Quarterly Review for the Virtual Office Manager

It’s a good idea for your virtual office manager to do a quarterly review, personally and professionally. It’s a designated time that they can reflect on the previous 4 months and make adjustments that will boost productivity and satisfaction for the remainder of the year. For managers of virtual offices, the various holiday can serve…

How to Prepare a State of the Company address

This week, the news cycle will be dominated by dissection of President Donald Trump State of the Union address.  The 2018 State of the Union Address will be given by the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump, on Tuesday, January 30, 2018, in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives. It…

2018 Tax Write Off’s for Writers w Worksheet

A lot of hard work goes into writing a book.  A quick review of your expenses incurred while working on it could save you a bunch on this years tax return. Which deductions did you remember on your taxes? The writing business is like any other business, and that means you get the benefit of…

Meet Your Customers’ Needs with These 5 Phone Etiquette Tips

An unhappy customer calls into the office.  What do you do? Instead of allowing fear to rear its ugly head, meet their needs effectively with these 5 phone etiquette tips. No matter what your line of work, you have probably come into contact with a customer who was unsatisfied with a product or service you…

Are Your Employees Exhibiting Zombie-Like Qualities?

Trick or Treat? Today we have 2 tricks to bring your business back from the Walking Dead. If you remember anything, remember this:  strong work family = strong business    Access the situation What changes have you made in your business since the culture of your staff changed? How have those changes affected your employees?…

Holiday Ideas to Reward Staff Who Work Virtually

Each year, companies search for new ways to acknowledge their employees’ contributions around the holidays. Whether this manifests itself as a Christmas bonus or a company party, there are many ways to show your gratitude for coworkers during the most wonderful time of the year. However, in a virtual office, gathering everyone together in a festive celebration…

5 Tricks to Getting More Traffic to Your Site! Now That’s a Treat!

By now we all know that just because you build your company’s website doesn’t mean that people will instantly start visiting it regularly. Unfortunately, building it is just the beginning of the work required. The good news is that there are some simple things you can do to get web traffic and for this Halloween…

Scare Up More Business This Halloween

How can your business dip it’s hand into the candy bowl? Here are five of our favorite ideas. The National Retail Federation reports that more than 179 million Americans are planning to partake in Halloween festivities, up from 171 million last year, spending is slated to reach a record high in survey history. This year,…