by The Career Academy | Jan 30, 2017
If you know how to use Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and WordPress you can use these tools to build your social media business. You need to show your potential clients you know what you’re doing and the best way to do that is to do things for other people like your...
by Donna Robson | Jul 4, 2022 | Bookkeeping, Online Business Startup, Online Marketing, Sales Training Courses, Start a Bookkeeping Business, Work Remotely
What You Need to Buy and Grow an Online Bookkeeping Business Congratulations! You’ve decided to quit your boring nine-to-five job and buy an online bookkeeping business. You’ve agreed on a price with the vendor, decorated your home office and you’re ready to go....
by The Career Academy | Apr 5, 2020
What Kind Of Work Can I Do From Home? Here are some of the best working from home jobs: Online Business Administration Virtual Assistant Data Entry Jobs Freelance Content Writer (Internships available) Social Media Manager Online Tutor (Internships available with Xero...
by Donna Robson | Mar 23, 2022 | Customer Service Jobs, Online Marketing, Sales Training Courses
Build a list of potential income sources by helping people. When a prospect picks up the phone to call you or enters your online chat, it’s safe to say that they already have an interest in your product or service. They may have browsed your website and gathered...
by The Career Academy | Apr 16, 2011
MYOB Training Course Outline: Follows is a comprehensive list of the video training resources you receive: MYOB Setup Training Course Create a New MYOB Company MYOB Setup – Creating a new company (minutes – 2:28) MYOB Setup – New company accounting...
by The Career Academy | Jul 3, 2014
Work from home contracting and opportunities We work together with businesses and come across a variety of opportunities available for virtual assistants. These opportunities can enable you to work from home most of the time and earn money in an area of work that you...
by Donna Robson | Jul 28, 2022 | Bookkeeping, Career, job searching, MYOB Training, Online Business Startup, Online Marketing, Sales Training Courses, Start a Bookkeeping Business, the Career Academy, Xero Training
Give your Xero bookkeeping prospects a clear reason to choose your ad over your competitor’s. We’ve written in the past about creating a compelling ad to attract potential clients and the importance of periodically refreshing your ad to stay relevant. However...
by Donna Robson | Aug 17, 2022 | Bookkeeping, Online Business Startup, Online Marketing, Sales Training Courses, Training Courses, Work Remotely
Create a strategy to execute your business plan and achieve your goals sooner. Project management is a skill that can be used to achieve almost any goal in life. It is a talent that is highly sought after by employers and one that will serve you well in your own...
by Donna Robson | Mar 13, 2022 | Bookkeeping, MYOB Training, Online Business Startup, Virtual Assistant, Xero Training
Use Microsoft Excel to keep track of sales leads for the ads for your Xero bookkeeping spend. When you’re receiving enquiries about your bookkeeping services from a variety of different sources it can be difficult to keep track of them all. Having a system in place to...
by The Career Academy | Jul 1, 2016
Become a real estate agent There are several reasons why becoming a real estate agent makes a lot of sense for someone who loves to manage their own schedule: Every body needs to live somewhere so everyone needs a home/unit etcMost property owners don’t enjoy the...
by The Career Academy | May 31, 2018 | Bookkeeping, job searching, linkedin, Online Business Startup, resume, Social Media Marketing, Virtual Assistant
There are subtle differences between a CV and a resume When it comes to a CV or a resume, many job seekers think “What’s the difference?” In Australia, most employers would say there is little difference between a resume and CV, and in fact, the terms are...
by Donna Robson | Nov 12, 2022 | Buy an Online Business, Google Ads, Online Business Startup, Online Marketing
An Information Memorandum for prospective investors should include a FUTURE earnings forecast based on milestones and achievements to date. When you’re evaluating the purchase of an online business there’s more to the income generating potential than what you first...
by Donna Robson | Oct 11, 2022 | Bookkeeping, Digital Marketing Certificate, Google Ads, Online Business Startup, Online Marketing, Sales Training Courses, Start a Bookkeeping Business, Training Courses
Use paid ads to get more visitors to your website and attract your ideal clients. Everybody wants to be at the top of Google’s search results when a potential client goes looking for a bookkeeper. With Google Ads you CAN appear at the TOP of Google (in the paid ads...
by The Career Academy | Mar 16, 2020 | Work Remotely, Customer Service Jobs, the Career Academy, Virtual Assistant
The cost of housing and the desire for parents to give their kids some backyard and fresh air is driving families to the outer suburbs or regional areas and these days it’s very possible to work remotely. The problem for many employers has traditionally been how...
by The Career Academy | Apr 23, 2014 | Bookkeeping
People have all kinds of systems for filing their expenses; some do so by the name of the client or supplier, others do so chronologically or alphabetically, or some by date. How do you file? Storing Invoices and Receipts How do you store your invoices and receipts?...
