Lisa Hendrickson is the owner of Call That Girl. She is an Outlook Expert and Microsoft 365 Consultant.
Morning! I am loving today so far….woke up to good dreams that I don’t remember. I think that’s a good sign when you don’t remember them, but you know they were making you smile as you were sleeping. Today I am meeting with a client at 9:15 to do a computer cleaning and then off to Outback to meet up with 2 rock star Quick Books troubleshooters to add to the team. I am very excited to bring them on and get my clients the fast and affordable support they need.
Then I have another meeting with one of my competitors…to do a small partnership of services. I am so glad I don’t do everything and have room for these partnerships. I will be announcing a pretty big one here in a couple of weeks and that one is faboolous!
Personally, things are going well. I got my new tv from Sears as the older one was lemon lawed. So now I have a 50″ plasma to watch, woo! Life is in order, work is in order, now tonight I am tackling on the gym and getting into gym mode. Working out is not one of my favorite things to do…but I’m doing it tonight! And then whipping up some naughty steak with peppers and green beans. Tasty!
Hello! I’m so happy the weekend is here..finally! I have a weekend for myself to get a few things done. One of those things is working on my business expansion plan. I am moving my store to another location here in a few months (business is growing for me enough to move out of my current office, yay!) and with that, I am looking to help more people so I can get more help for my move. Makes sense doesn’t it? Give and you will get!
In the past few weeks, I have heard of more and more company’s around the Minneapolis area giving pretty big discounts to the dislocated workers. Call That Girl is standing up and doing the same! We know how bad it is to have you use your kids computer or go to the library.
If you are unemployed, dislocated or in transition and have a computer that is in need of repair, we are offering a 50% discount for all computer repairs for a few months.
A few qualifiers…
★You must show proof that you are unemployed (Linkedin profiles showing you are not currently working are acceptable or a statement from unemployment)
★This is an “in store” service, no home or phone visits.
★This is for repair service only, does not include any hardware purchases that may be necessary to repair your computer.
★EXTRA! If you are not unemployed and pass this along to your friends, be sure to let Call That Girl know so you can be on the referral program. For every person you send to us that becomes a client of Call That Girl, you earn 20 free minutes of in store or phone support.
To schedule a drop off, call 612-865-4475.
~Lisa
Call That Girl!…
…Computer Repair with flair!
Lisa Hendrickson
Office 612-746-0566
Cell 612-865-4475
http://www.linkedin.com/in/callthatgirl
“People may not remember exactly what you did, or what you said, …but they will always remember how you made them feel”
~Carrie Bradshaw
Holy crap, April is here! YAY! I am so excited for spring! The past month of moving and chaos is about over. I finally feel like I’m living normal, but of course I have some unpacking of closets left, the boring stuff. Organizing more crap I don’t use! (why am I keeping it??).
This weekend I treating myself to a “self retreat”, locking myself up in my apartment with the dog and cats and doing some spring cleaning, taxes and work projects that MUST get done. I have been so busy with clients lately that I haven’t had time to do the project work. What is that? Fun stuff! I’m moving my office in the next few months and have to do budgets and planning. My little office on Nicollet has become to small for my work load and the training that I offer. I am looking for a space that gives me a reception area, workshop and an office. I need about 750 sq ft for this I’m guessing. I am out looking now and have found a few tasty spots, but nothing is set in stone. It’s exciting to see my business flourish to the point that I have outgrown my current office, but it’s also a bit “omg, I am there!”….
When I started my business, I worked out of my basement apartment. A full year almost of working down there and out of my truck and being on the road. I decided to get an office because I was just exhausted with the up and downs and working out of my house. It became way too easy to work in my pajamas all day! I got the office in August 2008 and since then, business has been slowly building.
Other than being totally excited for my weekend, this week has been great! I just finished up a meeting yesterday for my first official partnership which will be announced very soon here. Lots of new clients too, and that is always great:)
★Computer cleaning sale! What? Clean my computer?★
Yep, just like how you take your vehicle to get a tune-up, you should also get your computer cleaned up at least once a year. Of course if you have a big family using one computer, two times a year is best.
Why is it a good idea to clean your computer?
*It will last longer
*It will run faster
*We will provide you with excellent spyware detection tools
*We will review with you what is going on with your computer
Through the month of April, Call That Girl will be having a “computer spring cleaning sale”. Bring your computer to our office and get your computer cleaned with our 23 point checklist! We will offer this special for $49.99 in store or phone visit only! No home visits for this special.
