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Practical tools, information, and advice for implementing and executing your business strategies, ideas and plans

Recommended Membership Plugins for WordPress

One of the first steps in setting up a new membership program for your Wordpress website or Coaching Program, is to choose a plugin with which to set-up, manage and deliver the content for you.

For my clients, I recommend one of two solutions.

What is an Online Business Manager?

Most business owners look to hire an Online Business Manager (OBM) when they simply cannot grow their business anymore being the only one in charge.

In order for them to take their business to the next level, they need to pull themselves out of the day-to-day management activities and focus on growth.

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One Essential Element To Include In Your Contingency Plan

If you’re like many entrepreneurs, you haven’t spent a great deal of time developing the Contingency Plan portion of your business plan. Despite statistics pointing to business planning as a factor to greater success, entrepreneurs and solo professionals often fail to plan for the unplanned.

One of the issues entrepreneurs face when creating their Contingency Plan is what exactly to include.

How the One-line Email Can Hurt Your Productivity

Reducing our communication to one or two line emails is counter-productive. There are other great strategies out there that do not advocate cutting communication short.

3 Ways a VA Can Help Manage Your Networking

You don’t have to be a huge corporation to have your own CNO; a virtual assistant or online business manager can work with you to develop the strategies and processes you need to follow in order to effectively manage your networking via social media.

How to Create Your Own Twitter Daily News

I’ve just begun using a new (to me) application to create my own “Twitter News” that really helps with summarizing and consolidating the links and articles that are shared within my chosen networks. The application? Paper.Li

Disobeying the Communication Shutdown

But I am disobeying the shutdown today and not participating in the global event. Why? I do not think that disrupting my daily business activities and marketing efforts that include social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) benefits children and families suffering from autism.

How to Hide a Personal Update from Your Professional Friends on Facebook

I have been expanding my use of Facebook beyond the personal boundaries I had imposed on my personal profile, and am now starting to add networking acquaintances and people I want to follow more and more.  I love using the Lists feature to set privacy options for people on my Friends lists that are not…

How to Protect Yourself from Toxic Customers

You may be “saved” from inappropriate face-to-face confrontations, but take into consideration that people tend to abuse the anonymity of the internet to justify worse behaviour because it’s not face-to-face. Some people say things in an email or by phone that they wouldn’t necessarily communicate in the same way or the same tone were they speaking to you in person.

Power Up Your Business. Invest. Innovate. Grow.

October 17-23 is Canada Small Business Week and this year’s theme is “Power Up Your Business. Invest. Innovate. Grow.” What does this year’s Canada Small Business Week mean for you? Are you taking part in any events? Let me know about your experience!