IG OrganiSZer | Organizational excellence for Digital Creators

You know how great it feels when you do something for someone else, maybe just a small thing and you've made their life better in some way or other, don't you?   I'm sure you've heard the story of the little girl walking along the beach with her grandfather and finding thousands of starfish washed up on the beach.   She starts picking them up one by one and throwing them back into the sea with, all her might.   Her grandfather asks her why she's doing that because: "You can't save them all," he says.   She turns and looks up at him and replies: "I've saved that one!" And that's all that matters, she saved that one!   That's how I feel about helping those small business owners who are frustrated and hamstrung by the digital chaos that surrounds them.   If I can help for free, one, or in this case three, small business owners regain their sanity and control over their digital world, I'll be happy!   Comment 'starfish' below and I'll send you the link to enter my give away for a one-hour, 1-2-1 session to sort out your digital headaches.   Bring any questions you have about getting your computer files, emails, Instagram content, Canva designs or any other electronic files sorted out—I can help with all of them!   The draw takes place on the 30th of June, which would have been my parent's 80th wedding anniversary, which is why I picked that date!   Good luck! Big hugs 🤗💝 Ursula   +   #igorganiszer #Instagramcontent #canvadesigns #emails #digitalorganization #digitalorganisation #beorganized #worksmarter #worksmartnothard #solpreneurs #emails #donewithyou #socialmediaplanner #organizingcanva #giveaway #freesessions

I know many people struggle with sorting out their electronic files and keeping their computers organized. If these are some of your struggles: * Your Canva account gives you a headache because you can never find that design you've just made. * You've painstakingly written the copy for your newsletter and now you don't know where you've saved it. * Your Instagram captions are ALWAYS too long and you have to edit them on the fly and you have to scratch your head about which hashtags you were wanting to use because you didn't write them down and now you have to start from scratch! I can help with all of these!! Register to win ONE OF THREE, 1-2-1 Digital Organizing Sessions! https://lnkd.in/gvNZSPnE The sessions will be an hour long, give or take; you can organize it for a time that suits you; and they will be via Zoom. If you're the lucky winner, have your questions handy before the call, so we can be as efficient as possible with the time! The draw will take place on the 30th of June 2024 which would have been my parents' 80th wedding anniversary and all winners and entrants will be notified on the day. Good luck! Big hugs 🤗💖 Ursula + hashtag #igorganiszer hashtag #doneisbetterthanperfect hashtag #canvatutorial hashtag #canvadesigns hashtag #digitalorganization hashtag #digitalorganisation hashtag #beorganized hashtag #worksmarter hashtag #worksmartnothard hashtag #solpreneurs hashtag #canvatemplates hashtag #annualplanner hashtag #freeplanner hashtag #socialmediaplanner hashtag #organizingcanva hashtag #giveaway hashtag #freesessions

HappyThursday everyone!! I've decided to up the ante because I know how many people struggle with sorting out their electronic files and keeping their computers organized. If these are some of your struggles: * Your Canva account gives you a headache because you can never find that design you've just made. * You've painstakingly written the copy for your newsletter and now you don't know where you've saved it. * Your Instagram captions are ALWAYS too long and you have to edit them on the fly and you have to scratch your head about which hashtags you were wanting to use because you didn't write them down and now you have to start from scratch! I can help with all of these!! Register to win one of three 1-2-1 Digital Organizing Session. If you are the lucky winner you can organize the one-hour session for a time that suits you and it will be via Zoom, as I am away down South for the next 9 weeks. If you are the lucky winner, also have your questions handy before the call, so we can be as efficient as possible with the time! The draw will take place on the 30th of June 2024 and all three winners and everyone who registered, will be notified on the day. Good luck! Big hugs 🤗💖 Ursula https://lnkd.in/gFnqm24f

