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Guest Post: 6 Tips to Start and Run a Successful Business
photo credit: ManojVasanth 6 Tips to Start and Run a Successful Business It’s not something that most of us would dare venture, but starting your own business venture does have its share of excitement. There are pessimists who say that 9 out of 1...
Guest Post: The Savvy Mindset – Time Management While You Sleep
Trevor Emdon and I met over the internet a few months ago, and we hit it off right away — something about personalities meshing that just can’t be explained. He offered to write a series of guest posts for The Savvy Entrepreneur blog, spe...
Guest Post: Basic Tips to Establish Yourself as a Brand
Basic Tips to Establish Yourself as a Brand Becoming a brand has lot of advantages. A strong brand doesn’t only give financial advantages but you also get loyal customers who connect themselves with your brand. Companies with established brands ca...
Guest Post: Planning to Beat Procrastination
Normally, October is Anti-Procrastination Month here on The Savvy Entrepreneur blog. Since all my time is spent working on my new venture, Mompowerment, I decided not to post daily procrastination-beating tips, tricks, resources and suggestions this ...
How Do You Incent Your Clients?
Do you use money as an incentive (like cash discounts) to attract new clients? Science may not be on your side on this one… Watch as Dan Pink presents his case, then decide. ...
Stigma Attached to Being a Work-At-Home-Mom (WAHM)
Last week I asked an innocent question on one of the VA discussion boards about VAs opinions on the work-at-home-mom label. An animated and passionate conversation ensued! Based on the conversation, most VAs feel the work-at-home-mom label casts a ne...
Coming Clean
Taking care of my body these past few years has been put on the bottom of my priorities. During my 3 pregnancies I diligently avoided prohibited foods, but — and I’m sure I’m not alone — I used the discomforts of pregnancy a...
Guest Post: Best Practices When Outsourcing from One Virtual Assistant to Another
A huge thanks to Nicole Munoz for writing this article especially for The Savvy Entrepreneur. Enjoy! Best Practices When Outsourcing from One Virtual Assistant to Another Author: Nicole Munoz It’s the best feeling in the world to get a job done to ...
Marketing Makeover: Twitter Profile, Part 3 - Your Location
The Marketing Makeover series is designed to help virtual office professionals avoid common marketing faux pas that interfere with their success, put their professionalism in question and hinder their credibility. If you don’t use Twitter as a mark...
Resource: Two FREE Virtual Assistant Books
Just in case you haven’t seen this offer yet, Tina Forsyth and Cindy Greenway are giving away PDF copies their books: Virtually Successful: 8 Simple Ways for Virtual Assistants to Find (and Keep) Clients by Cindy Greenway Becoming an Online Bu...
The Savvy Snippet: Take A Chance
The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance. Remember, the greatest failure is not to try. Once you find something you love to do, be the best at doing it. — Debbi Fields, founder of Mrs. Fields’ Cookies...
Your 30-Second Intro: Here’s One Way To Do It
Here’s a 30-second intro formula by Bob Bly, one of my favorite services-based marketing authors....
8 Steps to a Profitable Teleconference
8 Steps to a Profitable Teleconference By Kathleen Gage Teleseminars are likely one of the most effective methods for promoting a product or service, building an opt-in subscriber list, increase credibility and establish your expert status. However, ...
The 3 Most Catastrophic Mistakes New Entrepreneurs Make And How To Avoid Them
I get calls and emails from entrepreneurs just about each week, asking me to help them understand where they are going wrong, or to warn them of what pitfalls to avoid. Here are the mistakes that top my list: 1. Spending too much money on how-to guid...
Track Your Marketing and Stick with What Works
Clients often lament to me, “I’ve tried everything to get clients, Cristina, and nothing works!” And that’s the problem, right there. First of all, with the plethora of marketing strategies available, there’s no way they...
Anti-Procrastination Month ‘08: Day 16
Today’s post is an article written by my new-found social media friend and colleague, Chris. Chris is an aspiring problogger, and from the looks of things will achieve his goal in no time. Check out his two blogs, Lifestyle Project and Lists fo...
Anti-Procrastination Month ‘08: Day 11
Today’s article will let you into the life of Sandra Martini. She quickly realized that working at home presented productivity challenges — challenges she didn’t experience in a corporate setting. Sandra took decisive action to beat...
Anti-Procrastination Month ‘08: Day 6
Today’s post is an article contributed by Alex Fayle, founder of Someday Syndrome. Alex hates the word someday and that’s what makes him an invaluable addition to Anti-Procrastination Month 2008. Thank you, Alex, for writing this article ...
Anti-Procrastination Month ‘08: Day 1
Today’s post is brought to you by Chris Gloss”The Possibilitarian” Creating A New You by Chris Gloss One thing I love about life is the ability and freedom it grants each and every one of us to create a new “you” at any ...
The Savvy Snippet: Lead, Don’t Follow
Avoid the crowd. Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece. — Ralph Charell...
Might as well use them if you’ve got them
This week on Positive Psychology News Daily, Yee-Ming Tan wrote an article about a coaching session she had with someone who was skeptical about the importance of discovering and working on your strengths in lieu of defining your weaknesses so you ca...
Speak Better: 5 Tips for Polished Presentations
Colleague and public speaking expert, Suzannah Baum president of Ideal Communications, wrote this article for WomenEntrepreneur.com. You’ll find great tips to help you get started public speaking (including a few quotes from yours truly!). Enjo...
Top 4 Strategies to Achieving Expert Status
The Top 4 No-Brainer Shortcuts to Achieving Expert Status, Fast! Independent service professionals often ask me how they can become a sought-after expert in their field, especially if they are just starting out. The secret lies in getting others to p...
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Article: Enough is Enough
I’m so excited! A few months ago, I was approached by HP Logoworks to write an article for their newsletter, Inside Small Business - Small Business & Home Business Newsletter — an invitation I gladly (and nervously) accepted. Thi...
