When I’m hiring someone for my team one of the key things I consider is:
How HUNGRY are they for the opportunity?
Most business owners are looking for experience – they want to know if someone has done something before, how successful they were at it, etc. This is certainly an important consideration in hiring people imo, [...]

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Are you an OBM, VA or other online support professional who is looking for new clients?
Then allow me to give you a bit of “homework” – this is something that I ask of the gals in my Online Business Manager Mentorship program (if their business isn’t yet full.)
Respond to any RFP (request for proposal) that [...]

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You know me – when something starts to annoy me I have to tackle it head on.  
And i’m hearing from many of you about your hiring woes and how you are struggling to find the right virtual team for you and your biz. I’ve been talking to business owners about this stuff for [...]

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Would you like to learn how to “Write a Site” – for you or your clients – in just 30 days?
My friend and colleague, Marketing Strategist Karri Flatla has created the SEO Copywriting Course and it starts June 22nd.
 
I’ve been bugging Karri to offer a course like this forever, and I guess she finally gave [...]

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This one has been brewing for a while now, something that is near and dear to my heart.
Check out the video here on this page:
http://www.thrivehiringsystem.com/hire/
We will be blasting this out to the world later this week, would love to hear your thoughts! Feel free to comment here or pop me an email at tina [at] [...]

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Here’s a snippet of the presentation I did for Andrea Lee’s Wealthy Thought Leader event this past March – my topic as the 5 W’s of Online Business Management.

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We’ve had a few conversations lately in the Online Business Manager Mentorship re: what to do when a potential client asks for a proposal.
First and foremost, don’t panic!! I know alot of virtual support professionals who get a bit of a “deer in the headlights” moment when asked for a proposal… as it sounds like some [...]

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It occured to me today on one of our Future of Virtual Assistance calls that we are actually pioneers as virtual assistants, online business managers and the like.
Having worked in the virtual support industry for over 10 years now I actually forget that what we do, how we work and what we offer is actually [...]

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As per my rant of a few weeks back – you know i’m a huge fan of getting out and meeting people face to face. Not only is this an excellent way to find new clients (the best way in fact) it’s just plain fun. After being home with my girls for 4 years I just [...]

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I tell ya, nothing makes me happier than hearing how OBMs are out there making a difference for their clients AND loving what they do. Here are just a few cool wins from some of our members of the International Association of Online Business Managers  – join me in giving them a virtual toast!
“Hi Tina, [...]

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