As Labor Day draws near, many business owners are getting ready for an uptick in business as clients, vendors and colleagues return from their vacations. Is your office fully supplied for the fall? Just like kids who need to get markers and notebooks for back-to-school season, you should make sure your office has all the… [Read More…]
No Time for the Phone? No Problem!
As business owners increasingly rely on messaging technology for instant communication with employees, clients and vendors, having to deal with time-consuming phone calls and messages can become annoying. When you’re pressed for time, it’s such a relief to get a simple solution for an urgent need. Whether you’re out of the office at a conference,… [Read More…]
What Happens When You Don't Get Paid
What happens when you don’t get paid? Working for yourself is fantastic because you are your own boss, you do work that you enjoy, and your earning potential is limitless. But that’s the catch – it’s potentially limitless. The reality is that sometimes clients pay late or don’t pay at all, and your cash flow… [Read More…]
Refresh Your Email Subscriber List
Many business owners will tell you that they depend on their email subscriber lists for the bulk of their sales, so obviously keeping it up-to-date is essential to its success. It’s a waste of time, effort and resources if you’re sending newsletters and sales emails to incorrect or obsolete email addresses. But you can refresh… [Read More…]
Streamline Your Email & Save Time!
Do you find yourself constantly or even obsessively checking your email all day long? Do you feel a sinking sense of dread and resentment every time you look at your inbox? If you’re like a lot of business owners I know, you probably wonder why people talk about email being a time saver, when in… [Read More…]
Work On The Business – Not IN The Business
Whether it’s a new year, a new quarter, or just a new day, it’s still a new opportunity to structure your time, manage your energy, and delegate bothersome tasks so that you can focus on your big picture – your business. Spending a lot of time on necessary but less-than-thrilling details can steal your energy… [Read More…]
3 Tips For Using A Virtual Assistant To Revamp Your Business
If you’ve been in business for any length of time, you know how challenging it can be to continue to bring in new business month after month. Once you have customers purchasing from you, it may be a little difficult to go back out and find more. Or you may find, as the economy and… [Read More…]
Suggestions For Using A Virtual Assistant To Overcome The Pressures Of Owning A Business
Owning a business is one of the most rewarding things a person can have in life, but at the same time it can be one of the most stressful times in your life. There is so much to do and so little time to get it all done. You have all of these dreams and… [Read More…]
Tips For Using A Virtual Assistant To Help Market Your Business Locally
The only way your business is going to grow is if you have customers coming to you and purchasing from you. If they don’t make those purchases, you’re not going to make money. So the most important thing is find a way to market your business in a way that will bring people to you…. [Read More…]
Suggestions For Using Twitter Posts To Grow Your Business
Like Facebook, Twitter is another valuable technique you should use when it comes to growing your business. Even though Twitter is a little more difficult to manage, getting your word out is a little easier because you can have many more followers than you can on Facebook and you can use hashtags to make your… [Read More…]