Why did I create the IG OrganiSZer®?   Because I wanted to help other solopreneurs relieve the stress and eliminate the frustration caused by managing their social media content.   As small business owners using Instagram to promote our businesses, we're always creating content which has to be saved somewhere.   When I was learning to 'Instagram' I created the system for myself because I hate disorganization in my digital filing system.   I started writing my captions in OneNote, the squidillion versions of my bio, my hashtags, I recorded my Instagram account information—everything that needed to be written down to manage my Instagram account and content was written down in OneNote.   I developed a numbering system and naming conventions so that I could keep files and folders in the order I wanted them in and I created a folder structure so that I knew where all this content needed to be saved.   While still on the course learning how to 'Instagram' many of the other students asked where to save their content and what to name it because they kept losing captions, images and videos they had recently created and searched for ages trying to find them to post when they were due for posting.   I realised that the system I had created for myself was an easy one to implement and if followed it would save them all so much time and frustration because posting to social media would become a breeze—and so the IG OrganiSZer was born!   Not being able to decide whether to use the S (for NZ and the UK) or the Z (for USA) I used both—and trademarked the word OrganiSZer!   If you'd like to find out more, click the link in my bio to book a FREE coffee chat, watch my online training or take the course!   Never waste time hunting for content again! Big hugs 🤗💝 Ursula   +   #igorganiszer #makeaplan #haveaaplan #beorganized #beorganised #getorganised #getorganized #timesaver #organisetosucceed #organizetosucceed #igorganiszer4thewin

Being able to help clients create a new system when they're expanding is great!   One of my clients is levelling up her social media posting. Using the IG OrganiSZer has been her lifesaver, as it has kept her over 500 posts with all their captions, images, graphics and videos in perfect order.   Having it all in order allows her to plan her Instagram grid as she creates future content and when she's ready to post, it's all there, at her fingertips.   With moving to the next level she wanted to categorise her existing content, to re-purpose it. This equates to putting her content into content pillars, which she was doing but she wasn't labelling each post as such.   Wanting to organise the content that relates to each pillar, we had a brainstorming session to discuss what she needed to achieve this.   It took about an hour to figure out the bones of what would be the easiest way for her to create these categories and these were the steps we followed: 1. We looked at the big picture to see what she needed to achieve. 2. Looked at the categories she had come up with and created an abbreviation framework. 3. She had a folder set containing 1 folder for each content pillar, so we used a numbering system to keep them in the order in which she wanted them. 4. Now that the structure is in place, she's going to work through her content captions, including the relevant content pillar abbreviation in the title of each post, where they apply. 5. Once done, she's going to make a copy of the post folder and move the copy into the relevant content pillar folder, so that she can work with the copy, to create a repurposed post.   It's great to repurpose content, especially when you have a lot of great content but it can be a big job, if you're not organised about it!   I am very pleased I was able to help come up with a system that works!   If you need any help creating a system like this for yourself, book a free coffee catch up and we can talk about it!   Big hugs🤗💖 Ursula   🎉   #igorganiszer #havaplan #makeaplan #beorganized #beorganised #getorganised #getorganized #plantosucceed #planforsuccess #organisetosucceed #organizetosucceed #createasystem

Hackers are a big nuisance these days.   Two of my friends, have had their FB accounts hacked. One, unable to get hers back to date; not sure whether the other has managed to get hers back.   Try as one might if hackers think your account is juicy enough to use they will get in no matter how much protection we put in place.   My few tips for today to try an minimise the risk of getting hacked are the following:   1. Turn on two-factor authentication. 2. Set up alternative login email addresses so you can log into your account with more than one email address. 3. Set up the 'get help from a friend' option on your Facebook account through the Meta backend. 4. Use a password manager like Norton, TrendMicro or Roboform to securely store your passwords for sites you log into through your browser. 5. If you use Norton 360, turn on the Secure VPN option and install it on your phone and other devices you use to access your social media accounts. 6. Use something like Norton Anti-track to block trackers. 7. Look out for messages on any messaging app that seem a little odd, even if they are from people you know. Contact them a different way and ask if it was them. 8. If you get messages on any messaging app from someone who seems to know you but you don’t know them, don't respond. Google the phone number, often it will tell you if it's a scammer. 9. If you get emails from Instagram or Facebook telling you someone tried to log in, take them seriously and see where the login attempt came from. If it wasn't you, report it.   Here is a link to an article I found with more advice for securing your account: https://lnkd.in/gjAFP9pA   For me the most important start place is to keep all your content secure, organised and in order on your PC; if you lose your account, you have everything you need to start again! IG OrganiSZer for the win!   Hope this is of some use to you all! Good luck with keeping your accounts safe!! Big hugs 🤗💖💝 Ursula   +   #igorganiszer #igorganiszer4thewin #beconsistent #adaptable #beorganized #igtips #instagramming #techtips #igaccount #getorganized #getorganised #googlesearch #besafe #besecure #secureyouraccount