★Pre-Spring cleaning computer “to-do-list”★
Here is a list of a few things you can do on your end to clean the computer yourself, it doesn’t take much time and you will have a good laugh seeing how much dust and whatnot is in the computer.
★Your to do list!
Shut off your computer/unplug it from electric
Get a light cotton cloth
Get some water
Get a Q-tip
Get a can of spray air
★Clean the monitor screen
Dampen the cloth with a bit of water
Wipe down the monitor and get the corners
It’s that easy!
★Clean the computer
Take the computer outside and (make sure it is unplugged)
Look at the back of your desktop computer and pull out the big dust bunnies!
If you can take off the cover, do so
Spray the heck out of the inside with the spray air
Clean the back of the computer (where are the slots are) with the Q-tip and spray air
★Overwhelmed with “stuff” in your life? It’s time to clean up and get it over with!★
Overwhelmed with Paper? It starts to pile up, spreads over your desk and eventually takes over your office. If you are losing the war on paper.. there is help.
Seriously Organized is a Professional Organizational Service that can help you gain control over the piles and keep your office organized once and for all. By developing an understanding of your unique goals, routines and life style we are able to transform your office into a beautiful, well-ordered and efficient work space. Seriously Organized will put together a plan for your office and help you organize your office through their four step process of sorting, purging, cleaning and organizing.
Call 612-227-4079 today and mention you saw the Call That Girl promo, and receive 50% off a Planning and Design Consult. In the mean time you can find out more about Seriously Organized at…http://www.seriouslyorganized.com
~Lisa
Call That Girl!…
…Computer Repair with flair!
Lisa Hendrickson
Office 612-746-0566
Cell 612-865-4475
http://www.linkedin.com/in/callthatgirl
http://callthatgirl.wordpress.com
“People may not remember exactly what you did, or what you said, …but they will always remember how you made them feel”
~Carrie Bradshaw
Well well! I am ending the week with 17 clients. A record for me! The best part? I feel “normal” and not overwhelmed, so that must mean I’m doing some good balancing for once. I think that as the biz grows, I will learn to make adjustments better. Some weeks I totally feel overwhelmed and stressed and weeks like this, I don’t. So I think I’m doing something right!
Being an entrepreneur is not an easy life. Before I moved, I was working too many hours and now with the new move, I have learned to enjoy my life at night and relax, do fun things and not worry about every email or every message on FB or Linkedin.
I’m so excited for the weekend to be here, tomorrow is a slamming busy day…then I will end with a nice happy hour with my friend Mary. I have no plans this weekend, but I do plan on organizing some of the closets that need it from the move. You know how it goes…shove shit in to just get it “unpacked” and deal with it later. I am about half done with the closets.
So it’s spring almost! I have big plans for spring! I am in “dog park bootcamp”. What is that? I moved closer to my favorite dog park so I could walk at night , but it’s still a bit too far for me to walk right now. I’m walking everyday farther and farther so in a few weeks, I can walk there with no issues of being tired or “it’s too far”. I will walk to that dog park and back!
Other than that, I am still out man shopping daily. I love uptown!
Eeks, Friday the 13th today??? Actually these days never bother me. I already had a really shitty day on Wed, so I’m free today to enjoy the wonders of Friday the 13th.
Will I meet the man of my dreams today? I will find a box of money? Oh who knows.
Today I am off to meet a fellow entrepreneur to discuss partnering of sorts. I don’t know what he has in mind, but I will find out and report back. Then I have a faboo luncheon with a friend down at McCormick and Schmidts downtown, then a big client at 1:00, then a client in St. Paul and that about finishes my week up. Of course I am bogged down with tons of little stuff to do for work, but I am going out with the girls tonight, so screw work! WOO!!!
Weekend should be good. I have to yet again wait for Sears to come and fix that challenged TV I bought. Thank god I bought that extended warrantly. BTW…I saved a bunch of money (no, not by going with Geico0) but by buying that warranty when mine ended after that first year. Don’t buy them right away, wait! You will save money and on those big TV’s…I highly recommend buy it.
Going out of town tomorrow to see my family for an overnight, Sunday I’m coming home and doing more organizing the unpacking I have done.
That’s it folks! Enjoy your weekend and thanks for bloggin with that girl!
Lisa
