At least once a year, you must go on an adventure – visit some excellent destinations, either domestic or international. This is a great way for you to unwind, have fun, learn new things, and enjoy life. Do not just work all the time. You must also allot a week or so for a getaway. Having a getaway will great help you become more productive, not just in your work but in life as well.Some Excellent Travel Tips You Must RememberPack light – Every time you go out on a vacation, consider packing just what you need. You must not pack all things in your home. Bring only those that you will need. Certainly, you would not enjoy looking into some great views if your mind is on the security of your things. With light bags, you can certainly move farther and easier – you will see more great views. You have to leave heavy jackets at home and learn how you properly launder your own clothes.Bring an umbrella – A sturdy yet light umbrella may save your trip when the weather takes a turn for the worse. Having an umbrella will ensure that you will still go outside and explore even during wet times of the year. Remember also that umbrellas will protect you when the sun becomes very harsh.Be sociable – It is indeed fun to travel with your family or friends. However, people oftentimes tend to just stay within their group rather than conversing with other travelers and the locals. If you interact with other people, you will know a lot of things like the local’s way of life, and most importantly, you will be able to create new and lasting friendships.Wake up early – Certainly, night outs are fun. But you must also remember that there is also something great about getting up early. Among the best views you can witness by waking up early is the magnificent sunrise.Be organized – A well-researched travel itinerary is fun and it will certainly help you make the most out of your own trip. But sometimes, going on a trip without a list of where to go is memorable and exciting.Keep a journal – Many people today bring cameras when they travel but only few keep a travel journal. Photos are without a doubt great; however, they do not capture your emotions and thoughts the way writing can. So apart from bringing a camera, consider having a travel journal as well.For more travel tips, check out this site.

Most people take property management as a vehicle when renting out a home or commercial property. It must consist of a company who has deep concern and takes full and entire management of your real estate. These companies will take a percentage of your rental money so that in this way they are able to make their profit. As there are many reasons why resort to a property management company, there are reasons too, why you may prefer to run your own rental units.Property management agency assumes full responsibility of renting off of the property owner. Their company will do their utmost effort that is required to rent a property including the advertising the listing to going to court with a tenant who fails to pay his rent religiously. For individuals who are engaged in a full-time job and own several properties, property management company then is the sole way to run your property without getting too much in a chaos from the works you are setting up. The rental homes management company then hires repairmen in between tenants to attend to any damage the house has turned to during the previous tenant’s stay. In this way you are able to avoid the risk of disappointment out of repairs and you are able to save time and efforts looking for a repairman yourself. It will be of too much advantage if you have someone representing your property because it assures prospective tenants that there will be a well-experienced manager in charge of your rental home. Everything a rental home management company does must be presented in a monthly statement with a corresponding check payment in a particular month.But along with the property manager’s responsibility on making all processes easier in running a certain rental home, there always is, money involved. About ten percent of your rent money goes to the overall cost of having a rental home managed. Well, that seems fair, but you need to consider your expenses on advertising and repairs. If renting out properties is your sole source of livelihood, hiring a team of property managers then, is not practical for you. You wouldn’t have to work at all, but in return you will be giving away ten percent of your salary that you could already save if you handled the maintenance and repairs your houses by yourself. One of the seemingly disadvantage of a property management company is that your house cannot be taken care of as much as you do, that is because they have to deal with hundreds of rental houses. Due to huge number of units to be supervised, proper care is disregarded due to lack of time.Whether or not you are willing to hire a property manager really is a big issue especially if at stake is a percentage of your rental money in exchange for less work.Hiring a property management company is really a decision based on whether or not you are willing to lose a percentage of your rental money in exchange for doing less work. If renting properties is just an extra source of income aside from your full-time career, you may not be able to give your full attention in to it that may only result to mismanagement.

Fighting project scope may sound like a fresh breath campaign but it’s more important for project managers who find themselves going over budget and missing deadlines. A little preparation goes a long way (but we can’t promise minty fresh breath when all is said and done).
A Daily Record article promoting a project management training course is just an advertorial but it does provide good insight and thoughts on dealing with the issue. As the article points out, “Managing project scope has a lot to do with establishing limits and defining what needs to be done by who from the beginning, and scope creep only occurs later when these restrictions are exceeded.”
Project scope needs to be set when the project is defined – and not while in the midst of the project. ” Managing project scope has a lot to do with establishing limits and defining what needs to be done by who from the beginning, and scope creep only occurs later when these restrictions are exceeded. The term applies to situations in which additional work is added to the project without corresponding changes to budgets or schedules and this takes a toll on resources, finances and time the project team are able to devote,” is the advice given.
Scope creep is an odd phrase but it has a major impact. “In fact, many failures in project management can be attributed to scope creep and its associated problems, and the ability manage this problem is vital for project managers. There are many reasons for its occurrence too, as sometimes it is the project manager’s fault when requirements are not properly outlined, or the client has allowed extra work to be done without addressing the situation,” the article advises.
MBO Partners, a provider of management services, says on its website:

The early signs of scope creep are visible long before there are scope changes. Warning signs of scope creep include:
Project is vision-oriented but without clearly defined, measurable tasks and/or deliverables
The project does not have a clear business case
Lack of strong executive support
Stakeholders are not involved or supporting the project
Internal project manager lacks experience dealing with size and/or complexity of project
Actual work takes longer or is more complex than initially identified
Issues are not being resolved or require a project change in order to close
So, what can be done to tackle the problem? “Project managers must thus be clear about what the client should expect from the service their organization is providing, thus eliminating confusion later in the day, and specific about the benefits they can expect to enjoy on their end. Without this, the expectations of the client may begin to exceed the actual ability or intentions of the project team and this will inevitably lead to scope creep when these two ideas collide,” the article says.
Of course, some scope creep is inevitable. “Changes are something that happens in almost all projects, and the ramifications of these changes are what a project manager needs to track and manage so as to avoid scope creep from negatively impacting the overall quality of a project. Communication and planning are key here, with a mutual understanding reached between the client and project manager vital to managing shifting requirements and circumstances,” the article concludes.
Project management consultant Shelly Doll, writing at TechRepublic.com, says not all project scope creep is bad. “For in-house software development, additional features could give your product the edge over your competition. But, that edge is lost if you release a month or two late. Regardless of the perceived effects of scope creep, cost is the bottom line. By controlling your cost of development and by delivering on time, your project can be a success, without compromising flexibility in production,” she says.

What is Email Marketing?

Email marketing is one of the best strategies you can use for growing a profitable blog.

A list of names and email addresses of people who signed up to receive updates and promotional emails from you is called an Email List. As a blogger, you will be collecting emails using opt-in forms on your blog. When you use email to promote your blog and services to your email list, it is called email marketing.

Why Should you Use Email Marketing for your Business?

According to the Direct Marketing Association, email marketing yields an estimated 4300 percent ROI, says entrepreneur.com.

Most new bloggers are slow to adopt email marketing because they think it is a slow and time-consuming process. Most would change their mind if they knew email marketing was the best way to connect with, and retain, customers. You get to land directly in your reader’s inbox and no other channel can get your business more visibility. People may not check their social media sites every day but they will certainly check their emails. With the prevalence of smart phones, people tend to check their emails several times a day. In fact, it is likely the first thing every person checks in the morning.

When you post on social media sites, you have to compete with other content to be seen. Moreover, social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest can change their algorithm any time, which might limit your reach.

For example, Neil Patel mentions on his site (neilpatel.com) that on June 2016, the Organic Reach of a Facebook Page fell to a mere 2%. My friend’s DIY blog was hit severely by this update and her traffic plummeted overnight. Her Facebook page with 500K followers would reach only 10,000 people each time she made a post and only 200 of them clicked through to her blog. That is when she started to focus more on building an email list. She now has a list that is 50K strong. Every time she sends out an email, 30% of the people open it and 15% of them click through to her website. For example, just one email she sent out brought 6300 visits to her Crochet Baby Blanket Roundup post and earned her $150 in ad revenue in just one day. The bigger your list, the more revenue you can generate from it.

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The saying “never put all your eggs in one basket” is not just true for your finances, but for your business marketing as well. Your email list is the only audience you will never lose to changes in ranking systems, which can plunge your traffic overnight on other channels.

How to Build an Engaged List

Your email marketing efforts will fall flat if you don’t have an engaged list. You have to warm your list and form a connection with them. The best way to do this is to write on a personal level. Start every email with a personal story but keep it short. People are more likely to buy from someone they know and trust. Be that person. For example, I have been sharing my struggles during this pandemic with my audience and that has really helped strengthen my bond with them. Write to them like a friend and not a salesperson. Do not sell in every email. Only 20% of your emails should be sales emails and the rest 80% should provide value to your readers.

Another way to engage your audience is to ask a question. I asked my audience what their biggest struggle was with managing money. If people respond to your emails it can increase your open rate and your emails are less likely to end up in their spam folders.

You can also ask questions that help you plan content for your blog. Ask them what they would like to see on your blog. The responses can give you valuable insights for future blog posts. When you publish the content they requested, it will help foster an even greater bond with your readers.

Formatting your emails properly is also key to the success of any email campaign. Make your links big, bold and easily clickable. Most people check their emails on mobile devices and a tiny font can make it harder for them to click. When you link to your new article, link to no more than 3 related articles. Stuffing your email with links is not a good marketing practice.

How Often to Email your List

Not emailing your list for a long time will make them forget that they even signed up for your emails in the first place. So, do not make that mistake. You have to email your list at least once every 2 weeks. Weekly is what works for most bloggers. If you don’t have new content to share every week, you can share old posts that are right for the season, roundups, or even some valuable tips for your audience. After emailing my list for a year, any week I don’t have a new post, I just resend an email I sent last year. This can save you time and help keep your audience engaged. You probably would have added a lot of new subscribers in a year and your old subscribers might not even remember posts you shared a year ago. You just have to make sure the blog topic is still relevant.