Solo Professionals

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04/27/11--00:00: It Is A Beautiful Day To Be Alive - Now Get To Work (chan 1572395)

Keeping it real simple and concentrating on the benefits that my service brings to the client (thank you Bobby) has allowed me to deliver exciting news to members of the old school. With a minimum expense but a modest amount of work you can: Set up...


04/27/11--00:00: Pros and Cons of Owning and Running a Membership Site (chan 1572395)

One can find many benefits from building and maintaining a membership site. However, the problem comes when many people do not see the potential drawbacks before diving in a starting such a business venture. If you are thinking about opening a...


04/27/11--00:00: How Do You Know You Are Ready? (chan 1572395)

Anyone who knows me, knows I ask a lot of questions. Thankfully, my clients have said they appreciate it because I seek to understand and pose questions that help generate ideas. I guess I've been curious all of my life. When I was little, I remember...


04/27/11--00:00: Exactly What Do You Do? (chan 1572395)

So you are probably out there, doing some networking, and getting to know people. How do you respond when people ask you what you do? I have seen this handled many ways, but mostly this is the response that VAs come up with.


04/27/11--00:00: Expert Coaching Will Increase Your Revenue (chan 1572395)

If you are among those who already make services such as virtual assistance, content, social media, or other services available to people using either the internet or your own store front you can be sure that your expertise is definitely something you...


04/27/11--00:00: How to Set Up a Multi-Layer Coaching Practice (chan 1572395)

Because time is limited offering one-on-one coaching alone will not generate much of an income. When it comes to the resources at your disposal time is your most limited one and because of that it is actually very valuable. This is why you should...


04/27/11--00:00: Building An Effective Website For Your Landscaping and Drive (chan 1572395)

Useful tips on how to create an effective website for professional landscapers. This article includes tips on creating useful site content, generating traffic to your site and converting site users into customers.


04/27/11--00:00: Coaching Packages Could Maximize Your Revenue - 5 Tips to Ge (chan 1572395)

Countless entrepreneurs as well as service providers are actually passing up on a great revenue increase simply by ignoring probably the most profitable services they can provide. This particular service happens to be personal coaching.


04/27/11--00:00: Is the Copycat Blocking Your Flow? (chan 1572395)

Are you working hard but the results are not showing up like you want? Do you feel overwhelmed by all the advice on how to build a business, and are left with the feeling of "how in the world am I going to be able to do, or be, all of that?" Hav


04/27/11--00:00: Increase Your Profits Through Offering Coaching Programs - T (chan 1572395)

A good quality coaching program can certainly deliver results in numerous ways should you plan them correctly. Almost every professional should think about starting up an extremely lucrative coaching program to add to the various other services and...


04/27/11--00:00: How to Write Clear, Effective Marketing Copy: Tips to Improv (chan 1572395)

If you're an independent consultant, sole proprietor, or small business owner and struggle with writing your own marketing copy, these quick tips will help you produce clear, solid copy that gets read by your prospect. Although you won't become a...


04/27/11--00:00: Info Product Marketing: How to Turn One Product Into Multipl (chan 1572395)

Offering your clients and prospects a selection of opportunities to say "yes" is a great way to hear more...well, Yeses in your business. Including info products into your offerings is a fabulous way to be able to help more people and increase y


04/27/11--00:00: Is Your Business a Vampire? (chan 1572395)

Do you feel that your business is sucking the life out of you? Having our own business should support us on so many different levels. For example, financially, working hours we choose, supporting the life we want and so on. Having your own business...


04/27/11--00:00: Finally Break Free of the Glass Ceiling on Your Consulting o (chan 1572395)

Break through the glass ceiling on your consulting or coaching business. We all have the same number of hours in a day, so leverage that time with properly packaged, priced and promoted programs.


04/27/11--00:00: How To Effectively Manage All of Your Entrepreneurial Tasks (chan 1572395)

Entrepreneurial tasks are important and must be approached systematically with a goal in mind. Use the strategies outlined below to help you juggle each responsibility that comes along with operating your own business. Solepreneurs and small business...


04/27/11--00:00: How to Survive Freelancing (chan 1572395)

To survive freelancing, you need to have a good direction in addition to your strong set of skills. Here are some useful tips that you need to keep in mind in order to make the best of this exciting and equally challenging job.


