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How to Hire a Virtual Assistant

21. October 2010

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Erica’s note: Several members of my community recently asked me how to hire a virtual assistant. I figured an awesome virtual assistant would be the best person to answer your questions, so I invited Laurie Cantus from YourGoToGirls to write a guest post. If you have more questions, make sure to check out her free [...]

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Is Your Business Barking Up the Wrong Tree?

30. September 2010

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“What do you think of this idea for my new startup?” “Eh, yeah, it sounds pretty interesting.” Ever heard this before? If you have, your startup may be barking up the wrong tree.

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Ten Tips On Hiring Employees

22. September 2010

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The hiring process — hiring employees — is an incredibly difficult, time-consuming process. It’s only slightly less painful than firing employees (or laying them off…sadly, I’ve had to do both.) Which is why, as entrepreneurs, we tend to put hiring employees off until the point where the business is breaking down. You know that point…when [...]

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Starting Your Own Business: The Step-By-Step Guide

30. July 2010

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Starting your own business: The definitive guide. Are you hung up on the “idea phase” of starting your own business? Do you feel like none of your ideas are good enough–or do you have so many ideas and don’t know which one you should turn into a business? This post is for you! First: I [...]

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Choosing The Best Domain Name for Your Business

22. July 2010

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Choosing a domain name: Your difficult questions answered! What domain name should you choose for your business? Is a .com still important? Should you pay hundreds or thousands of dollars for a .com, or just register a .biz or other extension? Are Google search engine ranks affected by whether you have a .com or not? [...]

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