South Carolina Tax Attorney

One of the most successful companies in the world is Google.  They have the third most visited web site in the world according to Alexa.com.  But their website is one of the most simple sites you will find online.  There are probably 3 or 4 elements.  A title graphic, search box, some buttons and a couple of links across the bottom.  This is a theme among many of the top websites and companies.  Simplicity. 

As a lawyer, my business gets very complex.  My firm has over 200 active cases and I am the only attorney at this time.  I get spread thin, and I am looking for ways to simplify my work so I can increase my efficiency and do more of the things I want to do.  Earlier, I wrote a post about using your employees efficiently and well.  I also think that you should use technology to be more efficient.  I have a long way to go in this arena.  I don’t have a blackberry, or even a palm pilot.  My laptop is 4 years old and is dying a slow death.  However, I recently discovered a new online tool that will prove to be useful for lawyers, realtors, business people, and pretty much anyone else.  One thing I found that I was doing all the time was thinking of great ideas, trial strategies, important deadlines and then I would have to scramble to find a pen and piece of paper.  Most of the time I had these epiphanies, I was driving.  Recently, I discovered Jott.com.  This is a pretty cool service.  It allows you to call the Jott toll free number from your cell phone and speak a message.  That message is then transcribed and sent to your e-mail address or any other e-mail address that you have in your Jott address book.  For example, last week I had to travel about an  1 1/2 hours away for a seminar, but on the way I thought of some work that needed to be done at the office, so I call Jott and had my idea transcribed and sent to my paralegal.  A few minutes later she received my e-mail and was able to take care of what I needed. 

The only problem that I have encountered so far is that the transcription is a little less than perfect.  Some of my messages just don’t make any sense at all.  But don’t worry.  In the e-mail message, it also includes the recorded message, so your intended target will be able to listen to your message if they cannot deciper what you were trying to get across to them.

Good luck simplifying your life.  Do you have any ideas that can make your business or life simpler?

My law practice consists mainly of assisting clients with resolving their tax liabilities with the Internal Revenue Service.  Each week I write an article in my local newspaper that answers a recent question that I have received from a client or otherwise.  I will be sharing those IRS Problem Solving articles with you on a regular basis so be sure to check out the new category that I just added to the blog.  You will get a sneak peak at this week’s article as well as have access to the archive of all of my articles.

If you have any questions that you would like to have answered regarding IRS Tax Resolution, just shoot me an e-mail!  I will be adding a new page to this site about the IRS Tax Resolution work that I do.  If you owe the IRS money and you’re having a hard time determining how you are going to pay them back; send me an e-mail and we can set up a free consultation.  No matter where you are in the U.S., I can represent you.

Do you consider yourself an entrepreneur?  I am trying to uncover the entrepreneurial juices in my brain to find that one idea that I have inside of me that is just bursting to come out.  The truth is though, I am having a really hard time determining what my super idea is going to be.  My brain is on overload from my day job and life that it hardly has time to consider another “career.”

 However, I do have some parameters that I would like this new job to meet.

1. I really enjoy my “real” job - I’m a lawyer.  However, being a young, new lawyer, my income is not as great as I hoped it would be when I went to law school.  Thus the need for another stream of income.  So this point is, that it has to fit in with my current work schedule.  I probably have a 1/2 hour here and there during the work day that I can spare, and several hours at night.  The only catch there is, that is family time!
2. I would like to make a substantial income from this new business venture, but I know that you have to start somewhere.  If I could average a net profit of $1,000.00 per month, I would be super excited right now.
3. I would like for some portion of the income to be residual - or semi-residual.  As an attorney, my work is like this: if I don’t work, I don’t get paid. 
4. Low overhead.  Needless to say, I don’t have $20 grand to drop on inventory or a lease in a fancy office/retail space. 

What does that leave me?  Some kind of career on the internet?  What do I feel qualified to teach people?  My worry is that I am not a total expert on any one topic, but I know a good bit about a lot.  There are probably people that can out-perform me at anything, but I guess I shouldn’t let that stop me. 

 So watch out world.  I am going to start something and hopefully I will have the follow-through to make sure this baby is profitable and meets all of my goals above.  Stay tuned.