Teach Your Team How to Problem Solve
One way to expand your time is by hiring employees and virtual contractors to help you get more done. Yet, if you remain the primary problem solver, you fall prey to a time-sucking trap. Granted, you want to help your team, especially as they are helping you run YOUR business. But if they don’t learn […]
Continue readingIncrease Business Profits by Leveraging Your Time
How many of us dream of ending the cycle of trading time for dollars? The truth is, just about all of us. We work a ton of hours at the beginning of our businesses so we can reap the rewards later. Instead, most of us head for burnout. I know I did. My first year-and-a-half […]
Continue readingProject Management for Business Success Using Evernote and Other Tools
Every business needs to manage their projects to keep forging ahead and be successful. This post is taken from an interview with Charles Byrd in which he discusses project management for business success using Evernote and other tools, as well as how he developed his productivity practices, managed various products, and built wonderful relationships. Talk About […]
Continue reading7 Ways to Increase Employee Engagement and Productivity
A new concept is spreading across the workplace landscape. It is the idea that when employees have an emotional attachment to their jobs, co-workers and organizations, they will be more productive, easier to supervise, less apt to quit and more likely to take on more responsibility without being asked. Employees want to feel valued. They […]
Continue readingOutsource to a Virtual Assistant and Grow Your Business
In today’s business age, there is a plethora of ways to promote your business, such as: search engine optimization (SEO) email marketing social media (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Squidoo) blogs voice broadcasting With so many different avenues to promote your site, you can easily find yourself overwhelmed. There is just too much to do all […]
Continue readingFive Easy Questions to Stay Focused in Business
There are a variety of strategies and systems to help you maintain motivation and momentum and stay focused in business. I want to share with you a very simple, yet powerful one that I call the Focus Five. First, take a piece of paper, or open up a blank document on your computer, and create […]
Continue readingEmail Mistakes You Should Avoid – They Can Cost You Business!
Email is a fantastic tool that allows companies to communicate seamlessly. Like any tool, however, users should be cautious about how they utilize email or they run the risk of committing business suicide. When you learn and understand the email mistakes you should avoid, you’ll be able to make the most of this powerful tool. […]
Continue readingHow to Get Rich with a Morning Routine
There’s a secret highly successful people use everyday, top performing CEO’s swear by and creative people can’t perform without. It has to do with your routine. Before I get to the power of a morning routine, let’s look at the rest of your day. If you are like most readers of this blog, your days […]
Continue readingThe Truth About Hard Work and Business Success
Is your business established but you find you are still putting in long, hard days with very little to show for it? Are you missing out on quality family time because your business demands so much of you? Do you think this is the only way? Do you want to know the real truth about […]
Continue readingIs It Time to Hire a Virtual Assistant? How to Decide…
How do you decide if it is time to hire a virtual assistant? If you have been doing any kind of marketing, you realize you ‘should’ utilize the services of a virtual assistant and free up your time for more important things like strategy, JV partnerships, creating new promotions or offers or organizing campaigns. However […]
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