by The Career Academy | Apr 5, 2020
Most of the jobs which can be performed remotely with you working from home must have a way of tracking that the work is being done and this is done easily these days with online cloud services. Customer service and communicating with customers is easy for large...
by The Career Academy | Oct 25, 2020
Online selling is not a new concept but uses more online methods of communicating than traditional telephone sales. An Important aspect of this job is the understanding that: Most shoppers are doing their own market research so you need to be aware of what else is...
by The Career Academy | Oct 9, 2011
Online courses with the added benefit of a team of professionals who have the skills to help you choose the right path for your career, make you look good and keep you on track so you can work from home as an independent contractor running your own business. With each...
by Donna Robson | Apr 3, 2022 | Bookkeeping, Online Business Startup, Online Marketing, Sales Training Courses, Search Engine Optimisation, Xero Training
Project bidding sites such as Bark and AirTasker may seem like an attractive way to find new bookkeeping clients, but who really wins—you or the middle man? Project bidding sites provide an online platform for service providers to quote for contracting projects. The...
by The Career Academy | Feb 12, 2019 | cover letter, Career, job searching, jobs, resume
SpotJobs grasping at short course market after change of ownership In 2012 two young entrepreneurs started a job board called SpotJobs to compete against Seek and their niche market was casual and part time jobs in the retail sector. They also touted the VisualCV as a...
by Donna Robson | Apr 9, 2024 | Bookkeeping, Online Business Startup, Online Marketing, Sales Training Courses, Start a Bookkeeping Business, Work Remotely
The Pros and Cons of charging a Performance Based rate vs. an Hourly Rate Knowing how much to charge for your bookkeeping services will depend on your fee structure; and knowing which fee structure to use will depend on a number of factors including: Your experience...
by The Career Academy | Mar 20, 2018
Many people looking for a change in their career follow the Career Academy Success Programs to renew and invigorate their work lives as an employee. The Career Academy Success Program can help you choose the right career for your experience, work that you enjoy and...
by The Career Academy | Sep 26, 2014
What is a Virtual Assistant? A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT (sometimes called a remote assistant or remote contractor) is generally self-employed and provides administrative, technical, or creative assistance to clients remotely from a home office. Virtual assistants...
by Donna Robson | Feb 13, 2022 | Bookkeeping, Online Business Startup, Online Customer Service, Sales Training Courses, Training Courses, Xero Training
What to do when your bookkeeping prospect says “no”. You’ve placed an ad for your Xero bookkeeping services, you’ve received several enquiries and you’ve called them back to follow up only to discover that other bookkeepers are offering bonuses, incentives, giveaways...
by The Career Academy | Dec 15, 2020
If you perform bookkeeping tasks using MYOB, Xero or QuickBooks you can start an online business. Microsoft Office is now available as part of Microsoft 365 and all office support and administration tasks can now be performed online. If you are a writer or like to...
by Donna Robson | Mar 21, 2022 | Bookkeeping, Online Business Startup, Online Marketing, Sales Training Courses, Uncategorized, Virtual Assistant, Work Remotely, Xero Training
Grow your Xero bookkeeping business by offering training and consulting solutions. As a Xero bookkeeping tutor, you will encounter many different scenarios that provide opportunities to increase your earnings potential. You can guide prospective clients to enrol in...
by Donna Robson | May 2, 2022 | Bookkeeping, Online Business Startup, Sales Training Courses, Start a Bookkeeping Business, Virtual Assistant, Xero Training
Why you should require your bookkeeping clients to comply with your Terms of Trade In the excitement of bringing a new bookkeeping client on board, it’s important to keep your feet on the ground and consider some of the practical and legal implications of entering...
by Donna Robson | Sep 26, 2022 | Bookkeeping, Digital Marketing Certificate, Online Business Startup, Online Customer Service, Sales Training Courses, Start a Bookkeeping Business, Work Remotely
Having the right CRM software will help you win new business and retain existing clients for your Xero bookkeeping services. A CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system allows you to grow your business by storing all of your client and prospect information in one...
by The Career Academy | Jul 27, 2012
Part of the Workface team includes Ross Miller (B.Hlth.Sc Rehab Couns MASORC Commcare) the principal of Vocational Services Pty Ltd. Ross has worked in employment services as a Senior Vocational and Rehabilitation Consultant for many years, helping co-ordinate the...
by The Career Academy | May 10, 2016
Choose your own hours as a freelance writer The OLD Way As a University Graduate in Communications wanting to start a career in writing or journalism you had to work for an established media company who will fit you into their systems and processes....
