Saturday, May 15, 2010
Choosing Technology For A Virtual Team
As a team member currently I'm doing research for my contractor on project management software. I came across this video on Youtube from The Anywhere Office. Hope it comes in handy for the subcontractor, multi-VA firm or business owner.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Press Release
For Immediate Release
Collette Schultz
Software Savvy Sub
Phone: 608 853 1435
Email: infovdos@yahoo.com
Web site: http://www.softwaresavvysub.info.com
Collette Schultz, better known as the Software Savvy Subcontractor, was interviewed by Roslyn D’Souza, Virtual Events Specialist. Schultz responded to questions about her successful pursuits with Schultz’s company, Virtual Dream Office Services, one of the most respected subcontracting service providers available to virtual businesses and multi-virtual assistants today.
The facts Schultz shared can assist anyone entering the field of virtual subcontracting or help those already in this type of non-traditional employment increase their profitability and market share. This interview brought forward topics about the “software savvy” side of Schultz’s nickname. You can listen to the entire interview at http://softwaresavvysub.snappages.com/podcasts.htm.
This call represents the kick-off of regular podcasts which will be held monthly to help others in the subcontracting field learn from Schultz’s experience. One call per month will address the subcontracting niche of Virtual Dream Office Services experience while the other call will concentrate on software savvy solutions for subcontractors or multi-virtual assistants.
In this initial call, Schultz shared the importance of finding your own niche market in the world of virtual business. She explained tips about how to locate that niche through which you can provide services to virtual businesses or multi-Virtual Assistants that you enjoy the most and in which your skills can provide a valuable benefit to the contractor.
Schultz learned how to locate contractors seeking subcontractors to help expand their virtual businesses through sheer necessity. During the time she gave birth to her children and was on leave from her traditional employment, she became intrigued with the idea of telecommuting. Over the past three years, she has begun to market the skills she developed in the traditional workplace as an online, web-based service with remarkable success.
She began her journey by locating a valued mentor, Diane Hess, who helped her refine and perfect her subcontractor skills through one-on-one two-way feedback. Hess, having already established her own successful virtual assistant business, critiqued Schultz’s work and listened to how Schultz felt about each project she had completed, leading her to find the niches in which she could excelled and enjoy. While Schultz acknowledges, “This doesn’t happen overnight, you must find your passion and build upon it. You want to do work you love, not just any project that is available. You want to locate your spot in the market and fill that specific niche for virtual businesses which need your subcontractor services,” she does encourage those who share her dream of breaking out of a traditional workplace and into the world of virtual subcontracting to pursue those dreams.
Schultz also plans to host special events for virtual subcontractors as well as a means of connecting virtual professionals with businesses requiring subcontractors to expand their businesses. Special events will be announced to everyone on her mailing list and you can ensure you receive this valuable information join by visiting http://softwaresavvysub.snappages.com/join-my-list.htm. You’ll be notified of all calls, podcasts, updates, events, and much more. The format of her connection service for virtual professionals and contractors is currently in the works and will also be announced upon completion. Also, be sure to stay up-to-date by subscribing to her Blog located at http://softwaresavvysub.snappages.com/blog.
While Schultz is providing free podcasts to those who wish to enjoy the information provided by her own personal growth experiences, she does acknowledge the need for additional sponsorship to continue to provide a free service. The first sponsor is Find Virtual, http://findvirtual.com If you are a company which needs subcontractors to provide your organization with that next level of growth or operate a multi-VA company, Schultz would love to hear from you via email. By promoting those entities which can benefit from subcontractors, she can provide valuable exposure to those virtual professionals online today. Contact her at infovdos@yahoo.com.
About Virtual Dream Office Services: Begun three years ago, Schultz’s subcontracting and virtual assistance serves many virtual businesses in the areas which she most enjoys: general administration, bookkeeping, presentation development, spreadsheet development, software consulting, and web research. You can locate her website at http://softwaresavvysub.snappages.com or contact her by phone at (608) 853-1435. ###
Collette Schultz
Software Savvy Sub
Phone: 608 853 1435
Email: infovdos@yahoo.com
Web site: http://www.softwaresavvysub.info.com
Collette Schultz, better known as the Software Savvy Subcontractor, was interviewed by Roslyn D’Souza, Virtual Events Specialist. Schultz responded to questions about her successful pursuits with Schultz’s company, Virtual Dream Office Services, one of the most respected subcontracting service providers available to virtual businesses and multi-virtual assistants today.
The facts Schultz shared can assist anyone entering the field of virtual subcontracting or help those already in this type of non-traditional employment increase their profitability and market share. This interview brought forward topics about the “software savvy” side of Schultz’s nickname. You can listen to the entire interview at http://softwaresavvysub.snappages.com/podcasts.htm.
This call represents the kick-off of regular podcasts which will be held monthly to help others in the subcontracting field learn from Schultz’s experience. One call per month will address the subcontracting niche of Virtual Dream Office Services experience while the other call will concentrate on software savvy solutions for subcontractors or multi-virtual assistants.
