Does your business have a document register?<\/p>\n
It sounds a bit dry and perhaps a bit overly interested in details, but a document register can save a lot of time and keep things simple and consistent – I’ve certainly seen this in action as Communications Manager for companies with many forms and standard letters.<\/p>\n
A document register is simply a list of every document the business uses as standards. It can include forms, letters, marketing flyers, information guides, fact sheets, website banners, promotional articles<\/a>, stationery items and eBooks<\/a>.<\/p>\n If there are many documents, it is usually\u00a0worth dividing into categories (list all the forms then all the flyers for example).<\/p>\n Document registers can also be a handy way to communicate with new team members – they can see what exists to help them learn about the business and ensure they don’t ‘reinvent the wheel’.<\/p>\n In its simplest form, the register just lists the documents so it’s easy to see what exists.<\/p>\n More complicated but infinitely more useful are registers that include a code for each document<\/a>. These codes are changed each time a document is updated so the register becomes a reference for ensuring you have the most recent version of something.<\/p>\n And a record to spot any documents that are perhaps a bit old and overdue for a refresh.<\/p>\n Here are a few points I’ve learned from using document registers in different companies:<\/p>\n Any questions on who to make use of a document register?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Document registers save business time and worry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[1103,1102,740,756,1101],"class_list":["post-1177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-info-tools","tag-access","tag-code","tag-document","tag-recent","tag-register"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\tHow does a document register work?<\/h2>\n
Document register tips<\/h2>\n
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