Being Green @ Work: Tip #1

Ink Cartridges: Every year more than 167 million environmentally unfriendly ink cartridges are dumped in U.S. landfills each year, generating 40 million pounds of unnecessary waste. Instead of this unnecessary waste, use a refiller or remanufacturer prepared to offer a written guarantee against equipment damage and downtime caused by their products.
~ Taken from True Green @ Work by Kim McKay and Jenny Bonnin

We use Cartridge World to refill all of our ink cartridges, and we have been for the last 7-8 months. Changing this one thing, we can tell how much of a difference it is making, by looking back at the waste we produced prior to refilling. It is also better for our bottom line because refills are more cost effective than buying new cartridges every time. And any cartridges that we will not refill, we recycle...no more throwing cartridges in the trash!!

Being Green @ Work: Intro

I think we are all realizing how important it is to be mindful of how we are affecting the environment with the choices we make.

We, at Concept Design Studios, have decided to make more of an effort to have a "green workplace". One of our inspirations come from the book, True Green @ Work by Kim McKay and Jenny Bonnin.

Here are a couple easy things to do be green at work:

- Use long-life refillable pens instead of using disposable pens

- Bring a mug to work and keep it there rather than using paper/plastic cups each time you need a coffee fix

- Fill up your space with plants. They are natural air filters while replenishing oxygen levels

Those are a few ideas from True Green @ Work. There will be more to come in future posts. Do your part!

Time Management

Personal time management is of the utmost importance, whether you are a business owner, parent, student, etc. If we have not mastered the art of time management, we just go from one thing to another in a state of panic & stress. Probably everyone would say that they don't want to live that stressed out life.

If you want to be more effective in your time management and your general organizational skills. Check out this great website to help you organize your life...one area at a time! Visit 1-2-3 Get Organized, a website where you can buy simple, straightforward and fun books on different areas that you need to improve. Check it out and get on your way to a more productive, stress-free life!

The Benefits of Adobe Contribute

Adobe Contribute is a great tool for anyone that has a website for their business but does not do the website design themselves. It is a program that can allow the individual to update the content of the site without messing with the design of the site.

I recommend that my clients purchase Adobe Contribute ($150-$200) if they are wanting to update their content often. It saves you, the consumer, money because you do not have to pay your website designer to make those updates. And it also saves you time because you do not have to rely on the designer's time-frame for your updates. You can update your website content 24 hours a day, when you have the time.

So ask your website designer if they have the ability to set up your site with Adobe Contribute to save you both time!

Let me also say, that Adobe Contribute is not for everyone. If your time is more valuable than your money, by all means, delegate your website updates to your web designer. Also, if the idea of learning a new program (although pretty straight forward), then maybe it would create more stress than is worth the financial savings.

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It's Been A Long Time!

Sorry I have not done a good job in keeping up with my blog! I will try harder to keep it updated and put useful information & sales on it!