Do you have entrepreneuritis?

I do!

Entrepreneuritis: def.

As a small business owner I must learn how to do everything myself (spending countless hours learning it sometimes) and must grab on to each new idea that comes my way or through my inbox, learn it and move on to the next thing. As a result most likely have a list of unfinished project on paper, in idea journal or on the computer.

Sound familiar? I call it a wonderful curse. Wonderful because it keeps me curious, motivated to keep learning and is one of the reasons I wanted to be a virtual assistant. The chance to learn new technology, new marketing ideas etc. On the flip side, it is also a curse.  At times it is hard for me to focus, follow through and finish a business development project. With so many half finished projects and ideas it easily leads to a sense of overwhelm, stress and “I’m not sure what the next step should be” syndrome. [Read more...]

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Monday Shopping Cart Tip

Automation is a wonderful thing and a shopping cart is an incredible tool that will allow you to automate steps that can be a huge pain to manage yourself… let alone the hours it can take up in your day.

My training and certification is through Practice Pay Solutions, a private label name of 1ShoppingCart.com. Through my classes and daily experience, some of the most basic tools are the tools one mus absolutely take advantage of.
List Building Tools:

  • Double Optin Confirmation – protect yourself and comply with the Can Spam Act.
  • List Management – manage the names and email addresses of all who sign up for your newsletter, teleclass etc.
  • Send newsletters or broadcast emails – Quickly and easily send out your newsletter or special announcement to a select group of people or to everyone, you choice.

A shopping cart is a tool that can help you reclaim your time and simplify your day. If you would like help setting up or maintaining your cart, just let me know.

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Simplifying Tip – Outsourcing

Outsourcing is of course a topic near and dear to my heart. As a Virtual Assistant, I am an “outsourcee”! My job is to help you get rid of tasks that will free up time and get you back to focusing on the big picture, your business and where it is heading.

Here are some simple, quick and easy tasks and jobs you could outsource and potentially free up hours in your day:

  • Check email
  • Research competitors, product ideas
  • Answer customer service email
  • Setting up and/or updating a shopping cart (also an automation tool that we will talk more about later)
  • Update your schedule on an online calendar
  • Uploading and styling blog posts
  • Accounting
  • Setting up your next webcast [Read more...]
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