Happy Tuesday All! Hope your week is going well so far! I got the most awesome client review and it was such an unexpected and pleasant surprise, I thought I'd share it with you! Lauren is one of my IG OrganiSZer students and she was having trouble with her IG and Facebook accounts as they were incorrectly linked, she didn't have two-factor authentication set up and she wasn't quite as organised as what she wanted to be. Lauren is a graphic designer so she put together this amazing graphic design course where she teaches you how to pick your brand colours, how to go about picking your brand fonts and then what sort of photography will suite your brand and she also teaches you how to make your own graphics elements to use on your social media posts which is SO amazing. It is such a well thought-out, put together and structured course it really turns graphic design into a paint by number exercise and it is SUCH FUN! Excuse the digression, but I just had to tell you how great Lauren's course is! Anyway, in a jiffy, we got her accounts straightened out, sorted out the two-factor authentication and Lauren then worked through my course and has found it hugely helpful with getting and keeping things organised. The short story here is if something is causing you grief in your business because it's not organised or it's not working the way you want it to, don't tolerate it as it will cost you time and money. Give yourself the time to get it sorted out and you will eliminate the frustration as well as the time wasting! My mantra for the day is: "Be wise—organiSZe!" Big hugs till next time 🤗💖💝 Ursula 🥂 #igorganiszer #igtips #instagramming #solopreneurs #SmallBizLove #investinginyourself #Organiser #ProductivityTips #SaveTime #OneNote #getorganized #beorganized #clientlove

#celebratesuccess Hi All, I am excited to let you all know that I have finally completed my IG OrganiSZer course updates and I wanted to celebrate my success withyou!! The IG OrganiSZer is a system that teaches solopreneurs how to manage the content they create to promote their business on Instagram. With doing that, we create such a lot of content and it's SO easy to get it all into a mess and not know where you've saved what. This is a system based on using OneNote in conjunction with folder structures and naming conventions to keep everything in order and to help you build your grid so that it looks the way you want it to and not like a dog's breakfast. It's a self-paced online course and you get support either though leaving comments on the lessons or by attending the weekly Q&A call where you get to ask your questions and get live support from me. I started doing the updates last year, took off with a hiss and a roar putting together a Trello board of all the videos and what had to be done, whether it was a full retake or an edit and whether there were accompanying lesson, OneNote and/or spreadsheet changes that had to be done. It felt quite daunting but in a short space of time I completed the retake of the videos I had to replace, made the changes to the OneNote and the spreadsheets and then set about editing all the new videos and reediting the ones that were staying. Because I was away from home for 10 weeks from the end of May till the beginning of August, taking care of things on Arapawa Island for my friends while they were salmon fishing in Alaska, the update completely stalled. We were then away for another month during October, so once again, complete standstill. I did a bit of editing when we came back at the end of October but made not much significant progress. When I started the 12 Week Year programme in November, I added completing the updates as one of my goals but I wasn't specific, just setting a goal for doing 3-4 hours of editing each week. I managed to do quite a bit though but didn't get them all finished by the end of my first 12 Week Year. I started my second 12 Week Year two and a bit weeks ago, I am currently in week 3, with the goal set to complete the updates but this time I was specific—in week 1 finish this one, in week 2 finish this one etc and on Tuesday, two days ago, I finished editing and uploading the last one and so my update is now complete!!! Whoop whoop! Because I teach systems rather than how to use the apps for running social media on Instagram, not much changes and when there is an app update it doesn't affect what I teach. Anyway, I just wanted to share that success as it is such a HUGE thing for me, I now have the freedom to add another goal to the remaining 9 weeks of my second 12 Week Year!! Enjoy the rest of your week and here is to YOUR success. Big hugs 🤗💝 Ursula

