How to Be a Productive Freelancer: Defining Your Prime Time
How to Be a Productive Freelancer: Defining Your Prime TimeGood time management is essential to your success as a virtual business owner.Earlier in my career, I didn’t know how to manage my time when I first started working from home as a freelancer. I’ve oscillated between both ends of the spectrum as far as time […]
Continue readingClient Onboarding: Your Foundation to Success
Client Onboarding: Your Foundation to SuccessStart off on the right foot. Create a standard client onboarding and work with confidence.When I was a new freelancer, I didn’t have any sort of client onboarding process in place. It went a bit like this: I’d reach out to a prospective client and explain what I do. I’d show […]
Continue readingHow to Ensure You Get Paid as a VBO
How to Ensure You Get Paid as a VBOKeep cash flowing in with these helpful tips.You became a virtual business owner to create the life that you wanted. But the path to your VBO lifestyle can be thwarted if you don’t get paid on time. If you’ve got slow-paying clients who are hindering your cash flow, […]
Continue readingHiring Other VBOs: Getting it Right
Hiring Other VBOs: Getting it RightLearn how to build, and retain, your all-star VBO team.As your freelance business grows, the day may come when you’ll need to hire other virtual business owners, or freelancers, to take on larger clients and projects. When you get it right, bringing on other VBOs can create a win, win, win scenario […]
Continue reading6 Psychological Shortcuts to Yes When Pitching to New Clients
6 Psychological Shortcuts to Yes When Pitching to New ClientsIf you can answer these six essential questions, you’ll land new clients with ease.Sales. Some people hate it. Others love it. Either way, sales is an essential part of every business, including your work from home business. As a virtual business owner, you are your own […]
Continue reading7 Things To Outsource to A Virtual Assistant
7 Things To Outsource to A Virtual AssistantIn our How to Find Your Virtual Assistant blog, we made the case for why you might want to bring in some additional help, and we shared were you could find talented virtual assistants to take the load off.You want to maximize your time so that you can […]
Continue readingHow to Find Your Virtual Assistant
How to Find Your Virtual AssistantYour time is valuable. Maximize it by hiring a virtual assistant. You’ve launched your work from home business, and you’re off to a great start. You’ve got a steady stream of clients, and you’re getting busier by the day. Your inbox is inundated. Your calendar is chocked-full.You’re making money, but the more your […]
Continue reading9 Tax Write Offs You Don’t Want to Miss for 2018 Filings
9 Tax Write Offs You Don’t Want to Miss for 2018 FilingsThere are a few things that we’re all about here at VBO Nation: increasing personal freedom, reducing stress, and maximizing earnings. That’s why we’ve taken the onus to let you in on some truly valuable information. Tax season is here, and if this is your […]
Continue readingTake the Stress out of your Tax Season with our Top Five Filing Options
Take the Stress out of your Tax Season with our Top Five Filing OptionsTax season is upon us once again, and for many Americans, it can be a particularly migraine-inducing time of year.In just a few weeks’ time you went from shopping for fun gifts to scrambling for receipts. Taxes can be tricky for any […]
Continue readingDon’t Be A Turkey!
Don’t Be A Turkey!Here’s a quick story for you.From the day it is born, the turkey is taken care of and fed. In the last month before Thanksgiving, the portions actually increase. From the turkey’s perspective, life is good. It has been well taken care of, protected, and fed religiously. If it had to judge its […]
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