In this initial call, Schultz shared the importance of finding your own niche market in the world of virtual business. She explained tips about how to locate that niche through which you can provide services to virtual businesses or multi-Virtual Assistants that you enjoy the most and in which your skills can provide a valuable benefit to the contractor.
Schultz learned how to locate contractors seeking subcontractors to help expand their virtual businesses through sheer necessity. During the time she gave birth to her children and was on leave from her traditional employment, she became intrigued with the idea of telecommuting. Over the past three years, she has begun to market the skills she developed in the traditional workplace as an online, web-based service with remarkable success.
She began her journey by locating a valued mentor, Diane Hess, who helped her refine and perfect her subcontractor skills through one-on-one two-way feedback. Hess, having already established her own successful virtual assistant business, critiqued Schultz’s work and listened to how Schultz felt about each project she had completed, leading her to find the niches in which she could excelled and enjoy. While Schultz acknowledges, “This doesn’t happen overnight, you must find your passion and build upon it. You want to do work you love, not just any project that is available. You want to locate your spot in the market and fill that specific niche for virtual businesses which need your subcontractor services,” she does encourage those who share her dream of breaking out of a traditional workplace and into the world of virtual subcontracting to pursue those dreams.
Schultz also plans to host special events for virtual subcontractors as well as a means of connecting virtual professionals with businesses requiring subcontractors to expand their businesses. Special events will be announced to everyone on her mailing list and you can ensure you receive this valuable information join by visiting http://softwaresavvysub.snappages.com/join-my-list.htm. You’ll be notified of all calls, podcasts, updates, events, and much more. The format of her connection service for virtual professionals and contractors is currently in the works and will also be announced upon completion. Also, be sure to stay up-to-date by subscribing to her Blog located at http://softwaresavvysub.snappages.com/blog.
While Schultz is providing free podcasts to those who wish to enjoy the information provided by her own personal growth experiences, she does acknowledge the need for additional sponsorship to continue to provide a free service. The first sponsor is Find Virtual, http://findvirtual.com If you are a company which needs subcontractors to provide your organization with that next level of growth or operate a multi-VA company, Schultz would love to hear from you via email. By promoting those entities which can benefit from subcontractors, she can provide valuable exposure to those virtual professionals online today. Contact her at infovdos@yahoo.com.
About Virtual Dream Office Services: Begun three years ago, Schultz’s subcontracting and virtual assistance serves many virtual businesses in the areas which she most enjoys: general administration, bookkeeping, presentation development, spreadsheet development, software consulting, and web research. You can locate her website at http://softwaresavvysub.snappages.com or contact her by phone at (608) 853-1435. ###
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Press Release
For Immediate Release
Collette Schultz
Software Savvy Sub
Phone: 608 853 1435
Email: infovdoswi@yahoo.com
Web site: http://www.softwaresavvysub.snappages.com
A Software Podcast That Will Help Begin & Grow A Virtual Business
Software Savvy Sub, Collette Schultz shares what software other successful owners are using to run their virtual businesses. No matter what phase your business is in. If it's in the beginning phase or growing phase you always need new software that works for your business.
Asking similar ways that helps keep our upcoming guests, such as: Kelly McCausey, WAHM Talk Radio, Jeannine Clontz, IVAA president and Christina Hills, Shopping Cart Queen, use software to be successful in their virtual business. Our special guests will help you make an informed decision on software purchases. Each month, after signing up for the Software Savvy Sub's newsletter, the podcast will be published and available for download. Each podcast is approximately thirty minutes in length and provides you with links of the products discussed.
If you're tired of not knowing where to begin and researching software, then listening to this podcast series will help you determine the right software for your business. Many virtual subcontractors look to the Software Savvy Sub for direction and leadership in the virtual industry.
Collette Schultz has been a virtual subcontractor, while living on a Midwest farm, for the past three years. She is similar in many ways to the average working woman. What makes her an inspiration is the progress made implementing new marketing strategies through internet forums, increasing her visibility and continuing to live the dream of working virtually.
Collette Schultz
Software Savvy Sub
Phone: 608 853 1435
Email: infovdoswi@yahoo.com
Web site: http://www.softwaresavvysub.snappages.com
A Software Podcast That Will Help Begin & Grow A Virtual Business
Software Savvy Sub, Collette Schultz shares what software other successful owners are using to run their virtual businesses. No matter what phase your business is in. If it's in the beginning phase or growing phase you always need new software that works for your business.
Asking similar ways that helps keep our upcoming guests, such as: Kelly McCausey, WAHM Talk Radio, Jeannine Clontz, IVAA president and Christina Hills, Shopping Cart Queen, use software to be successful in their virtual business. Our special guests will help you make an informed decision on software purchases. Each month, after signing up for the Software Savvy Sub's newsletter, the podcast will be published and available for download. Each podcast is approximately thirty minutes in length and provides you with links of the products discussed.
If you're tired of not knowing where to begin and researching software, then listening to this podcast series will help you determine the right software for your business. Many virtual subcontractors look to the Software Savvy Sub for direction and leadership in the virtual industry.