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!! Hope you have an awesome day!   Digital organiSZation doesn't only relate to computer files, it relates to EVERYTHING digital!!   My brain works better when things are organised, particularly on my computer, as I spend a lot of time there but in the other areas as well. To be fair, I am better at the digital organisation, so my physical world—office, wardrobe and bathroom drawers take a little more effort!   This weekend I decided my office needed a tidy up, so I got stuck in and did that, I submitted a medical aid claim that I should have done a month ago and then I decided to tackle my Chrome Bookmarks!!   I use Chrome extensively and being able to sync your bookmarks, so they're available on any device you use, is great! To achieve this, log into your Google account when you open Chrome, turn on the bookmark sync functionality and they will synchronise as you add or delete bookmarks from any device.   It's great when they're synchronised but if they're still in a mess, that's less useful. If you're anything like me, I have a squidillion bookmarks, that were all in a mess!   Chrome allows you to create folders in your bookmarks toolbar, so you can drag bookmarks across from one folder to another and you can also organise them alphabetically, which always makes it easier to find what you are looking for. The trick here, is to make sure when you save the bookmark, that you use an appropriate name and one that makes sense—to you!   I also discovered that you can open two instances of Chrome, show the bookmarks folder you want to work with in one and then drag the bookmarks across from the other instance into the relevant folder. Makes life SO much easier to get them organised.   I now have 12 folders in my Bookmarks Bar, with all the relevant bookmarks organised in alphabetical order inside each folder, saves me SO much time!   If you'd like some help getting your Chrome Bookmarks organised, drop me a DM and we'll get it sorted for you!   Big Hugs 🤗💖 Ursula   🥳   #igorganiszer #chromeupdate #chrometip #tipsntricks #organizingtips #digitalorganization #beorganized #getorganized #Chromehelp #googlechrome #chromebookmarks #bookmarking

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!! Hope you have an awesome day!   Digital organiSZation doesn't only relate to computer files, it relates to EVERYTHING digital!!   My brain works better when things are organised, particularly on my computer, as I spend a lot of time there but in the other areas as well. To be fair, I am better at the digital organisation, so my physical world—office, wardrobe and bathroom drawers take a little more effort!   This weekend I decided my office needed a tidy up, so I got stuck in and did that, I submitted a medical aid claim that I should have done a month ago and then I decided to tackle my Chrome Bookmarks!!   I use Chrome extensively and being able to sync your bookmarks, so they're available on any device you use, is great! To achieve this, log into your Google account when you open Chrome, turn on the bookmark sync functionality and they will synchronise as you add or delete bookmarks from any device.   It's great when they're synchronised but if they're still in a mess, that's less useful. If you're anything like me, I have a squidillion bookmarks, that were all in a mess!   Chrome allows you to create folders in your bookmarks toolbar, so you can drag bookmarks across from one folder to another and you can also organise them alphabetically, which always makes it easier to find what you are looking for. The trick here, is to make sure when you save the bookmark, that you use an appropriate name and one that makes sense—to you!   I also discovered that you can open two instances of Chrome, show the bookmarks folder you want to work with in one and then drag the bookmarks across from the other instance into the relevant folder. Makes life SO much easier to get them organised.   I now have 12 folders in my Bookmarks Bar, with all the relevant bookmarks organised in alphabetical order inside each folder, saves me SO much time!   If you'd like some help getting your Chrome Bookmarks organised, drop me a DM and we'll get it sorted for you!   Big Hugs 🤗💖 Ursula   🥳   #igorganiszer #chromeupdate #chrometip #tipsntricks #organizingtips #digitalorganization #beorganized #getorganized #Chromehelp #googlechrome #chromebookmarks #bookmarking