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Tools of the Trade – Page 3

Using Checklists in your Business

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, January 12th, 2021 at 09:00 AM 

By Kelly Schrank Before I get started, I want to offer this disclaimer: I know that lots of people like checklists! People have TO-DO lists for daily tasks, they have packing lists for travel, they use grocery lists. But Atul Gawande, a well-known staff writer for The New Yorker and author of four bestsellers, wrote… Read More »

Categories : Tools of the Trade
Tags : checklists, running an info business, tools

A Checklist of Zoom Settings: Improving your Virtual Meetings and Events (Part 2)

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, December 1st, 2020 at 06:00 AM 

By Roger Magnus, Roger Magnus Research In my earlier post on this topic, I discussed settings from the web-based version of Zoom that can be activated before starting the Zoom meeting app. This post covers settings inside the app that, once set, remain for future meetings unless changed.

Categories : Tools of the Trade
Tags : checklists, virtual tools

A Checklist of Zoom Settings: Improving your Virtual Meetings and Events (Part I)

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, October 20th, 2020 at 06:00 AM 

By Roger Magnus, Roger Magnus Research As Zoom events have become commonplace, what can we as solopreneurs and AIIP members do to make these interactions less awkward, more efficient, and more enjoyable for engaging our clients, vendors, or colleagues?   

Categories : Tools of the Trade
Tags : checklists, virtual tools

Mind-mapping software recommendations from AIIP members

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, August 11th, 2020 at 10:00 AM 

By Carrie Hunsucker AIIP-L, AIIP’s active, private discussion list, is one of AIIP’s premier benefits and ways of connecting member-to-member. In this forum, we share tips for working on and in our businesses, including marketing, product development, technology, and much more. Following is a summary of one of the hot topics recently discussed on AIIP-L.… Read More »

Categories : Hot Topic, Tools of the Trade
Tags : AIIP-L discussion list, member-to-member, mind-mapping, tips, tools

Reddit.com – A Social Media Resource for Information Professionals?

Posted by AIIP 
· Monday, November 4th, 2019 at 09:00 AM 

By Phil Gallagher There are many uses for social media, including use as an open source research tool. In this post, I’ve compiled information about reddit from the AIIP email discussion list, correspondence with members, and correspondence with a Redditor.

Categories : Tools of the Trade
Tags : social media

Productivity as a solopreneur: Tools for smartly running your business – don’t let it run you!

Posted by AIIP 
· Thursday, May 23rd, 2019 at 10:00 AM 

Jennifer E. Burke, President of IntelliCraft Research, presented at the AIIP 2019 Conference on Productivity Tools for running your business. Chris Cochran, AIIP member, reports on Jennifer’s Conference session

Categories : Conference, Tools of the Trade
Tags : AIIP19, productivity

The power of Zoom

Posted by AIIP 
· Thursday, January 10th, 2019 at 10:00 AM 

Blog post by AIIP member Holley Hughes Zoom is becoming the go-to online platform for web conferencing and webinars, and a highly recommended tool amongst AIIP members.

Categories : Tools of the Trade
Tags : business growth, running an info business, tools, virtual events, virtual tools
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