Online Business Management

Virtual Assistants Are Independent Contractors Defined by Professionalism and Productivity

June 8, 2012 by channa 1 Comment

by Charlotte L. Hanna CMO/Director of PMR/CMBS Global

Virtual Assistants (VAs) are broadly defined as independent entrepreneurs providing professional administrative, secretarial and clerical, creative, managerial, technical, business office and/or personal support services. CMBS Global Virtual Assistants provide clients "at-the-office productivity" supplied by qualified staff, without the overhead of a physical building or costly equipment, while adhering to a strict code of integrity, honesty and due diligence.

Most VAs offer support for other online entrepreneurs via a variety of skills in technology, software and programs that keep the day-to-day operations of an online business running smoothly – otherwise known as Back Office Services. Some also provide Online Business Management, attending to administrative tasks for the business owner. Virtual Assistant companies may also include creative services such as graphic design, content writing, proofing and editing, web design and development and SEO…all major contributions to setting up, growing and maintaining a successful online business.

Married to My Work – Stop Breaking Promises, Prolong the Honeymoon and Keep Clients

June 1, 2012 by admin Leave a Comment

By Charlotte L. Hanna CMO/Director of PMR/CMBS Global

June is the month of promises…promises of longer days, vacation time away from the daily grind, romance. Traditionally, it is the favorite month for getting married, of promising each other the moon under a hot summer sun. January is reported to be the month for divorcing.

Unfortunately, promises easily made are also too often broken in life, love and business.

In times past, a person’s word was all it took to ‘seal the deal’. Legal documents were seldom necessary between friends and family and rarely even considered among those doing business. Your word and a handshake were all that were needed to buy and sell – even settle a dispute. But those days are far behind us and not only do people regularly promise one another more than they can deliver, it is becoming the acceptable norm to expect that promises will not be kept. Thankfully, there are still those in business who believe that promises made are worth keeping whenever possible, as much as possible. [Read more...]

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How Do You Communicate and Market Your Online Business to the World Marketplace?

May 24, 2012 by admin 3 Comments

By Charlotte L. Hanna CMO & Director of PMR for CMBS Global

Do you know how to market your business online? Do you know WHO your market really is? Do you communicate well with your market? Are you visible in the world marketplace?

Do questions like these make your head spin?

How you communicate and market your business is vital to your online success, but it need not make you dizzy. My hunch is that you are one of those entrepreneurs who realize the importance of communicating and marketing online – but have trouble finding the time to do it consistently and effectively. That may be GOOD news. I mean, if you are that busy – then you must be doing something right – right?

Unfortunately, small business owners are seldom too busy to give their needed attention to such an important aspect of their online enterprise because business is booming. More often than not, failure to communicate what they do and market what they offer to the world marketplace is simply a lack of organization and focus on their part. It may sound harsh, but your head may be spinning because you are in need of help and have ignored your need, thinking that you can do it all by yourself. [Read more...]

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Reading, Writing, And Making Money Online With Virtual Assistants While Working From Home

November 16, 2011 by admin 1 Comment

by Charlotte L. Hanna, CMO/CMBS Global

It goes without saying that you can do a lot online these days. You can read about virtually most any topic you can think of – or write and blog about your opinions, passions, hobbies, business, or life. Many are making money online as Virtual Assistants – without leaving the comforts of home – doing work they love and helping others.

Every day, more and more people are taking advantage of these opportunities. Many of us get the majority of our information via the Internet and spend a good deal of time telling the world our political and social views – even our most personal dreams – via blogging, Twitter and Facebook. Collectively, we spend millions of dollars per year shopping online for our favorite “must-haves”, yet the one thing too many are NOT doing, is actually making money. In fact, those who have online businesses too often find themselves losing money when it comes to Internet sales. [Read more...]

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The World Is Your Marketplace – Are You Ready And Set To Go?

October 14, 2011 by channa 2 Comments

by Charlotte L. Hanna CMO/CMBS GLOBAL

CMBS GLOBAL believes that “The World Is Your Marketplace!” If you have often considered expanding your market, and understand the value of being able to reach your niche audience – anywhere in the world at any time – then you believe it, too.

Are you READY to do whatever it takes to reach the world with your message?

Are you SET to launch a new and innovative product?

Do you know where to GO – and how to make online marketing work most effectively for you?

There is no end in sight to the explosion of the entrepreneurial spirit and the growth the Internet has afforded small businesses. Yet, despite compelling numbers, many small businesses have not yet realized the importance of the global marketplace.