04/27/11--00:00: Are All Clients Really Right? Busting This Myth for Solo Pro (chan 1572395)

"The customer is always right." You've heard this statement over and over again, right? I'm also certain that as a solo professional service provider, on certain occasions you wished you had never heard this phrase because you found yourself dea


04/27/11--00:00: Protecting Your Brokerage Reputation (chan 1572395)

While one would hope that happy clients will share their experience with your loan brokerage with others, it is better to expect that disgruntled and unsatisfied customers will be the ones doing the talking. To prepare yourself for any negative...


04/27/11--00:00: 3 Things You Need To Include In Your Marketing Strategy (chan 1572395)

Marketing your business can be a confusing thing if you aren't all that familiar with the concept of marketing. We talk a lot about your ideal client, and how identifying them will help you to build a more effective marketing strategy. When you are...


04/27/11--00:00: Benefits of Creating a Membership Site for Your Online Busin (chan 1572395)

If you are ready to start a new online revenue stream or need a new product or service for your current customers, you may want to think about creating a membership site. This type of business model provide a great deal of benefits to you.


05/27/11--00:00: What's the Scoop With Payroll Taxes and Being an Independent (chan 1572395)

I talk with new and aspiring Independent Contractors all the time that are confused about what they need to do with respect to their payroll taxes. I put together this article as a little tutorial that should help figure things out and set you down the...


05/27/11--00:00: 2 Keys to Building Unstoppable Momentum in Your Small Busine (chan 1572395)

If you have worked harder for someone else than you have in your own business, you're not alone. In my recent Entrepreneurial Edge System 3-Day Intensive, this self-limiting habit seemed to be a popular pattern. It shows up by procrastinating,...


05/27/11--00:00: Breaking Through The 'Procrastination Barrier' (chan 1572395)

Whatever the reasons, procrastination threatens to overtake the work-from-home professional who is not on guard. Here are a few strategies you can use to fight back.


05/27/11--00:00: Your Guide to Membership Loss Prevention Methods (chan 1572395)

When you have been able to get members to your site, you are going to want to keep them as long as possible. This may not always have been the easiest task. People will unsubscribe from a membership site until they think they are continuously getting a...


05/27/11--00:00: Top 3 Barriers Hold You Back From Getting More Clients (chan 1572395)

If you are like most entrepreneurs at the beginning stages of your business-whether you are starting a new area of your business; you are a new entrepreneur coming from a corporate job; or switching the area of focus in your entrepreneurial business...


05/27/11--00:00: Building Your Counseling Private Practice: Get Noticed Onlin (chan 1572395)

Therapists, are you using backlinks to boost visitors to your website? If the answer is 'No', or if the answer is 'I don't even know what a backlink is', read on...


05/27/11--00:00: How Do I Get a Foot in the Door? (chan 1572395)

Sometimes it can be difficult to get your own projects while you are an independent contractor. The best way I have found is to find a technical manager or someone on the business side that will work with you and help you to get your foot in the door.


05/27/11--00:00: My Journey to Freelancing (chan 1572395)

I used to have an 8-to-5 job and I never really thought about doing some freelance work nor did I ever thought of becoming a full-time freelancer. A former co-worker of mine was at that time moonlighting as a freelancer on Elance, a virtual marketplace...


05/27/11--00:00: Overcoming Sales Assumptions (chan 1572395)

Assumptions create fear and these bring about anxiety and stress. Selling professionals live in a volatile world wherein each day emulates a roller coaster ride. Why add more thrills to the experience. Assumptions will plague on creativity and success....


05/27/11--00:00: Solo Business Owner Brand Advice: A Branding and Marketing P (chan 1572395)

Without a plan, most businesses fail. One of the most important things I've ever done to grow my business is the one thing that I've been told over and over again by my mentors. They said "make sure you have a plan for everything - and most...


05/27/11--00:00: What Is the 3 Times Rule Anyhow? (chan 1572395)

It is always tough to gauge how long a particular project or contract will last. Over the past dozen or so years the rule of thumb that I have come up with is 3 years, and that seems to be a fairly accurate estimator.


05/27/11--00:00: The Ripple Effect (chan 1572395)

Have you ever skipped a rock across the water? As the rock skims the water, notice how the water ripples. After a moment, each ripple flows effortlessly into the other. The same concept applies when business owners take a systems approach. Each system...


05/27/11--00:00: How to Dig Out of Information Overload and Focus On Getting (chan 1572395)

Does this sound familiar? "Help, my inbox is filled with unread newsletters, my desk filled with papers and to-do lists, my shelf filled with information products I haven't looked at, and I can't keep up with all these tele-seminars!"


