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A Unique Home Page Split Test Experiment on TimeDoctor.com

If you’ve visited the Time Doctor home page, then you probably noticed the first time you visited that it asks you some questions. This is a unique approach for a home page so I thought you might like to know a bit about our experiences and split tests around this concept.

 

Create an engaging experience rather than just passive reading

My theory is that most people on the Internet are passive, especially when they browse to a new site. They are mostly in a passive mode of reading and clicking on links rather than actively engaging on the page. It’s hard to get anyone to try a product because they’ve probably been burned before, and don’t want to go through a process of registering for a product unless they are convinced it’s worthwhile. The problem is that sometimes it’s hard to truly understand the product unless you do register and try it.

So I looked for a way to engage users. I’ve seen a few great examples of this on the web. One is with Optimizely.com, a split-testing website where you immediately engage with the site and see their technology in action.

optimizely

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Bestjobs.ph, Onlinejobs.ph and more – A Comparison of Job Sites in the Philippines

If you’re looking hire directly a virtual assistant or a developer in the Philippines here are the most popular job sites.

 

Bestjobs.ph logoBestjobs.ph
Free to post jobs

This is a completely free site where you can post jobs and search for available staff. Bestjobs.ph is one of the top job websites in the Philippines and even though it is free it is still a useful resource for posting jobs.

 

Sulit.com.ph logoSulit.com.ph
Free to post jobs

This is the largest free classified website in the Philippines. It is quite difficult to post on this site if you are not from the Philippines as they have some questions to detect if you can speak the local language (Tagalog). If you do not speak Tagalog or have a local friend who can, you may not be able to complete the posting!

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The Power of Customer Retention – Infographic

Which is better, retaining current customers or acquiring new ones?

While this has been been discussed countless of times in the internet already, only a few cared enough to provide us the math like Kapow Events did with this cool infographic. If you think you need to learn some more in client entertainment, then you have to check this out:
 

The Power of Customer Retention Infographic by Kapow Events

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Elizabeth Saunders and the 3 Secrets to Effective Time “Investment”

I met Elizabeth Saunders through email. She reached out to us through our chat app and I got one of the weirdest emails in history from Justin who mans our chat box. “Some woman wants to talk to you, says she knows you and she seems adamant.”

I was intrigued so I sent her my patented ‘Who the Hell are you?” email which makes me sound like a cross between an ass and a crazy person. One line that I was particularly happy with “Is your book scratch and sniff? If it is I’ll promote the hell out of it”.

She navigated my initial test email expertly and when she told me about the book I knew I had to chat with her. This is the product of this conversation.

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21 Essential Strategies for Managing Virtual Teams

Virtual team members

I’ve been working with hundreds of virtual team members in over 9 different countries in the past 8 years. There have been times when I wanted to tear my hair out! Sometimes:

  • …I had no idea what my team was doing.
  • …Team members would “flake out”.  They’d work effectively for a while and then their quality of work would taper off or they’d quit.
  • …I was frustrated about not being able to communicate with them effectively.
  • …I had many issues finding and hiring great people remotely.

Now I know a lot more about handling tough situations and issues that come with the territory when dealing with virtual teams. The strategies I now use reflect my years of experience figuring out what works best to keep the teams coherent, productive and motivated.

These are also the strategies that we use at TimeDoctor, where we have over 50 full-time team members all working virtually, remotely, to create the best remote management and productivity software for individuals and businesses. Find out more


Why Most Time and Attendance Software is Flawed

Slacking at work - compiling

Most time and attendance software systems are based on old technology. There are fundamental flaws in the attendance tracking that we are fixing with Time Doctor.

Here are some of the problems:

Breaks are not automatically accounted for

If an employee takes a three-hour break there is no way to automatically track this in most time and attendance software systems. Attendance software should be able to detect exactly when an employee is ‘at their computer’ or ‘away from their computer’ and be able to categorize such time as ‘away from the computer’, as ‘break time’ or as ‘work time’. Find out more


Do You Really Need an Office to Succeed in Business?

 

 
For several years I thought that you needed an office to start a business. Somehow I had this subconscious idea that to start a business, you needed an office. A place to go to where the business “is”.

Later on, as my company grew to over 40 employees in the Philippines, I’ve set up offices for other reasons as well. One, to make sure that I knew everyone was productive (coming into work each day) and two, to facilitate communication within our team.

However, I noticed something strange. People would come into the office and sit at their cubicles, and then when they needed to chat with each other they would use Skype! Even if they sit next to each other, they still chat to each other through Skype.

So much for needing an office. Later on, I created the Time Doctor software purely for the reason that I wanted to shut down the office and all its associated costs and needed software to tie it all in together.
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The 3 Common Time Wasters at Work

No business can afford to have wasted time at work, especially when its growth and profitability is directly tied to employee productivity. Check out our new infographic that identifies the top three reasons for wasted time at work.

Staff.com presents The 3 Common Time Wasters at Work Infographic

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Richard Branson’s Six Secrets to Productivity

Richard BransonSir Richard Branson is one of the most respected entrepreneurs on the planet and has started over 400 companies.

He did all of this despite the fact that he has dyslexia.

What are the secrets to his productivity?
 

Exercise

Richard’s number one “secret” to greater productivity is to keep fit and exercise.

Exercise increases energy levels, helps you to sleep better and improves your focus and concentration. Richard actually often gets up early at 6am to run, which is pretty amazing for someone 60 years old! Find out more


Software for Managing a Telecommuting Team

If you manage a team that telecommutes, you will want to make sure that your team is productive. The good thing is, there are many types of software that you can use to manage a remote team and ensure that they are working.

For example, these are issues you can solve with software:

  1. Time and Attendance
  2. Communication
  3. Measuring and managing productivity
  4. Project management software

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