Last week, I asked for feedback regarding Open Mic Mondays. And, from the response (or lack thereof? ) – it looks like it may just be time to retire this JMMO feature from our weekly posts. I’ll be coming up with a new weekly feature some time. But, for now, let me say thanks to everyone who has supported past Open Mics. It was great while it lasted.

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Retiring Open Mic Mondays

The last few weeks of Open Mic Mondays had been pretty quiet. And, I’m beginning to wonder if it’s time to retire this feature of JMMO. Perhaps, introduce a new weekly feature.

If you think wish for me to continue Open Mic Mondays, please let me know. I’d love to hear from you. Otherwise, I’m going to start brainstorming for new ideas. What do you say?

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To Open Mic or Not to Open Mic?

Going away on a trip always provides challenges in work. And, for web workers, the biggest challenge is one’s Email Inbox. Mine’s always a mess when I get back from a trip or even a short break.

So, how do YOU handle your email? What are your best email organisation tips?

Some great email tips I’ve heard over the years include:

1) Open and Action. Basically, if you open the email, you must do something about it – respond, delete, forward… This is a very useful tip, but I often find it difficult to follow in certain circumstances when I feel I need to think things over first before doing anything about it. But, for the most part, I do try to keep this tip in mind.

2) Filter, filter, filter! Make sure you activate your filters – put certain emails in some folders; kick most spam out of your inbox automagically…

3) Create autoresponders. If you are able to send auto email responses to certain mail that come your way, then by all means use that feature.

4) Label things! This is one of the reasons I’ve fallen in love with Gmail when it first came out a few years ago – the ability to label emails. I’m particularly fond of this for emails that I cannot follow Tip #1. If I can’t get to it quickly, it helps to add a label to it that will remind me to do something about it as soon as possible.

Any other email tips you’d like to share?

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Open Mic Monday: Best Email Tips

Some time last year, I conducted a contest on “What Would You Do with $25?” It turned out to be quite an interesting exercise. And, I was wondering if I can do something similar again soon. But, I’m just wondering what you all would think of it?

What if I gave you $25, for a business idea that you have? Then, I’d like to see how much money you’ll make out of it. The one with the most money earned in the end will win?

Would you be interested in participating in a $25 challenge?

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Open Mic Monday: The $25 Challenge Revisited

Since I’ll be on my way to BlogWorldExpo in the next few days, I’m trying to organise my online work to prepare for the trip. That is to make sure that even if my regular work routine may be disrupted for a bit, my projects will continue to operate as normally as possible. So, some of the things that I’m doing in preparation include:

• Writing and pre-posting blog posts
• Trying to stay on top of my email inbox (it’s always a nightmare getting back after a trip!)
• Creating task lists
• Notifying relevant people that I’ll be away

How about you? How do you make sure that your online work/business continue to operate while you’re away? How do you prepare for such a trip?

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Open Mic Monday: Preparing for a Trip

We all want to make money online. But, in order to make money, other people need to spend some money.

I confess, a lot of my online dollars go to various eBay sellers/stores, Etsy, Amazon, and Fishpond. I occasionally spend some of my money in various fees and independent shops.

So, where do YOU spend your money online?

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Open Mic Monday: Where Do You Spend Your Money Online?

So, you work hard. You tick those boxed on your To Do List one by one.

If you work for someone else, you might get your reward in the form of bonuses or extra pay or praise. But, if you’re working for yourself, where do you get your reward for a job well done?

What kind of rewards do you give yourself? Time off? A new gadget? Some pampering?

When you work to make money online, it’s good to have a list of ways (and things!) to reward yourself.

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Open Mic Monday: How Do You Reward Yourself?

I’m always interested with process: How things get done, and how to improve them. And, I wonder if you have any defined process at all when it comes to making money online? Or, do you just do everything ad hoc?

Do you define your goals for the week? Do you have a list of things to do? What are the typical things that you include in your list?

For me, I like starting my week with my “To Do List”. I like identifying what needs to be done – from emails that need to be responded to urgently to projects that need to be completed within the week.

Then, I work my way through the list (not necessarily in any order – but often working on availability and urgency).

How about you? How do you usually start your work week?

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Open Mic Monday: How To Start Your Work Week

Like most folks, I like having stuff for free. But, when I actually enjoy a service or a site, I don’t mind sending donations. Especially those that I find useful in my online business.

What about you? Have you used free (“donateware”) sites and services that help you to make money online? Have you sent donations to people who make those sites and services happen?

If you’re a site or service provider, do you make a “donate button” available for your readers and users?

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Open Mic Monday: To Donate or Not to Donate?

Money means different things to different people. For some, it means a way to pay the bills. For others, it means motivation. Or success.

Some may look at money and be excited with it. Some would rather not think about money at all, if possible.

What about you? What does money mean to you?

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Open Mic Monday: Money Means…