05/27/11--00:00: Get Better Results by Starting From Where You Are (chan 1572395)

The women who come to me are at a place in their life and business where they want more. They want more time with their family; they want more time for themselves (imagine that!); they want their business to bring in more income; they want to feel more...


05/27/11--00:00: How Do You Follow Up? (chan 1572395)

Networking is widely considered one of the keys to succeeding as a virtual professional. It really is 'who you know' that can help to build and sustain a successful business.


05/27/11--00:00: Are You Using These Marketing Tactics For Your Membership Si (chan 1572395)

Promoting your membership site is vital if you want it to succeed. If no one knows about it, how can you expect to get new members? There are two important ways to use a membership site, just as there are two methods to effectively market it. This...


05/27/11--00:00: Providing Help After a Death Is Crime Scene Cleanup (chan 1572395)

Discovering a death at a property is something of a shock to anyone. When this happens the first thing that should be done is to contact the police to make sure no crime was committed. The police and coroner will come to the property and remove the...


05/27/11--00:00: Have You Defined Your Target Market? (chan 1572395)

Many Virtual Assistants who are just getting started make one big mistake... they think they can provide support for anyone. The question - 'Who is your target market?' often brings the response 'Oh, I can help everyone. Everybody needs my services.'


05/27/11--00:00: Start Your Own Document Scanning Business (chan 1572395)

The world is advancing leaps and bounds when it comes to the conveniences of modern technology. This principle certainly applies to the office environment. More and more companies and small enterprises are choosing do away with the old system and are...


05/27/11--00:00: 3 Tips to Stop Feeling Overloaded and Overwhelmed in Your Bu (chan 1572395)

I'm hearing you ladies. If you're like many of the women coaches, consultants, trainers, planners, network marketers, and really any creative and motivated woman in business I've met, you struggle with overload!?>

05/27/11--00:00: 10 Ways to Increase the Profits From Your Coaching Program (chan 1572395)

The very first thing you'll need to do when starting your coaching business, is compile a variety of products spanning a range of price points from cheapest to most expensive. Generally speaking, in the coaching arena, the most expensive...


05/27/11--00:00: Mindset Marketing Magic: Seeing the World Through Your Prosp (chan 1572395)

When you can identify the specific stresses in your prospect's life, you create a framework for your marketing. This technique makes it a slam dunk to form an irresistible marketing campaign.


05/27/11--00:00: Collecting Client Testimonials Using the Before/After Templa (chan 1572395)

Gathering client testimonials is such an important part of growing your business - they allow potential clients to see the results your clients have experienced through working with you, and so it makes their decision easier to say yes to you. They...


05/27/11--00:00: No Solopreneur Ever Went Wrong (chan 1572395)

For many years I have enjoyed Matt Kramer's column in Wine Spectator magazine. In the May 31, 2011 issue he wrote a piece titled "Nobody Ever Went Wrong." Matt is talking about wine, of course, in this column, and he writes: It seems a good -- i


05/27/11--00:00: How To Incorporate And Create Your Own Business (chan 1572395)

Setting up your own business is not that difficult and it is really not necessary to pay someone to do it for you if you are relatively computer literate and savvy. A step-by-step methodology for the first-time, single-owner business creator has been...


05/27/11--00:00: Q and A: Should I Start a VA Business? (chan 1572395)

Many administrative professionals are starting to discover the virtual assistant industry, and are asking questions about how to get started. In my networking circles, the admin professionals who want to get into the VA industry are hesitant because...


05/27/11--00:00: 6 Marketing Lessons Solopreneurs Can Learn From a Plumber (chan 1572395)

I met a savvy marketer two weeks ago who reminded me of six important marketing lessons for solopreneurs. I want to share those lessons with you now.


05/27/11--00:00: Why You Can't Raise Your Fees (chan 1572395)

I have found that there are 4 areas that are preventing you from raising your fees. These need to be addressed before you will be able to raise your fees.


05/27/11--00:00: Prevent Procrastination (chan 1572395)

With no boss or set schedule, it's very easy for work-from-home professionals to just never get around to tasks they don't want to do-or are afraid they won't do right. Everyone procrastinates to some degree, but when you own your own business, a...


05/27/11--00:00: Becoming A Professional Landscaping and Driveway Tradesman (chan 1572395)

Advice on starting up your own landscaping and driveway business. Tips include advertising your business, dealing with customers and services you should offer.