How do you keep organized in this business

[Wenchy]

Originally Posted by Toby

I think it's related to something I've heard people talk about called weekends.

I heard a strange word the other day... vacation. Still trying to figure out WTF the guy was talking about.

Seriously though... there isn't enough room on this board to detail all of my organizational procedures. My day job is a work-at-home gig also, so recordkeeping is a huge deal for me and I have tons of things in place that most other people probably don't have and probably never even considered.

A simple spreadsheet in Excel would be my first suggestion if you're just starting out and looking for something easily customizable in order to add forgotten or new items at a later date.

[Mishi]

Originally Posted by Wenchy

I heard a strange word the other day... vacation. Still trying to figure out WTF the guy was talking about.

I think that's when you go to a convention and spend a few days socializing with other webmasters.

Organization...well, I think my most important piles o' crap are almost within arm's reach. I don't get along well with paper anymore. Never did, really. If it's stacked, it'll probably end up trashed; if it's filed, that means I hope I never have to look at it again.

For keeping track of online stuff, I depend on Excel. Granted, I think I have a few dozen duplicate spreadsheets, all tracking more or less the same data, but at least it's all in there somewhere...