Collette Schultz has been a virtual subcontractor, while living on a Midwest farm, for the past three years. She is similar in many ways to the average working woman. What makes her an inspiration is the progress made implementing new marketing strategies through internet forums, increasing her visibility and continuing to live the dream of working virtually.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Virtual Outsourcing Can Make your Business More Profitable
http://www.articlesbase.com/business-articles/virtual-outsourcing-can-make-your-business-more-profitable-252170.html
Many successful entrepreneurs believe that they are actually being frugal by not getting the help they need. Some assume that by doing everything themselves, they are saving money and thus earning more. In most cases, this simply isnt true. When you use your valuable time performing the tasks that generate the most profit for your company, you are using your time to its full income earning potential. If you are like most small business owners however, a great deal of your time is likely spent on paperwork and other administrative functions that are necessary to the success of your business, but dont directly generate income. Imagine how much more profitable you could be, if you could virtually erase this clerical time from your task set.
In order to illustrate this point, lets use the example of an entrepreneur who works an 8 hour day, and earns on average, $400 per day. This would mean that this business owner earns an hourly wage of $50. But, 2.5 hours of his or her day is spent on administrative functions. If we were to eliminate the time spent on these tasks, the entrepreneur would be earning close to $73 per hour for the remaining 5.5 hours. Now imagine if the entrepreneur could spend a full 8 hour work day on the tasks that generate the most revenue for their business. He or she could potentially be earning $584 dollars a day minus the cost of outsourcing the clerical work, which should be significantly less than the $184 per day gained.
Until recent years, the thought of getting the administrative aspects of your business off of your plate meant that you had to hire an employee. But, for many entrepreneurs this was not feasible due to lack of space or monetary concerns. This left many business owners with few options, except to continue doing it all themselves. Luckily, in todays world of advanced internet technologies, there are alternatives. In fact, there are very few tasks today that cant be outsourced. There are companies that specialize in customer service, Virtual Assistants for a variety of administrative functions and Accountants and Bookkeepers for financial matters. A simple Google search for just about any task on your to-do list should give you a variety of companies that specialize in the outsourcing of this service.
Virtual outsourcing is a means to accomplish the tasks you need performed without the significant cost of hiring an employee. Contracting the clerical aspects of your business on an as-needed basis means that you are paying only for the exact task you need accomplished. If this is a couple of hours of bookkeeping or administrative duties, it shouldnt cost you a fortune, and in fact will likely cost you much less than the money you could be earning by using this time on your companys primary income gaining functions.
How much is your time worth? If you do the math, you might be surprised at how much you could benefit from getting qualified help. Virtual outsourcing will likely make your business more profitable.
Kelly Sims is a Virtual Assistant and Owner of Virtually There VA Services. To sign up for her free newsletter providing useful information that enhances and simplifies the lives of busy entrepreneurs, visit her website at => http://www.virtuallythereva.com .
Many successful entrepreneurs believe that they are actually being frugal by not getting the help they need. Some assume that by doing everything themselves, they are saving money and thus earning more. In most cases, this simply isnt true. When you use your valuable time performing the tasks that generate the most profit for your company, you are using your time to its full income earning potential. If you are like most small business owners however, a great deal of your time is likely spent on paperwork and other administrative functions that are necessary to the success of your business, but dont directly generate income. Imagine how much more profitable you could be, if you could virtually erase this clerical time from your task set.
In order to illustrate this point, lets use the example of an entrepreneur who works an 8 hour day, and earns on average, $400 per day. This would mean that this business owner earns an hourly wage of $50. But, 2.5 hours of his or her day is spent on administrative functions. If we were to eliminate the time spent on these tasks, the entrepreneur would be earning close to $73 per hour for the remaining 5.5 hours. Now imagine if the entrepreneur could spend a full 8 hour work day on the tasks that generate the most revenue for their business. He or she could potentially be earning $584 dollars a day minus the cost of outsourcing the clerical work, which should be significantly less than the $184 per day gained.
Until recent years, the thought of getting the administrative aspects of your business off of your plate meant that you had to hire an employee. But, for many entrepreneurs this was not feasible due to lack of space or monetary concerns. This left many business owners with few options, except to continue doing it all themselves. Luckily, in todays world of advanced internet technologies, there are alternatives. In fact, there are very few tasks today that cant be outsourced. There are companies that specialize in customer service, Virtual Assistants for a variety of administrative functions and Accountants and Bookkeepers for financial matters. A simple Google search for just about any task on your to-do list should give you a variety of companies that specialize in the outsourcing of this service.
Virtual outsourcing is a means to accomplish the tasks you need performed without the significant cost of hiring an employee. Contracting the clerical aspects of your business on an as-needed basis means that you are paying only for the exact task you need accomplished. If this is a couple of hours of bookkeeping or administrative duties, it shouldnt cost you a fortune, and in fact will likely cost you much less than the money you could be earning by using this time on your companys primary income gaining functions.
How much is your time worth? If you do the math, you might be surprised at how much you could benefit from getting qualified help. Virtual outsourcing will likely make your business more profitable.
Kelly Sims is a Virtual Assistant and Owner of Virtually There VA Services. To sign up for her free newsletter providing useful information that enhances and simplifies the lives of busy entrepreneurs, visit her website at => http://www.virtuallythereva.com .
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