Susan Orlins wanted some help self publishing her first book, a memoir called Confessions of a Worrywart: Husbands, Lovers, Mothers and Others. She calls herself an impatient person, and says she wasn’t willing to approach publishers or agents to get her work out. She didn’t want to have to wait a year to see her work in print. She wanted it now. What Orlins also wanted was a guide who had some experience in the [...]

As a business owner, your main goal is to create a successful business, providing a great product or service to satisfied and loyal customers. In the journey towards doing so, it is imperative that you think smartly in the way you spend your money and your time. Deciding on final decisions in these two areas of your business can sometimes lead to stress and anxiety, with the fear of having to change so many things. [...]

Day-to-day efficiency is regarded as one of the most valuable attributes a business owner can have. Unfortunately, the most difficult part of being efficient is in maintaining that same high level of efficiency throughout the course of each business quarter, without crashing and burning. The tasks pile up and your level of stress sky rockets. This results in missed or late deadlines, dissatisfied customers–and even worse–a loss in acquiring more possible customers and revenue. If [...]

Outsourcing short term projects is an effective way to promote the growth of your business without having to expand your budget. You might be looking to outsource short term projects either because you lack the time or skills needed to perform these tasks yourself, or you may be hesitant about bringing in a new part time contractor for a long term period of time. Either way, short term outsourcing is the most popular way for [...]

The term “Virtual Assistant” is becoming more and more known by the day as businesses begin to realize the advantages of outsourcing tasks in a world where broadband Internet allows people to communicate and share files almost instantaneously from great distances. Even though this is the case, many still have no idea what it means, or they may have a preconceived notion of the term that doesn’t really fit with the VA of today. Who [...]

Ok, that was a little cheesy. But now that you are here, let’s talk about that last word that doesn’t necessarily fit in the cheer. Delegate. When it comes to the power in your office, you are superman. No one can do the work better than you, quicker than you, or more efficient than you. But while you are being “Super-­You”, there are other things slipping by the way side that are just as important. [...]

After my last few posts singing the virtues of sending e-newsletters, you’ll now be ready to send your first e-newsletter… No? After a number of conversations over the last few weeks in response to my e-newsletter posts, which have been received extremely favourably, the number one reason why freelancers and small business owners are not sending them is: They have no time to send e-newsletters You’ve told me you’re so busy working with clients and [...]