Hesitation to take advantage of the many benefits associated with doing business internationally is sometimes linked to a lack of knowledge and understanding. However, it is the need for assistance with those processes necessary for unleashing the unlimited potential for growth and profit, which more often causes entrepreneurs to delay taking further action. [Read more...]

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The State Of Your Business – Where Will You Invest Yourself?

October 7, 2011 by channa 2 Comments

by Charlotte L. Hanna CMO/CMBS GLOBAL

My husband works for the world’s largest and most recognizable maker of mining equipment used underground. He has invested 37 years of his 56 years here on this earth in helping to keep this company the successful and productive player that it is in the world market.

Though only one of about 1300 people employed at this facility, he is very good at what he does, and as such, is respected for his abilities by those with whom and for whom he works, day in and day out, week after week, month after month, year after year. He has been consistently committed to doing a great job and has always retained a certain level of pride in the products he helps to create and in the company that has played such an important role in the economy of the area in which we live.

He considers himself blessed to have found a job that he could “sink his teeth into”, hold onto for so long, and maintain earning a decent living while doing something he genuinely enjoys.

Much has changed over the past 37 years. [Read more...]

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Entrepreneurs With Building Skills Required To Avert Foundational Issues

October 5, 2011 by channa Leave a Comment

by Charlotte L. Hanna CMO/CMBS GLOBAL

A sound and firm foundation is crucial to any structure. Whether building a house or a business, the first level is always what the rest of the structure relies upon for support. The ability to remain standing in the midst of a variety of storms, the ability to remain strong and unshaken, will depend on how well the foundation was constructed.

A strong, well-laid foundation has never been more needed than it is today, both in the physical and business realms. Catastrophic weather conditions have rocked the earth and catastrophic financial conditions have rocked our economy over the past several years. People have lost what they could see and touch and hold with their own hands, as well as the investments they had made in a future yet to come.

Now is the time to consider all of your options, while there are still some options to be considered. But don’t let a cracked foundation cause you to move on or abandon your efforts – take a closer look and see if repairing the structural damage may be more cost effective in today’s market. [Read more...]

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Just Accept It – Is This Where You Really Want To Be?

October 3, 2011 by channa 4 Comments

by Charlotte L. Hanna CMO/CMBS GLOBAL

A recent Ally Bank campaign states, “Stop accepting nonsense!” The ad centers around a debit card user who must make

a choice between accepting a bank’s fee for the use of their ATM machine, or not accepting the additional charge, thereby walking away empty handed, without the cash needed to proceed with his fun-filled plans for the evening.

Ultimately, feeling there is no other choice, the man chooses to accept the additional fee and move on with his plans. A lack of information regarding alternative solutions, his immediate need, the advice of peers and the pressure from his partner all apparently lead to his decision. [Read more...]

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TRUST IN THE MARKETPLACE

September 16, 2011 by channa 5 Comments

by Charlotte L. Hanna CMBS Global

Trust, in a relationship, is usually developed over a considerable period of time. However, in today’s fast-paced business climate such time may not be available initially for displaying your own confidence, or determining the reliability of others.

So, how do you exercise trust within today’s marketplace environment, without the luxury of a bonding experience? Though it may go against everything you have been taught over your lifetime, the key is to TRUST FIRST.

We are not often encouraged to blindly trust others, and we teach our children not to trust a stranger. But according to experts, such as Guy Kawasaki, previous chief evangelist of Apple and co-founder of Alltop.com an “online magazine rack” of popular topics on the web, and a founding partner at Garage Technology Ventures, to trust first will encourage others to trust back.

Why Nike Got It Right And How You Can, Too!

September 14, 2011 by channa 1 Comment

by Charlotte L. Hanna CMBS Global

I recently came across this inspirational quote from an unknown source: “You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind.” ~Author

Unknown

So simple, but so true. Only thinking about doing a task will never get it accomplished. Yet, so often the best business ideas, concepts and plans are left abandoned in the fields of our minds. Nothing grows better than weeds in an unattended plot – and once those weeds have taken over it can be difficult to locate and retrieve that valuable thought once again.

What have you been considering over and over again in your mind? What is it that you have failed to act upon, or allowed to be abandoned due to daily distractions? What have you told yourself in the past about an idea that came to you in the middle of the night, that convinced you to turn your back on it come morning? Some of the best ideas may now be lost to you because of indecision and inaction, but they will come to someone else eventually.

Too often, it is only when we see that same idea or plan put into action by another that we are regretfully reminded of what we carelessly left to be choked out by the ‘weeds’ in the field of our own mind. It doesn’t have to be so! [Read more...]

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