6 Website Mistakes That Are Costing You Clients
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6 Website Mistakes That Are Costing You Clients

Think of: your website as your digital home your traffic as your house guests Does your digital home represent you? Is it warm and friendly? How is it designed? Do your guests feel at home? Is it sipping hot chocolate wrapped up in a weighted blanket level of comfort? Or is it more of a…

2020 In Review: The 5 Greatest Life & Business Lessons I Learned
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2020 In Review: The 5 Greatest Life & Business Lessons I Learned

Woah. Glad 2020 is mere days from being over. But I’ll spare you another “good riddance 2020” rant. I’m sure you’ve heard it all at this point. There’s no doubt this year has brought us many trials and tribulations, ones I hope you are not choosing to waste, but rather learn from. That’s the route…

Unicorns Aren’t Real: Why One Person Can’t Do Everything In Your Online Business
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Unicorns Aren’t Real: Why One Person Can’t Do Everything In Your Online Business

Confessions of an OBM.  This is my biggest pet peeve. Every other job posting I see in various Facebook Groups sound a little something like this: “Looking for a digital marketing expert with experience in e-commerce that can write 2-3 SEO rich blog posts a week, edit 2 YouTube videos a week, proof my e-book,…

3 Reasons NOT to Niche Down in Your Online Business

3 Reasons NOT to Niche Down in Your Online Business

You don’t need a niche. Yea. I said it. And would you look at that, the niche police didn’t come after me. In all seriousness, I got to thinking about this trendy word that seems to be thrown around as carelessly as “woke” and “bae”. Niche. Why all the hype? It’s those cookie-cutter coaches. At…

How To Build a Remote Team In 6 Easy Steps
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How To Build a Remote Team In 6 Easy Steps

You know what I say: Work smarter, not harder Like most of my life lessons, I learned how to build a remote team the hard way (is there another way to learn, because if there is, please share with me asap).  When I first started my virtual assistant business, I wore all the hats. Blogger,…

Lessons From an Entrepreneur’s First Laptop-Less Vacation

Lessons From an Entrepreneur’s First Laptop-Less Vacation

How To Take Time Off As an Online Service Provider “Just leave your laptop at home,” he casually suggested. GASP! What? No. How could I? Does he have any idea who he’s talking to?    Like most online service providers, my laptop isn’t just a work tool–it’s my third arm, another limb, my literal life…

Why I Purposely Lost Money In My Biz: Contracting to Expand

Why I Purposely Lost Money In My Biz: Contracting to Expand

I had the dream Virtual Assistant job…until I didn’t Within five months of starting my VA business, I was a fully booked out Virtual Assistant. For the first time in my life, I was working on my terms and schedule. Living the “dream life” of a remote worker–traveling and working from the beaches of Bali…

What does a Temazcal Sweat Lodge have to do with Entrepreneurship?
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What does a Temazcal Sweat Lodge have to do with Entrepreneurship?

I am laying in my hotel bed in Mexico a couple of days after visiting a temazcal (a pre-Hispanic sweat lodge) feeling lighter and like a giant weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. I am not (yet) a travel blogger, but I wanted to share this experience because it was so special and,…