How to Turn Your Blog Visitors into Subscribers! (The VBL Get’s a Grillin’!)

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Last week I sat down with Derek Halpern, who has been making big waves recently online with his Social Triggers blog. I got on a video call with Derek for him to give me and the VBL Blog a good old fashioned marketing grillin’, on what I’m doing right, and wrong when it comes to converting visitors into subscribers on the blog!

How to Outsource… Understanding Cultural Differences when Working with Filipino VA’s

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Today we kick-off my ‘How to Outsource…’ series with a video post outlining some of the cultural differences experienced between overseas employers and Filipino virtual assistants when working together. I’ve invited my Virtual Staff Finder project manager, Stephanie (herself a Filipina) to help me out… Enjoy!

Why Your Logo SUCKS and How to Fix It!

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I’ve spent hundreds of hours going over logo designs for everything from business cards to letterheads; websites to online products; retail packaging to TV commercials – all in search of the perfect logo that ‘says it all’. Here I discuss the importance of logo design and implementation for growing your business…

How to Use Super-Mobility to Beat Your Competition!

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So, over the last few weeks you’ve seen a few videos featuring myself and Dan Andrews, of TropicalMBA.com fame, talking about the VBL Core4 concepts… Namely, Entrepreneurship, Passive Income, Outsourcing, and now today – in the final installment – we tackle the final subject of Super Mobility…

Entrepreneurial Outsourcing – Tips from the Trenches!

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Over the last couple of Monday’s, myself and Dan Andrews have been talking about different aspects of the Virtual Business Lifestyle concepts, or the VBL CORE4 as I call them. In week 1 we covered Virtual Entrepreneurship, last week it was Passive Income and so, here we are for the third Monday in a row [...]

Understanding Passive Income – According to Two Virtual Entrepreneurs!

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Following on from last week’s video with Dan Andrews from TropicalMBA.com, where we discussed Virtual Entrepreneurship, this week we attack the time-honored subject of Passive Income. What follows is another light-hearted collection of random ramblings on the subject, peppered with a few golden nuggets of information, and a massive amount of props to my buddy [...]

How to Get Your Virtual Entrepreneur Juices Flowing More Than Ever Before!

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Today we have the beginning of a 4-part video series with fellow virtual entrepreneur and business owner, Dan Andrews. Dan produced over $800,000 in revenue – virtually – for his businesses last year, so he has a few things to say that demand you to stand up and pay attention. We also have a LOT of ‘fun’ in this clip, too..!

How, How, How… To, To, To…!

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Here’s the deal… I’ve experimented a lot on this blog. Written posts, audio / podcast posts, I’ve shot videos from all over the world and posted articles from more cities than I can remember! And I’ve had a blast doing it all. However, the is one very important, very BIG change on the horizon for the VBL Blog…

How to Stay in Touch with Family, While Traveling the World!

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When I travel on business its tough to not see and hear your family all the time, like you do when you’re back at home. The power of Skype (possibly the most used piece of software for any virtual entrepreneur – easily for me!) makes keeping in touch with family so much easier. Plus, its 100% free to use..!

3 Success Traits Underrepresented in the Business Blogosphere!

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Today I am very excited to feature the first of hopefully a long, long line of posts here at the VBL Blog by our first ever ‘Regular Contributor’, Dan Andrews. Dan and I have been friends for a while and have many things in common. The strongest trait for me, by far, is our mutual love for entrepreneurship…

What is an Entrepreneur Out For, More Than Anything Else..!? (VBL Discussion)

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What is an entrepreneur, exactly? I’ve said it lots of times – we’re a strange breed. We are the masters of our own domains (both online and off!) and bring a lot to the table of life, thats for sure. Crafting ideas and marketing like mad. We all want different things. But, the big question here is what are we really out for..?

Announcing my “How to Create a Kick-Ass FREE eBook!” 3-Part Series!

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Following on from one of last weeks posts, a lot of you seemed to resonate with the idea of putting together an eBook to give away for free to help build a brand, or promote and market a blog, website or product/service. So, today I talk a little about my plans for a 3-Part series, next week, on this exact subject matter…

Ask Chris #003: Capturing Entrepreneurial Ideas to Boost Productivity… and Sleep!

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Today I answer a question from Michael in New Zealand on the subject of capturing entrepreneurial ideas so he can, amongst other things, get a better nights sleep..! I actually went into this a little a while back in a post, but the question pops up quite regularly, so I figured a little video might not hurt…

Ask Chris #002: How to Work with Virtual Assistants (3 Top Questions Answered!)

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I have written tons of posts on the subject of virtual assistants, recorded a full series of free video tips on the subject for my YouTube Channel, and been interviewed time and time again on the topic. Yet, the subject of VA’s and how to find them, train them, work with them, etc., is probably still one of the most…

Merry Christmas to All of You!

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As I will now be taking a well earned rest over the Christmas and New Year period to spend serious quality time with my family, I wanted to get all us Ducker’s together a shoot a little (literally 51 seconds!) ‘Thank You and Merry Christmas’ note for you all. This year has been great, and I sincerely want to express my…

The ‘Passive Income Threesome’, with Pat Flynn (Part 3): It’s Time for Action!

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This week has a great week here at the VBL Blog. I would like to start off today’s post by thanking everyone for all the great comments. If you came over this week from Pat’s Smart Passive Income blog, and have ended up subscribing and downloading my free eBook, too – thank you. It’s awesome [...]

The ‘Passive Income Threesome’, with Pat Flynn (Part 2): Ideas for Different Types of Passive Income

Hey! If you’re visiting via the Smart Passive Income blog, thank you for dropping by. You’ll love the content that Pat and I have put together for this video series this week! On Monday I posted the first part of this 3-part video clip series on the subject of passive income, that I recorded with [...]

The ‘Passive Income Threesome’, with Pat Flynn (Part 1): What Actually IS Passive Income?

First up, if you’re coming over from the Smart Passive Income blog, thank you for dropping by. You’ll love the content that Pat and I have put together for this series! As some of you might already know, passive income is a big part of living what I like to call the ‘Virtual Business Lifestyle’. [...]

Virtual Office Tips for Virtual Business Success!

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This guest post by Valerio Paolini is part of the VBL Guest Post Month! Today, we have the pleasure to see a guest video post from Valerio Paolini all the way from Rome, Italy. In this clip, Valerio shares practical tips on how to take your business to new heights utilizing virtual office magic tricks! Valerio [...]

Quick Video Tour of My NEW Minimalistic ‘Mobile Office’

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So, I’m off to the US in a couple of days and thought it might be cool to shoot a quick video of my Mobile Office this time around. If you checked out the same type of video I shot back in February this year, before my first trip to the US in 2010, you’ll [...]

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