Category: Tools and Information

The Case for Letting People Work From Home Forever | WIRED

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IN 2020, BECAUSE of the Covid-19 pandemic, almost 70 percent of full-time employees worked from home. Many employers that perhaps may never have considered offering a remote work option adapted to the necessity. Today, as businesses consider their return-to-office plans, they would do well for themselves and for their employees to continue to offer remote work arrangements for individuals who prefer them.

Several years ago, I quit my corporate job to stay home full time with my children. I never planned to be a stay-at-home parent. But my second child was born with multiple disabilities, and as he grew so did his list of doctor and therapy appointments. I had difficulty managing my son’s needs and keeping up with the more than 40 hours each week I needed to spend in the office.

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Basics For Choosing A Domain Name | Getentrepreneurial.com

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Did you know that if you don’t make an effort to protect your brand name (which may or may not be your business name), you could lose your rights to trademark it or to enforce it once it’s been trademarked?

That means you might not be able to prevent others in the future from profiting from your brand or confusing consumers about your brand.

The first step to protect your brand is to federally trademark it, so you can legally enforce your rights to it. Another critical step is developing and implementing a domain name strategy.

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This Is Why You Should Be Investing in Real Estate Right Now | Entrepreneur

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Investing in real estate might seem like the latest get-rich-quick scheme you’ve seen on TikTok, but it’s been making people rich for years. Leonard Stern of New Jersey started out as an employee at his father’s pet supply store in 1959. He made his first investment in 1966 — a warehouse in New Jersey. He has since turned the money from that investment into a company, Hartz Mountain, which owns over 260 properties. He’s ventured into several other markets, all made possible by his real estate business. He’s worth $4.5 billion today.

For Stern, investing in warehouse spaces has made him extremely successful in real estate. Though you might normally think of buying homes when considering a real-estate purchase, the opportunities extend far beyond that.

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Top-rated personal air conditioner will keep you cool and save you money | New Atlas

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Even though it’s only spring, the weather is starting to heat up in some parts of the country. If you’re looking for a solution to keep cool during the warmer days but are reluctant to fire up the AC, the EvaChill EV-500 may be just what you need.Personal-Air-Conditioner--768x512

This ultimate solution for hot and dry weather while indoors is currently on sale for nineteen percent off its list price. A best-selling personal air conditioner, the EvaChill will keep you comfortable all year round. The innovative product boasts an eco-friendly and bio-safe patented EvaBreeze® material that improves efficiency while it works — using less energy and saving you more money.

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Amazon Smart Sticky Note Printer | CoolBusinessIdeas.com

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Despite the current onslaught of “smart” devices, the humble handwritten sticky-note reminder is still hanging in there. That said, Amazon is planning on giving it a high-tech makeover of its own, with the Smart Sticky Note Printer.

The device takes the form of a compact thermal printer – meaning it doesn’t require any ink – which users load up with replaceable rolls of sticky-backed paper. It’s wirelessly linked with an existing compatible Echo device, which has to be located no farther than 30 feet (9 m) away.

When the user thinks of something that they wish to remember to do, they just say something like “Alexa, print a note, ‘Mow grass after work.’” They can also dictate a shopping list, or instruct the device to print out something such as a sudoko puzzle. The printer proceeds to do as it’s been told, neatly slicing the note off of the roll just like a till receipt printer.

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How to Manage Employee Attendance (With Templates) | businessnewsdaily.com

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You should learn to manage your employee attendance, since it affects your overtime pay, your customers’ experience and your overall finances.

  • Employee attendance affects your overtime pay, your customers’ experience and your overall finances.
  • Challenges to your employees’ attendance include unexpected absences, late arrivals, early departures and sick employees coming to work.
  • You should craft attendance policies and use time and attendance software to measure employees’ hours.
  • This article is for employers who want to learn how to track and manage employee attendance.

Although remote work is on the rise, not every job can be done from afar – and even those that can often demand firm employee schedules. To keep your employees in line with these schedules, you’ll need to manage employee attendance remotely for your whole team of full-timers, part-timers, hourly employees and salaried professionals. There are many moving parts involved, but with a few simple tips, you can monitor your employees’ time and attendance with ease.

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What Is Decision Fatigue And How To Combat It | Life Hack

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How often have you had the experience of needing to make tough decisions that pull you in different directions? You go round and round in circles and, in the end, you either flip a coin or make a snap decision because you’re just too tired to think anymore. Or maybe, you simply put off reaching a decision indefinitely, which is sometimes easier than making a tough call.

imagesCan you relate to this currently? If so, then you’re likely suffering from decision fatigue. Poor decisions are made not because of incapability but because arriving at one or more choices takes its toll—to the extent that it severely weakens our mental energy.

Now that we know what decision fatigue is, let’s explore the primary ways to combat it to enable a stronger mental state coupled with better decision-making.

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Taste alone won’t persuade Americans to swap out beef for plant-based | Fast Company

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Consumers are more likely to choose a plant-based meat substitute when the restaurant’s advertising highlights the social benefits of doing so rather than its taste, according to recently published research I conducted with a colleague. We also found that showcasing the social costs of meat consumption also leads to a preference for plant-based “meats.”

To reach this conclusion, we conducted two online experiments to examine the advertising of plant-based burgers and meatballs. Participants were recruited via the crowdsourcing website Amazon Mechanical Turk.

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How Does Apple Pay Work? | Small Business Trends

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Apple Pay has provided a mobile payment option since 2014. And it has steadily gained popularity in the years since. The convenience of paying with a mobile device appeals to a lot of consumers, along with the security benefits of leaving credit cards at home. So offering it as a payment option may help businesses increase sales with these customers.

How Does Apple Pay Work on iPhone?

Apple Pay lets iPhone users make payments in a variety of settings. They can pay in stores, online, in app stores, or even in messaging apps. To start, users must add a credit card to their device. Apple Pay is available on various devices, including iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. But card information must be added on each individual device before use.

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