Category: Premium Membership
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AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks-How to Rotate Model Space
In today’s AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks I will show How to Rotate Model Space. This technique can help you to speed up your AutoCAD Civil 3D drawing by aligning your model space other than having north straight up. The Problem: By default, AutoCAD Civil 3D drawings are oriented with north pointing up. This sometimes…
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Exploring Google Plus for Business and Networking
You very well may have heard of the new Social Networking platform from Google lighting up the interwebs, called Google Plus (aka Google+). If you have not yet heard of Google Plus, you no doubt will soon. Google Plus is an uncluttered answer to Facebook featuring innovations, such as Circles, Sparks, Hangouts and Huddles. Google…
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5 Tips For Working as an Independent Solo Surveyor
I’ve now been working as an independent solo surveyor for a few years, and I can’t imagine going back. In large part, this is because of financial issues involving: hard economic realities, reduced overhead, greater efficiencies, and greater professional freedom. What does Independent Solo Surveyor mean to you? For me, independent solo surveying involves using specific…
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How To Manage Points With AutoCAD Civil 3D
In the latest Professional Land Surveyor Premium Member Newsletter I wrote about “Why AutoCAD Civil 3D Points Miss the Point”. Working with Points in AutoCAD Civil 3D requires technical setup of Description Keys, Point Styles, Point Label Styles, and Point Groups. Phew! But wait, there’s more! You also can have Survey Points in any given…
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AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks-Importing AutoCAD Civil 3D Styles
In today’s AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks I will show Importing AutoCAD Civil 3D Styles. This is another technique that helps you to speed up the creation of AutoCAD Civil 3D Styles by using already created Styles from your other AutoCAD Civil 3D drawings and templates. You can also read AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying…
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Visualize Your LinkedIn Network with InMaps
LinkedIn, the business-oriented and world’s largest professional social networking site (over 90 million members), has unveiled a cool mapping tool called InMaps. This online mapping tool uses color coded associations to map your entire LinkedIn social network. Being able to visualize your professional LinkedIn network allows you to identify your prime connectors and areas where you…
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Knowing Your Numbers-Business Metrics for Your Land Surveying Company
A while back, I wrote Knowing Your Numbers-How To Measure Your Success, an article on the importance of developing your own set of metrics and benchmarks to accurately measure your success, or failure, which is something we all need to understand. In this Premium Membership post I expand on that theme; specifically how to use Business Metrics…
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AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Topics: Creating a New Description Key Set
In today’s AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Topics, I’d like to discuss how to create a Description Key Set. This is the second in a series of Premium Posts about description keys. In this post I’ll show you how to create Description Keys Sets and where to find your Description Key Sets for land surveying using AutoCAD…
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Knowing Your Numbers-Land Surveying Field Metrics for Success
A while back, I wrote Knowing Your Numbers-How To Measure Your Success, an article on the importance of developing your own set of metrics and benchmarks to accurately measure your success, or failure, which is something we all need to understand. In this Premium Membership post I expand on that theme; specifically how to use land surveying…
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AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Topics-What to do Before Creating a New Description Key Set
In today’s AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Topics, I’d like to discuss what to do before creating a Description Key Set. This is the first in a series of Premium Posts about description keys. I’ll start here with what to do before creating a new Description Key Set, then move on to how to setup Description…
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5 Tips for Successful Independent Solo Surveyor Workload Strategies
In today’s Premium Member post I’d like to discuss effective strategies for effectively mastering your workload. Three years ago this month I transformed my professional land surveyor practice from your typical land surveying company with multiple crews and back-office personnel to that of being a solo surveyor. Here’s what I’ve learned regarding workload strategies.
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Premium Membership Newsletter-Will Technology Efficiencies Be Enough For You To be Efficient?
A quick note for the Professional Land Surveyor Premium Members, that my Premium Newsletter was published this weekend. In this edition of my Premium Newsletter I ask, “Will Technology Efficiencies Be Enough For You To be Efficient?” Part of what I discuss is how if you’ve successfully invested in technology for improvements in accuracy, precision,…
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Tools I’m Using To Be Productive and Profitable
Tools I’m Using To Be Productive and Profitable In the past I’ve written about some of the tools I’m using to keep productive and sane. First, I’d like to say that I’m always willing to try new technologies and techniques, but I’ve become very wary over the years of turning my world around just to…
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Knowing Your Numbers-How To Measure Your Success
Know your numbers to measure your success. We all need to know our numbers, but do you know what numbers are important for your success? The metrics and benchmarks to accurately measure our success, or failure, is something we all need to understand. This is true in any professional land surveyor business, whether you are…
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Land Surveying “Without All The Bells and Whistles”-Strategies For Price Objections
What I’d like to talk about with you today is not a new occurrence, by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s happening more often now than, let’s say, during the “boom” years. What I’m talking about is when a prospective client request a quote for land surveying services, and then when presented with the…
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Sometimes It’s Time To Clean The Works
Week in review, the good, the bad, and the ugly. This past week was, for me, both productive and frustrating all at the same time. While I accomplished a lot of what I set out to do, by weeks end not everything on my To Do List got done. In fact, a few of the…
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5 Tips For Marketing Your Land Surveying Company Using Videos
In this Premium Membership post we’ll discuss, as the title says, 5 Tips For Marketing Your Land Surveying Company Using Videos. I think using videos is a fantastic way for you to connect with your existing customers. At the same time you’ll be throwing open the doors for new customers to easily learn about whom…
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5 Saturday Tips for a More Productive Next Week
Here are a few tips to help you succeed in having a more productive next week. Question: Why Saturday? Answer: Why not? No seriously now; because the best way to execute success is to plan for success. The day really isn’t important, so let’s call it “End of the Week” Tips for a More Productive…
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Marketing Your Land Surveying Business Online-A Few Thoughts
In this Premium Membership post, Eric D. Colburn, PLS shares a few thoughts on Marketing Your Land Surveying Business Online. He touches on social media, social media marketing, and press releases including a thought provoking comparison to the early days of email. Closing out, he gives you 5 tips on how to start using social…
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5 Winning Strategies To Running A Professional Land Surveying Business
5 Winning Strategies To Running A Professional Land Surveying Business I’m hoping that you all had an awesome week last week. News on the economy was mixed, with private sector jobs showing another small gain, while the jobs market, overall, is anything other than awesome. I did hear, over the weekend, that one pundit is…