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An Online Business Manager is IN your business with you

An Online Business Manager is IN your business with you

There are many benefits to hiring a Certified Online Business Manager or Director of Operations, but I would say the main one is this: An OBM/DOO is IN your business with you, as a strategic partner and manager. They are managing the day-to-day activities. They are a...

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The First 90 Days with your Online Business Manager

The First 90 Days with your Online Business Manager

Success guide for the first 90 days with your new Online Business Manager: An OBM is your success partner as you work towards your next level of growth, getting you out of the day-to-day running of your business and working with the team to turn your goals into...

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How to Afford the Help You Need in Your Business

How to Afford the Help You Need in Your Business

When it comes to hiring team members one of the biggest questions that comes up is: “How can I afford the help I need?” It almost always will feel like a stretch when you are hiring - whether it’s your first Virtual Assistant or an Online Business Manager/Director of...

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5 Signs That It’s Time to Hire an OBM

5 Signs That It’s Time to Hire an OBM

Wondering if you should hire an Online Business Manager or Director of Operations? Here are 5 tell-tale signs that it may be time for you to add an OBM or DOO to your team. 1. Your coaching or consulting business is growing while your own free-time is shrinking. I’m...

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Be Thankful in Your Business to Create a Different Outcome

Be Thankful in Your Business to Create a Different Outcome

This is Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada, so I'd like to ask you... What are you thankful for in your business? How often do you take the time to reflect on that? For some of you, it may be smaller achievements. Others may have bigger achievements. It doesn't...

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Do you need a Virtual Assistant or Online Business Manager?

Do you need a Virtual Assistant or Online Business Manager?

You know you need help, but you aren’t quite sure… do you need the help of a VA (virtual assistant) or is it time to hire an OBM (online business manager)? First, let’s take a look at the key differences between a VA and an OBM. Doing vs. Managing The role of a...

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Maximizing Your Next Quarter With a 90 Day Plan

Maximizing Your Next Quarter With a 90 Day Plan

You know what? You'll probably hate me for saying this, but (as of writing this) it's only 6 months until Christmas day. (Don't hit me.) It's nearly July. We're wrapping up 2nd quarter and heading into 3rd. Then before you know it, we'll be heading into the final...

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Don’t Underestimate Your Content & Online Activity

Don’t Underestimate Your Content & Online Activity

I can't tell you how many times I've heard, "My blog posts and videos aren't getting any comments," or "I never get any replies to my email newsletters and campaigns." It can sometimes feel like you're wasting your time and that no one is listening, reading, or paying...

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Are You GDPR Compliant? (Law Went Into Effect May 25)

Are You GDPR Compliant? (Law Went Into Effect May 25)

I'll admit, I didn't pay too much attention to GDPR when I first heard about it. I didn't know what it was and I was busy with other deadlines, so I put off investigating it further. Then I received an email from my email marketing platform stating that it...

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Automation: 4 Ways to Save Time and Look More Professional

Automation: 4 Ways to Save Time and Look More Professional

Recently I held a 5-day challenge and one of the topics I covered was automation. Since business owners are often complaining about not having enough time, I thought I'd talk about 4 Ways that Automation Can Help You Save Time and Look More Professional. Automating...

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It’s the Holidays… They Won’t Buy My Services

It’s the Holidays… They Won’t Buy My Services

It's that time of year. The holidays. The end of the year. The end of many business owners' fourth quarter. Quickly heading toward the new year. Understandably, you would think this is when many businesses slow down and possibly stop, with the exception of retail...

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Sales Funnels Explained

Sales Funnels Explained

What is a Sales Funnel? For a coach and online business owner, a sales funnel is probably the most important marketing tool you have. And yet many entrepreneurs - both new and established – don't have a clear understanding of what a funnel is or how it works. If you...

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What an Escape Room Taught Us About Teamwork and Business

What an Escape Room Taught Us About Teamwork and Business

About a month ago, when I attended my last mastermind retreat, we took a trip to an escape room. I had never heard of these before and I didn't know anything about it until we got there. They had a number of themed rooms, and we split up into three groups. We got...

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5 Ways to Be Seen as an Expert in Your Field

5 Ways to Be Seen as an Expert in Your Field

People prefer to buy products and services from people and brands that they know and trust, rather than from random strangers. To be seen as an expert in your field, you need to find ways to reach and educate your target audience, and create the "Know, Like and Trust...

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Sorry, Coaches. If You Build it, They Won’t Come!

Sorry, Coaches. If You Build it, They Won’t Come!

As coaches and entrepreneurs, many of you have probably heard this many times, and it's true. If you build it, they won't come. You build your website. It's awesome! You create your IFO (irresistible free offer) to build your email list, build a landing page for it...

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Are You Slacking Off? Can Your Business Run Without You?

Are You Slacking Off? Can Your Business Run Without You?

As I write this, it's summer. The sun is shining, the weather is warm and, if you're like me, you just want to spend time outside doing the activities you love! You probably want to spend the summer vacationing, and rightly so. You should—BUT only if your business can...

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How to Send a Video In an Email or Newsletter

How to Send a Video In an Email or Newsletter

I'm often asked how to attach a video to an email message or newsletter so someone can open the email and play the video, and I promised previously to address this. Well, it's not as simple as just uploading or attaching a video file. Email browsers don't...

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