When you have a business online, you want people to be able to find you. Whether they come to your blog first, or come straight to your web site, it's important for your business to be visible in the search engines. In...
Miranda Marquit
4 Tips for Managing Your Virtual Assistant
One of the great things about technology is that you can hire someone to work for you as an assistant, and he or she doesn't have to be in the same office as you. A virtual assistant can help you with mundane tasks...
Bloggers: Do You Need a Virtual Assistant?
For me, one of the biggest challenges of blogging has always been the social media. Submitting to social bookmarking sites can be time-consuming and tedious. And I hate doing it. However, as a professional blogger, it's...
How to Find an Accountant for Your Business
As an entrepreneur, you have a number of financial transactions to take care of. Keeping track of everything can be a full-time job itself, taking your focus away from building your business. It's even worse around tax...
How to Choose a Heatlh Insurance Plan as an Independent Contractor
One of the biggest challenges an independent contractor faces is paying for health insurance. Health insurance is important, since you never know when you could experience a catastrophic health problem. Unfortunately...
Should You Hire Your Spouse?
Many entrepreneurs make their business a family affair. This can make sense in a lot of cases. It might even make sense to hire your spouse or child as an employee. After all, what's better than working with the love of...
International Freelancer Stereotypes: Where to Go to Find Help
When it comes to hiring freelance writers, many entrepreneurs like to look overseas. International freelancers can provide services of fair to high quality at lower prices than what you will pay in the United States, or...
Have You Thought about Hiring Your Children for Your Business?
One of the ways to find extra tax breaks in your business is to hire your children or spouse to work for you. This is a great way to generate another expense for your business, while saving on taxes in other ways. Tax...
Is a Patent Worth the Investment?
In the past, the last word in “arriving” as an inventor or an innovator was the patent. If you could patent your idea, you felt great — and others were impressed. These days, though, there are...
5 Ways You Can Benefit from a Mastermind Group
Whether you are building a business or a blog, one of the best resources that you can put at your disposal is a mastermind group. A mastermind group is a collection of people who share ideas and help each other. When...
How to Protect Yourself When You Fire Someone
As a business owner, there are times when you just need to say goodbye to an employee. Most entrepreneurs don't enjoy firing people, but it can be a necessary part of the job. I'm not talking about laying someone off...
Should You Get an Employer Identification Number (EIN)?
If you want to make sure that your business is properly reporting to the IRS, an Employer Identification Number (EIN) can be helpful. But do you really need one? And if you do, how can you obtain your EIN? Do You...