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You are the Master of Time Suckage

Monday, December 1st, 2008

A fine, snowy, icy and teeth-chattering goooood morning to all my Killer Sharks! The thermometer on the front porch currently reads 8 degrees and Mother Nature is showing me just how evil the Winter of 2008 is really going to be. Bring it, baby girl, bring it!

So, Mr. and Mrs. Time Suckage Experts, here we are. It’s Monday, December 1, 2008. At this very nanosecond, your competition isn’t experiencing the Monday Morning Blahs, nor are they handling their own administrative back office. Instead, they’re putting on their game face for tonight’s webinar, prepping for the big and final push for their exciting teleseminar series that starts in January, and going over the notes to discuss with their Virtual Assistant later today. They’ve got it going on, eating your business for lunch and spittin’ out the bones.

You, on the other hand, have a PhD in Time Suckage. You’re checking your own v-mail and e-mail messages, and you’re dreading all the client intake calls you have to make today … and tomorrow. Your calendar is a mess and you’ll find out later today you missed a very important telephone call because you forgot to schedule it. That prospect? She went to the other guy. You have a colossal amount of admin work which needs to get done, but you’re so overwhelmed by it all that you ignore it. Fatal mistake #1. You can no longer ignore your administrative back office. If you continue to do so, more of your business bones will end up on the floor.

Fatal mistake #2 occurs when you don’t reach out to me and discuss outsourcing. All those time suckers are bogging you down and preventing you from the making the money you want to make. Examples: Client intake, blog postings, article marketing, website updates, CRM maintenance, e-newsletters, drip campaigns, shopping cart updates, etc. In order to keep your business strong and in business, you’ve got to have administrative support. Your Virtual Assistant will take over the work examples I’ve listed above, and so much more, so you may once again act like the Bad Ass Big Kahuna you are, and not Mr. Suckage. It’s okay to ask for help, and right now it’s detrimental to your livelihood if you don’t.

Call the Ball: The Big Cheese who’s making big money, or the Master of Time Suckage who’s one bone away from being a heap on the floor? That’s what I thought … ;-)

Dial 866.611.LORI

You + Me + Outsourcing = Your Competition in the Dust

Monday, August 25th, 2008

Good afternoon, my Killer Sharks!

Here’s the equation:

You

The overworked, stressed, tired and entrepreneurial Shark who’s in over her head with the details of running her business. Your mind is not where it should be, which is in a place to focus on your money-making activities. Your physical and mental energies are bunched up trying to paper-push your way through all the administrative things which must be accomplished in order to keep your business in business. Instead of bringing home the bacon each day, you’re managing your shopping cart, blog, article marketing, client intake, in-touch marketing, and website updates. That’s going to change, right here, right now.

Me

Me and the Davis Virtual Assistants Associates team. The ladies with the skillz to pay the billz, and the phone voices to manage effectively your client intake with ease, care and concern. We’re business owners just like you are, and we honor, respect and acknowledge your “business pain.” More important, we can alleviate your pain and set your fine self back on the path to making money.

Outsourcing

Long gone are the days when your assistant has to come to your office. “Going Virtual” with a professional Virtual Assistant company is all the rage, and this is one of those times when it’s a good thing to do what the other guy is doing. “Going Virtual” means that you (yes YOU!) will finally begin to act like the bad ass Big Kahuna that you are. “Going Virtual” means more time for family, friends and those long-forgotten hobbies. “Going Virtual” means you’re giving yourself the permission to achieve your biggest, baddest and wildest dreams.

The Sum of the Equation

You + Me + Outsourcing = Your competition clearing the smoke and gravel from their eyes as you zoom past them on the business highway at 150 mph. They’re wondering, “How does he do it?” and you tell ‘em, “I’m outsourcing!”

Call the ball, business owners: Irritated eyes and jealously, or success the likes of which you’ve never seen?

Get it?

Got it?

Good!

Dial: 866.611.LORI

I’m all in

Monday, August 4th, 2008

A superb good morning to not only my Killer Sharks, but also to my Guppies who’ve cannonball’d into the deep end of the business pool! Fins up to both groups for doing what you do, and for continuing to keep me inspired and motivated.

If you’re a Texas Hold ‘em addict, like I am, you understand very well the concept of “all in.” To shove everything into the pot with either the nuts or a stone cold bluff is extraordinarily powerful and ballsy. You’re showing your table mates you’re playing the big dance your way, and they’re invited to come along for the ride … if they dare.

Some of you, on the other hand, are sitting on the sidelines waiting to be invited to the business game. You’re afraid of the “all in.” Silly Guppies you are! You’re hemming and hawing while the Sharks at the table scoop up all the business, and all the while you’re wondering how in the hell they’re so successful. I double-dog-dare you, right now, to mosy on up to the table make your presence known at the business table, to boldly put your chip stack in full view, and invite yourself to the business party. Stop waiting for the invitation.

One of the best ways to accomplish this — and one of the numerous reasons Killer Sharks are so successful — is by outsourcing. When you let go of all those time suckers which are preventing you from focusing on your money-making activities, you’re making a very powerful statement to your competition. You’re also boldly inviting them to your business party, and you’re acting like the bad ass Big Kahuna that you are. Competition is a very good thing, and the only way you can remain competitive in your niche is by partnering with a professional Virtual Assistant.

Let’s spend some time addressing the concept of “time suckage.” It can be defined simply as activities which you’re currently handling which are preventing you from keeping your business in business. Here are some great examples of time wasters which you can outsource to Davis Virtual Assistants:

  • Shopping cart management (your info products need to get added to your shopping cart, then uploaded to your websites and blog)

  • Article Marketing (get all those great how-to bits and bytes out of your head and posted on the web, and greatly improve your SEO in the process!)

  • Appointment setting (it’s much more professional when your assistant calls on your behalf and it puts a better “face” on your business)

  • Blog administration (yet another way to let the universe know you’re the expert in your field)

  • Project management (let your Virtual Assistant handle the day-to-day details)

  • Personal appointments, personal shopping (never forget another important birthday or special occasion, and have your VA book your dental appointments and flight/hotel arrangements)

  • CRM, or client relationship management (one of the most important aspects of your business is your in-touch marketing system)

  • And the list goes on and on …

    All of the stuff you see above, and so much more, consumes your valuable time and brain power. More important, all this stuff keeps your focus on the administrative details and not the big picture. The administrative stuff, and some of the technical stuff as well, can be outsourced very successfully, and in short order you’ll wonder why it took you so long to finally make the decision to outsource!

    It’s Monday, August 4, 2008, and you’ve got one shot at greatness today. I say prepare now for your “all in,” and don’t be afraid to consider outsourcing. Call the ball and let’s chat …