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kippteacher1 New user 34 Posts	Posted: Nov 20, 2017 02:24 pm 0 Hi, I'm not even sure if this is the best place to post this question...Does anyone have any suggestions on bookkeeping/note-taking software or a system that they use that they can share? I am looking for some way to organize incoming calls, notes on those calls, ways to remember who called, when, what date they are looking for and the information they provided about their child's party (I perform solely at children's events, mostly <10 bday parties). I get calls most days from people who want information, many who say they will get back to me (about 50% do). If I'm available on that day, I don't know what system I should be using to remember their call, where they got my information from, etc. Basically, other than simply taking notes on each call, I have no way to organize this info. Thanks! Dave
PaulPosition New user 59 Posts	Posted: Nov 20, 2017 03:12 pm 0 Dominic Reyes, in his free "Approaching Magic Practice" e-book, makes a case for using Evernote for everything... I'm actually going to subscribe and test it now that you reminded me. Here's an excerpt: Quote: Evernote is a free service (with the option of premium features) that allows you to capture anything. You can save your ideas, things you like, things you hear, and things you see. You can sign up for it right now at http://www.evernote.com Your notes can be accessed anywhere - Evernote works with pretty much every computer, phone and mobile device out there. Best of all, you can find things fast - search by keyword, tag or even printed and handwritten text inside images. You can clip copies of webpages, store PDFs and files, make an audio recording, store photos and images. The list of things you can put in Evernote goes on and on. Basically, you can dump in everything you want to keep and remember, and then find it again whenever and wherever you need it. You can store all your notes in a general inbox, or create notebooks, full of notes on different topics. He then goes on to describe, like, 20 ways it could help a magician (storing pictures of instruction booklets, contracts, pics of performance, whatever...) Dominic's free ebook: http://themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic......orum=218
borderjs New user 51 Posts	Posted: Nov 20, 2017 07:32 pm 0 What Paul describes sounds very similar to just Microsoft's OneNote. I use it for my day job and for stuff at home. Has a mobile app etc. If you have the office suite already you would be good to go.
Gerry Walkowski Inner circle 1450 Posts	Posted: Nov 21, 2017 09:12 am 0 Maybe it's just me, but with all these systems out there, I still seem able to keep total control of things with just a simple Excel spreadsheet. Gerry
Russo Inner circle So.California / Centl.Florida / retired Florida 1166 Posts	Posted: Nov 22, 2017 06:59 pm 0 50'-70's used a file card box near telephone- at the call put down who-what-when where etc- all information I could get at the time- didn't have all the fancy electronic gadgets at the time - worked for me - still have all the cards (2000'+ ) with notes on how the show went -etc. Ralph
Donald Dunphy Inner circle Victoria, BC, Canada 7565 Posts	Posted: Nov 22, 2017 08:26 pm 0 Here's a previous thread on this topic, from 2009. Although it's 8 years old, some of the ideas might be helpful. http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......forum=17 - Donald Donald Dunphy is a Victoria Magician, British Columbia, Canada.
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