December 8, 2015 by user

Creating a Global Office

Turn It Up Tuesday: Tips from Insightly to Take Your Business to 11

Welcome to Turn It Up Tuesday, where we bring you 3 weekly tips—a tip on running your business, a tip on using Insightly CRM, and a tip on improving your life. Enjoy this week’s tips!

	Smart Tips for Telecommuting
	Telecommuting has its advantages. Nearly six out of ten employers identify cost savings as a significant benefit to telecommuting. However, according to a recent survey conducted by the Flex+Strategy Group, 52 percent of the 600+ respondents indicated that they did not receive any formalized training on best practices for working remotely. Does that mean that money saved becomes time wasted because your employees aren’t productive? Not if you set up clear cut ground rules and provide the tools necessary for your people to get their jobs done. Set and prioritize (e.g. phone call first, email second, IM third) preferred forms of communication and suggested meeting times if you are working across time zones. Promote collaboration by providing Web-based tools that offer visibility into projects and timelines. Encourage work life balance by making it clear that the required work hours in the main office hold true for the home office.
	Multilingual Settings in Insightly
	Did you know the Insightly website is available in multiple languages? To change your preferred language: Click the User Settingsfrom the profile menu Scroll down to Language Settingand click the list to select your language Click the Save User Settings button Insightly also allows for creating your own categories for tasks, files, projects, and opportunities. If your company has a mix of people who speak different languages, a good practice is to make these texts bilingual. For example, if you create a category called Meeting for tasks, an English/German version of this would be Meeting/Konferenz.
	Dual Purpose Office Supplies
	If you’re running a business, you’re investing in office supplies. Why not get some extra mileage out of a few ubiquitous items? Use heavy duty binder clips to organize cables or replace broken feet on a computer keyboard. Slide large rubber bands around both ends of a cutting board to keep it secure. Check out Insightly’s features and plans on our pricing page or sign up for a free trial of the best CRM around. Send Us Your Tips. Would you like to share your tips with Insightly customers? Send them to us! If we use one in our weekly feature we’ll send you a $10 Amazon Gift Card! Contact us on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, or send us an email. About the author: Marta Bright is Insightly’s Content Manager. She’s been writing about the “business of technology” in the Silicon Valley for more than a decade.