If you are a coach or consultant you may have found yourself stuck in a vicious circle: you earn more money only if you work more hours. So when you go on a holiday, decide to study or spend some extra time with your family – your income drops.

Have you heard about the latest craze in the global business today? Well, if you are left far behind the buzzword then you must get hooked up into it in order for you to be updated of the latest trend in business. I’m referring to the idea of outsourcing and its modern functions in business.
Outsourcing has been the fad in this modernization and globalization. Many of the people have gripped its advantages and develop in the long run. Indeed, outsourcing has never been fading since its time of discovery and early invasion in the global business setting. Hence, making it on the top list of most business tycoons and businessmen has become a means of solving every business’ intricacies in operations and developments.
Furthermore, here some tips to follow on how to jump start your outsourcing stance to the ladder of success in global business.
* When doing a project to be

Outsourcing can provide an array of strategic and life-balancing benefits to soloists. But there are risks in having a third party take on our business functions. This article provides six tips for reducing your outsourcing risks.
1. Set progressive milestones
Breaking projects into phases or distinct interim deliverables gives you clarity over progress. This then enables you to guide a wayward project back on track before too much damage is realised. These phases can be tied in with the payment schedule to ensure you are paying for tangible results. The longer a project continues without checkpointing, the higher the outsourcing risk to you.
Try sampling services first. It may be more expensive in the short term, but you gain invaluable insight into how the provider operates before you lock yourself in to more.
2. Define what quality means to you
Ensure you clearly understand and have documented, both qualitatively and quantitatively, what a successful outcome

By Kate James
I recently started thinking about ‘what I shouldn’t be doing’ in my business and my new perspective changed my outlook completely. Give it a try! You might find outsourcing to virtual assistants a good option for you.
It was a conversation with a business mentor that got me contemplating things from this angle. Rather than thinking about what I could outsource, I started to look at what I wasn’t naturally inclined to do well.
My work with small business and career development clients focuses a lot on personal strengths. Using a couple of simple strengths tests (a good one to try is the Character Strengths test at www.authentichappiness.org) we identify areas of innate talent so clients can build on them.
Now it was my turn to apply this practice to myself, albeit in a slightly different way.
I went back to the

One of the biggest challenges small business owners face is the need to wear all the hats. And the smaller the business, the more aspects of it you need to look after yourself.
Many of us originally go into business because we have a passion and skill for a certain service or product. However, those skills may not include the operational, marketing or financial ends of the business.
Every small business has some essential but non-core business activities that eat into time that could better be spent servicing existing customers or developing new ones.
In the past, soloists were limited to two choices: either wear every hat and fill every role to the best of your ability (at the same time hoping you find time to seek new clients and service existing ones), or hire employees to fill those roles so you can focus on growing your business. Of course, employees themselves can

Posted On 16/02/2010 19:06:41 by Yvonne McIntosh
There’s so much to do, build your list, write articles, get your website up, write invoices, make sales, create new content…you get my drift. How is one supposed to get it all done in those meager 24 hours in one day???
And then when you have generated a lot of activity you have created even more work for yourself in servicing your clients. Sure your business grows but what about having a life?? I know what it’s like to feel overwhelmed by all the things that need to get done. I have been at that place a few times. These days its good.
How do successful six figure income solopreneurs do it? Are they superhuman?
The answer is no, they are not superhuman. But they have a smart system in place that helps them to get everything done that really needs to get done. Let me share

Many coaches have been complaining to me recently that it is impossible for coaches to get clients on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. One coach told me that those sites are completely not suitable for coaches, and that is why coaches can’t successfully network there and get clients.
I am here to tell you that coaches can definitely get clients on social media and networking web sites, as long as they are not making these three mistakes. to fin
I have been watching coaches using social networking for many years, and I have seen many of them making mistakes with social networking. Here they are the top three mistakes coaches are making there right now. Make sure that you are not making these mistakes and you will be getting more coaching clients on social networking web sites:
Mistake 1: Not Networking With Their Target Market. I see many coaches who