Quick Video Tour of My NEW Minimalistic ‘Mobile Office’

Quick Video Tour of My NEW Minimalistic

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 [...]

Going the Cheap Route and Learning along the Way: How NOT to Hire Virtual Staff!

Guest post by Jaime Tardy

This guest post by Jaime Tardy is part of the VBL Guest Post Month! I only work 20 hours per week and after reading the Virtual Business Lifestyle and talking with Maren Kate, I thought a virtual assistant could push my business forward faster. I coach local entrepreneurs but wanted to branch out online. I [...]

September 2010 “Virtual CEO Goal” Monthly Report

Chris Ducker's September 2010 Monthly Report

Number of Days in the Office: 19, Total Number of Employees: 211 This month literally flew by – faster than any other this year, without a doubt. And, if I was to be really honest, I probably worked harder and longer hours this month than I have over the entire year, too. People have even [...]

The Definitive Guide to Paying Home-Based Filipino Virtual Assistants

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NOTE: This post was originally posted in September 2010. The ‘work from home’ industry in the Philippines has evolved into a much different ballgame over the last couple of years – and will continue to develop immensely over the next 3-5 years. Therefore I have decided to update this post regularly, so that no matter [...]

VBL010 – Tools to Help You Build a Location Independent Lifestyle!

VBL010

Utilizing technology, particularly the technology available to us online and for free, is paramount for any wannabe location independent entrepreneur. There are a multitude of services and online tools out there to help you become more mobile and start to embrace your very own Virtual Business Lifestyle. Instead of listing all of them down here, I thought [...]

Personal Outsourcing – 3 Quick Tips to Make YOU More Productive!

Personal Outsourcing

Location: Company HQ – Reading / Viewing Time: 4mins Personal Outsourcing isn’t anything new. However, the best selling book, the 4-Hour Work-week certainly helped push it into the limelight in more recent years. Savvy entrepreneurs from all around the world now ‘know’ what outsourcing is all about and more and more are getting turned onto [...]

One Week in my Virtual Business Lifestyle – Searching, Stressing (a little!) and Producing!

One Week in my Virtual Business Lifestyle

Location: Company HQ – Reading / Viewing Time: 4mins Last Friday I shot this quick video (with my webcam, so quality is a little lower than usual), in regards to last week’s going-on’s. I originally thought I might just slam this up on our Facebook Fan Page, but then figured a post would get it [...]

How to Become a Digital Crusader

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Location: Home Office – Reading Time: 6mins This is a Guest Post by Mars Dorian of Mars Dorian’s ‘The World Needs You‘. A digital entrepreneur, Mars is dedicated to changing the online world through personal branding and creative marketing, check out his excellent blog for more info! What the heck is this? Some new marketing scam? [...]

VBL004 – Dan Andrews and his Philippines Tropical MBA!

Dan Andrews

About three months ago I flew to Manila on business and whilst I was there I met with entrepreneur and virtual boss, Dan Andrews. We originally met via his blog OutsourcetothePhilippines.com, which I thought was an excellent resource for anyone looking to outsource or set-up businesses in the Philippines. We got talking and Dan told [...]

Virtual Staff Teams Are On The Increase – Ready to Join In…?

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Location: Company HQ – Reading Time: 4mins Its seems as if there are more and more companies ‘going global’ and merging / reorganizing than ever before right now. A lot of this hustle includes getting virtual staff involved, sometimes for the first time ever in the history of the company. A lot of the staff [...]

VBL003 – Entrepreneur, Blogger and Web Darling, with Maren Kate!

Maren Kate

Welcome to another edition of the VBL Podcast. The first two podcasts, with Tony Ruiz and Pat Flynn proved to be quite popular, so to follow these guys up I needed to come up with someone that could really ‘knock your socks off’. I believe I’ve done it with Maren Kate from Escapingthe9to5.com. Maren has [...]

4 Ways to Manage Your Healthy Lifestyle Like a Virtual CEO

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Location: Company HQ – Reading Time: 5mins I’m very happy to post this excellent Guest Post by Matt Gartland of HealthyLifestyleDesign.com. Matt comes to the VBL table with some great concepts and ideas on embracing lifestyle design, with the focus on health, more then anything else. Many people believe that business is boring. These are [...]

Can You Say "Outsourcing"? It’s Everywhere Right Now—Plus, a VA Believer Speaks Out!

an You Say Outsourcing

Location: Home Office – Reading & Viewing Time: 8mins BEFORE ANYTHING: If you are even remotely interested in outsourcing or the benefits that come from it, STOP READING and sign up for my FREE eBook NOW, to the right of the site! It seems that wherever you look online right now, everyone is talking about [...]

I’m a Businessman FIRST, a Blogger Second – But, Wait for it…!

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Location: Home Office – Reading Time: 3-4mins It’s Sunday evening, my youngest is quietly in bed already, I’m done with dinner and my wife is watching TV. As I normally do on a Sunday evening, I turned on my computer to catch up on reading the handful of blogs that I subscribe to (there are [...]

I'm a Businessman FIRST, a Blogger Second—But, Wait for It…!

Location: Home Office – Reading Time: 3-4mins It’s Sunday evening, my eldest is quietly in bed already, I’m done with dinner and my wife is watching TV. As I normally do on a Sunday evening, I turned on my computer to catch up on reading the handful of blogs that I subscribe to (there are [...]

How to Work with Virtual Staff to Build a Business Empire (Tips from the Trenches – via Manila!)

Dan Andrews

Location: At the Beach (Literally!) – Reading / Viewing Time: 9-10mins A real treat for you guys today. A couple of weeks ago I flew up from Cebu (where I live full time) to Manila (the capital of the Philippines) to do a little business, and whilst I was there I met up with Dan [...]

I’m Too Busy for Bullshit – The Things I’m Doing to Stay Productive!

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Location: Home Office – Reading Time: 4-5mins 2010 is shaping up to be an incredible year for me, business wise so far. As you’ll know by reading my Monthly Reports, by the end of the year I sincerely believe I will be a Full Time Virtual CEO, working from wherever I like, whenever I like, [...]

Embracing Cloud Computing for a Virtual Business Lifestyle

Phil Montero

Location: Home Office – Viewing / Reading Time: 6-7mins In the true spirit of virtualness (is that actually a real word – if not, it IS NOW!) and mobility in generally, this is a Guest Post by Phil Montero of TheAnywhereOffice.com. Phil and I have been talking for a while now, ever since we met [...]

How to Develop a ‘Virtual Business’ Mentality and Create a Lifestyle Design Strategy of Your Own!

Greg

Location: Company Offices – Viewing / Reading Time: 7-8mins Today we have a Guest Post by Greg over at music marketing blog GenYRockstars, who also runs www.rockstarlifestyledesign.com, too! Check out his sites if you are an entrepreneur or a musician – if you’re both, you’ll be spoiled rotten, trust me! Myself and Greg were literally [...]

Mobility Tips for the Traveling Entrepreneur – Handling Email, Phone Calls & More!

Sanjay

Okay, so, here is the final installment (from the AT&T Ball Park!) from the 3-part video series that I shot whilst I was in San Francisco back in February (it’s a little windy in the clip, FYI!). A lot of people have asked for this one, out-right, saying that they enjoyed the other clips I [...]

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