — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:38:23 +0000

Hi Deb. Great post. I usually put my work on my flashdrive. But, if my computer at home is out, I use a computer at lunchtime. Though it is rare for me to do so. I should save my articles on the flash, but I don’t have all of my work on it.Maybe 80%. I need to get everything on there. Thanks for the reminder. Have a great day.

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