User Friendly Customer Feedback Tools

I was reading BlackEnterprise.com and ran across this article and in the article they provided easy to use online tools for getting customer feedback. I wanted to shared with anyone running a business or services group. 

SurveyMonkey.com is an online survey tool that allows you to collect data via Web link, e-mail, Facebook, or embed on your site or blog. You can also create customer surveys to post on your site. Price: free to $65 per month.

GetSatisfaction.com provides an app to build online communities that enable customers to offer feedback, ask questions, share ideas, report problems, and get help with a product or service. Price: free to $99 per month.

Feedbackify.com is a website widget that allows you to create a custom form to receive feedback from website visitors and to get information on your customers. A dashboard lets you view feedback in real time. Price: $19 per month.

F is for Flat Spaces

Clear off a counter. Look at all of your flat surface spaces!!! You want to get your house so that all flat spaces are clear of clutter. I'm not talking about appliances on them. Maybe they have a scented candle or some pictures but not a lot of clutter. That's fine.  So start with one counter that is cluttered. Clear off everything possible, except maybe one or two essential things. cupboard! Clear off all papers and all the other junk you’ve been tossing on the counter too.

Pick a shelf. Now that you’ve done a counter, try a shelf. It doesn’t matter what shelf. Could be a shelf in a closet, or on a bookshelf. Don’t tackle the whole bookshelf — just one shelf. Clear all non-essential things and leave it looking neat and clutter-free.

Great Online Meeting Place- GoToMeeting

I know that there are several online conferencing/meeting options out there but there is one that I Like and have used in the past. That is GoToMeeting.  I was introduced to them by my last company. I find them simple to navigate. The connection was strong. I like to be able to share my computer screen with others in a meeting or when I am conducting a webinar.

Create documents, charts and spreadsheets to present from your desktop to meeting attendees. Prepare documents for the presentation and create quick access with a desktop icon. GoToMeeting supports MicroSoft programs, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and spreadsheets.At the appointed conference time, GoToMeeting will send attendees a link to access the virtual meeting room. Log in and select Screen Share, located at the top right of the website, that allows the meeting coordinator to choose options of visibility of the desktop screen and allows the coordinator to set permissions for other attendees for keyboard or mouse control. Open documents that will be used and begin the meeting.

E is for Establishing A Start Zone

Establish a  starting zone. What you want to do is clear one area. This is your no-clutter zone. It can be a counter, or your kitchen table, or the stuff on the couch. Wherever you start, make a rule: nothing can be placed there that’s not actually in use. Everything must be put away. Once you have that clutter-free zone, keep it that way!

Every Space. The point with this way of decluttering is that you will continue picking zones and eventually get to every space in your home or office.

D is for Decluttering Paper

Decluttering is a process and luckily its something that can be worked out! 

1. Designate a spot for incoming papers. Papers often account for a lot of our clutter. This is because we put them in different spots — on the counter, on the table, on our desk, in a drawer, on top of our dresser, in our car. Designate an in-box tray or spot in your home (or at your office, for that matter) and don’t put down papers anywhere but that spot. Got mail? Put it in the inbox. Got school papers? Put it in the inbox. Receipts, warranties, bills, notices, flyers? In the inbox! 
2. Designate a time. Set a time to go through the inbox!

C is for Clutter In Linen Closets

Closets become "catch-alls"! Linen closets are no different and often become homes to games, boxed childhood memories and of course, linens. Go through each shelf, and get rid of sheets and towels you haven't used in several years and ones that don't match the size mattresses you currently use or are faded, stained or the elastic is worn down. Donate old items to the local animal shelter or homeless shelter. Stack complete bed sets together and towels set together. 

Basic Bed sets are: 2 pillowcases, fitted sheet, flat sheet.
Basic Towel Set is: 1 hand towel, 1 wash/face cloth, and one body towel.

B is for Basket,Bins, and Boxes

Baskets and bins from the dollar store make it easy to keep counters free of errant objects, and larger plastic bins from hardware and home improvement stores make a great storage containers for shoes and bulkier items. See thru plastic bins are great when you store them, cause you can see whats inside (or at least a general idea).

 I'm not a fan of the boxes except for using them for projects. As for storage they can break down if they get wet, or chewed through by an errant rodent. If not packed right, they can bust apart.