The New Year is upon us! We’ve had time to rest and reflect on what we achieved in 2014 and plan for what lies ahead in 2015. Setting goals in the New Year keeps us focussed and motivated now that January is in full swing I’ve always thought affirmative resolutionskick everything off on a positive […]
It’s a well-worn cliché that the most important assets of a business are its people, but far too many businesses only realise just how true that is when a key person walks out the door—and takes with them a chunk of valuable operational knowledge that they have built over years, and nobody really knew they […]
To establish an online presence, first, you must have a website. And for your website to be easily accessible, it should have a domain name. However, a recent survey conducted by Google has revealed that as of this year, about 55% of small businesses still don’t have their own website. With millions of people spending […]
Having your own domain name is vital to your overall online marketing strategy. For starters, it gives your business credibility and makes your company look professional. It also makes it easier for your customers and prospects to find you online. And when it comes to your company’s image, it gives your target audience the impression […]
Over the last few years, Google has made significant changes to its Google+ platform. While these changes significantly improve the tech giant’s social media platform, some of these changes left businesses and brands confused, especially when it came to optimising their local presence. But regardless of whether businesses are using old Google+ Places Page or […]
As a business owner, you’ve probably recognised the necessity of being ‘present’ in your business. You need to be around to make decisions, delegate and strategise how best to build your brand. But clocking 80-hour work weeks month after month is an unreasonable expectation! So how can you carve out a better work/life balance for […]
Nothing can be more stressful for a website owner than seeing a notification of manual action from Google in your Google Webmaster Tools account. After all, this basically means that the tech giant is hounding your heels for having bad links, and unless you act immediately, your website’s traffic and search ranking will definitely suffer […]
If you’ve worked with me before, you’ll know that I use the Philippines to source the majority of my VA talent. Not only do I champion candidates from the Philippines for my own clients, Cherry Bonachita , my own full time Virtual Assistant, hails from the Philippines also. Cherry and I have been working together […]
In any business there are issues and situations that throw a spoke in the operational wheels and disrupt your daily work routine – this is the same with Virtual Outsourcing! Technology fails, inclement weather, family crisis – these are a few problems you may face when working with your VA. Fortunately, as a Virtual Outsourcing […]
Search giant Google has undertaken various changes in its search algorithm during this year’s first quarter, including updates that will help small businesses and harm websites that feature too many ads. Google’s Panda to Care for [Business] Cubs Matt Cutts, Google’s head of search spam, revealed during the Search Marketing Expo in March that the […]
It seems that more and more Australian companies are either hiring a virtual assistant (VA) or sending their business processes abroad. IT entrepreneur Scott Linden Jones said thousands of Australian roles were outsourced to the Philippines and the trend is likely to continue in the coming years. Linden added that the Philippines is not the […]
Have you ever woken up in the morning and felt completely flat at the thought of going to work? Have you just had enough of the customers and clients you are working with and your boss and the demands they place on you but……. you are the boss? Have you looked back at the reasons […]