In my role as COO (sidekick or otherwise), I talk about scaling and growth quite a lot with my clients, mentees, and colleagues. As we gear up for another round of Scale Society, the conversations I’m having on Instagram have one slight misunderstanding in common: online business owners are using the words “growth” and “scaling” […]
Email. Love it or hate it, it’s ingrained in pretty much every area of your business so you better get good at it. A well-written email can, …turn an irate customer into a raving fan, …educate a team member, …make someone’s whole week, …transform a looky-loo lurker into a paying client. They can affect every […]
Here’s a rule that has no exceptions: Every business has to do email. I know definitive statements like that can raise a skeptical eyebrow. They certainly get mine up. I’m always looking for the exception and the only one I can think of at the moment is this one: And honestly, even he could benefit […]
One of the benefits of being an Online Business Manager is that I get to see behind the scenes of many different businesses across many different niches. I love learning from the differences between them, but I love even more seeing the commonalities. No matter what industry or niche they’re in, any business can only […]
Regular analysis and assessment may not be the sexiest part of running your business, but it’s a crucial part of sustainably scaling your business, saving on expenses, avoiding disasters big and small, and increasing your profit margin. The only way to get better at anything is to put attention and focus into it. And the […]
How do you know you’re successful? Increasing traffic to your website, more discovery calls, increasing subscribers; all those numbers that the experts talk about. But how do you know you’re moving towards your goals? Key Performance Indicators, or KPI’s for short, give you an objective way to measure your success in a project and your […]
Imagine software that makes planning, executing, and monitoring projects within your business a walk in the park. It helps your whole team–whether it’s a team of one, +1, or 100–know who is doing what and when. That’s what project management tools are all about. Even if your business only has one signature offer there are […]
Have you ever looked around your office, at the projects you’re working on, the space you occupy and the life you’ve built for yourself, and wondered why you didn’t feel inspired, ecstatic and thrilled to be there? Maybe you’ve caught yourself watching the clock a lot lately or felt your shoulders droop when you realized […]
At Any Old Task, we use a few tools on a daily basis to ensure we’re as organized, productive and efficient as possible. We love helping our readers work smarter (not harder!), and that’s why we’re sharing these tools with you in Overviews! This week, we’re giving you an Overview of Teamwork: What it is, […]
