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Marketing and Procrastination: 3 Ways to Avoid this Potentially Deadly Combo

admin | June 17, 2010 | 0 Comments

Marketing and Procrastination:  3 Ways to Avoid this Potentially Deadly Combo
Many entrepreneurs procrastinate on one thing or another in the course of running their business, so if you find yourself doing this, you’re far from alone. However, when it comes to small business marketing, procrastination can lead to a lull between clients, which is bad [...]

Grow Your Business with a Virtual Business Manager

admin | May 21, 2010 | 0 Comments

The Top 10 Ways to Grow Your Business with a
Virtual Business Manager
Every now and then you stumble upon a set of small business resources so simple – yet so revolutionary – that rapid expansion of your business is ushered in. For many of today’s small business owners and online entrepreneurs, hiring a Virtual Business Manager [...]

5 Strategies to Generate a Stream of Referrals

admin | April 30, 2010 | 0 Comments

5 Strategies to Generate a Stream of Referrals
You may already know that referral marketing (word-of-mouth) is a powerful and cost effective way to grow your small business. Many entrepreneurs face the challenge of how to get referrals. Getting referrals should be thought of as a marketing system and not a one-time activity you do when [...]

Increasing Productivity with Your Passion

admin | August 12, 2009 | 2 Comments

Yesterday I was having so much fun  creating systems and managing my client’s virtual team, that  I skipped my lunch, didn’t take my cat out for her walk and do some  personal things I planned to do.  Now, please don’t get me wrong, I’m a serious advocate for work-life balance.  I usually stick to my [...]

Put Your Passwords on Speed Dial with RoboForm

admin | July 23, 2009 | 4 Comments

Put Your Passwords on Speed Dial with RoboForm
This tool has saved my sanity a ton of time! You’ll never have to remember any passwords ever again. Generate secure passwords, login to websites automatically and fill web forms with one click with complete security. It’s amazingly fast and easy to use.

Take Back Your Time Today – [...]

A Must-have Tool for Increasing Productivity-Password Managers

admin | July 23, 2009 | 0 Comments

Today, more than ever, people are working online from home or using the Internet as a secondary source of income.  Generally, it takes several accounts to access the different providers and services necessary to make any online venture profitable.  Internet marketing alone may mean dozens or hundreds of usernames and passwords-which can be very difficult [...]

Team Building – A simple training process

admin | July 16, 2009 | 0 Comments

I often hear from entrepreneurs that they’re challenged with how to train their Virtual Assistant (or team member) effectively – to communicate exactly what they want done,  in the easiest and fastest way possible.
A simple training process that I use is the  5 step PEDAF technique. Educational and learning theory shows that the use of [...]

Online Faxing is an Essential Small Business Resource

admin | July 8, 2009 | 1 Comments

Online Faxing is an essential resource for small business owners. It’s another tool in the arsenal of a successful entrepreneur. It will allow you to work smarter, not harder, and save the time and expense associated with plain-paper faxing.
Here are some of the benefits of using an online fax service:
* Simple: Send faxes to any [...]

MyFax Online Fax Service

admin | July 8, 2009 | 1 Comments

Online faxing is an essential small business resource if you want to save money and work smarter. MyFax is an award-winning Internet fax service that lets you send and receive faxes through your email. MyFax provides exceptional value, a great low monthly price of $10 per month, and 24/7 customer support. Plus, you get 300 [...]

How I gave feedback to my new Virtual Assistant to get exactly what I want done

admin | June 17, 2009 | 1 Comments

Giving feedback to your team members is critical to your delegation and virtual team building success. You need give clear, specific feedback and establish frequent check in and feedback methods to manage the process. The type of feedback that you give will vary according to the level of delegated authority you use for each situation [...]