Overflowing email inboxes reduce business productivity because the signal of needed communication is lost to the noise of overwhelming information. The sheer amount of time required to triage the important items from non-important consumes a lot of valuable time. “The IT department is also burdened by ‘excess email overload,’” said Greg Arnette, founder and CTO of Sonian, a cloud-powered email archiving and search platform. “On-premises email servers are more difficult to manage, backup times are too long, and recovery from failure is made more difficult by an abundance of data.” Luckily, there are a number of tools available that can help control your inbox. These tools help employees manage their personal email workflow. They are based on time management philosophies and organizational behavior theories. Those tools include: Unroll.me. This tool
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For local businesses, competing against national chains for SERP real estate can seem daunting. Granted, Google and its competitors are now giving more weight to local results, but you shouldn’t wait for them to find you. The following practices can help you tap into local search and get more customers to notice you. Be Mobile-Friendly The proliferation of smartphones means that many local searches happen to fulfill an immediate need. Whether they need a nice lunch place, a towing company or a liquor store, people looking for a solution to a problem right now are searching from their smartphones. Your website should be designed with that in mind. Make Sure You’re Listed on Social Sites Create or claim your business’s listings at Yelp, Yellow Pages,