My Paperless Challenge for 2011.
My plan erless challenge for 2011 has been ongoing for quite some time. A paperless office does not happen overnight. It's like a diet. If you try to do too much at once you will not succeed. I make a conscience effort to continually make improvements at my home office and at our main office.
My current green initiatives to be paperless:
- Drive a hybrid car - less gas and less gas receipts to save
- Reusable shopping bags - less paper/plastic
- Recycle office paper - a recycle bin under my desk
- "Tether" my laptop to my cell phone for wireless use in the car with clients - eliminates excessive use of printed MLS sheets
- "Tether" my lap top to my cell phone to do an E-listing presentation
- An e-file of vendor business cards organized by specialty
- Scan business receipts to e-file for tax purposes
- Use on-line Real Estate forms- email to client for e-signature- only print final copy
- Scan client files to a thumb drive for required storage- shred, recycle paper versions
- Use of laminated QR Code sign instead of a flier box stuffed full of paper.
- Take notes at training and CE classes on my laptop instead of paper
- Scan class handouts to an e-file
Office initiatives:
- 60" screen in main conference room connected to laptop so agent can search properties with clients or review Buyers Presentation
- Use of ceramic coffee cups instead of disposable
- Use of a filtered water dispenser and glasses instead of bottled water for clients and agents
- Insulated re-usable shopping bags as client gifts. Promotes our green/paperless initiative
- Led the market in the use of e-fax
- Use of e-handouts instead of paper for meetings
- Use projected itinerrary at sales meeting instead of paper intinerrary.
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My Paperless Challenge for 2011was first published on CaryRealEstateBlogger.com - a blog by Linda Lohman
