by The Career Academy | Mar 27, 2024 | Buy an Online Business, Online Business Startup, Online Customer Service, Training Courses, Virtual Assistant, Work Remotely
John runs a business called Trim Doctor in the Central Coast and uses Square as his payment system. He’s on the road a lot and collects ceilings from cars where the trim is starting to fall away and repairs them. It’s a business he has been running for...
by Donna Robson | Nov 3, 2022 | Bookkeeping, Career, Content Marketing, Customer Service Jobs, Digital Marketing Certificate, Google Ads, Online Business Startup, Online Customer Service, Online Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Start a Bookkeeping Business, the Career Academy, Training Courses, Virtual Assistant, Work Remotely
Learn how to use paid ads effectively to attract new clients and grow your online business. Businesses offering professional services such as bookkeeping, customer service or virtual assistant services typically find themselves competing against other businesses who...
by Donna Robson | Oct 10, 2022 | Customer Service Jobs, Online Business Startup, Online Customer Service, Sales Training Courses, Training Courses, Virtual Assistant, Work Remotely
How CRM integrations will save you time and help you get more clients for your Xero bookkeeping business. In our previous article we compared different CRM systems and looked at which features are important for keeping track of your leads, conversions and clients. The...
by Donna Robson | Aug 25, 2022 | Bookkeeping, Career, Online Business Startup, Online Customer Service, Online Marketing, Sales Training Courses, Start a Bookkeeping Business, the Career Academy, Virtual Assistant, Work Remotely
Self-employment and work from home opportunities are available for ALL budgets. When it comes to starting their own businesses many people assume that money is a barrier to entry. This doesn’t have to be the case. Your skills, experience and work ethic also have...
by Donna Robson | Jul 20, 2022 | Career, Content Marketing, Customer Service Jobs, Online Business Startup, Online Marketing, Sales Training Courses, Social Media Marketing, the Career Academy, Virtual Assistant, Work Remotely
Earn income online while working remotely from home We’ve written in the past about starting or buying an online business, the benefit of owning digital assets and the different ways you can earn an income online while working remotely from home. Affiliate...
by Donna Robson | May 13, 2022 | Bookkeeping, Customer Service Jobs, Online Customer Service, Sales Training Courses, Start a Bookkeeping Business, Training Courses, Uncategorized, Virtual Assistant, Work Remotely
You need to schedule, confirm and remind clients about meetings You’ve placed an ad for your bookkeeping services, received an enquiry from a prospective client and booked a meeting. Well done! Before you break out the champagne however, there are a few things you...
by Donna Robson | May 6, 2022 | Bookkeeping, Career, Customer Service Jobs, job searching, jobs, the Career Academy, Virtual Assistant, Work Remotely
There are dozens of new office admin & bookkeeping job ads EVERY day, even for remote workers! Find out how to get them via email When you’re serious about finding a good office administration or bookkeeping job it pays to have alerts set up on the most popular...
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 | Apr 19, 2022 | Bookkeeping, Online Business Startup, Online Customer Service, Online Marketing, Sales Training Courses, Training Courses, Virtual Assistant
The Federal government says you can’t afford NOT to. Pre-COVID, many businesses sold their products and services via retail outlets, distributors, door-to-door, and at markets and events. Advertising online and in local directories and publications was the preferred...
by Donna Robson | Apr 16, 2022 | Bookkeeping, Online Business Startup, Online Marketing, Sales Training Courses, Start a Bookkeeping Business, the Career Academy, Virtual Assistant
Regularly updating your Xero bookkeeping service ad to reflect your skills growth and flexibility will help you you find your ideal clients. When you place your first ad for Xero Bookkeeping services you are likely to receive a burst of initial enquiries followed by a...
by Donna Robson | Apr 8, 2022 | Bookkeeping, Customer Service Jobs, Online Business Startup, Online Marketing, Sales Training Courses, Virtual Assistant
Use website chat services to acquire new clients for your Xero bookkeeping business In recent times customers have become more comfortable with using live chat technology. In fact they not only prefer to engage via a web chat, they expect it, particularly if they have...
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 | 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 Donna Robson | Mar 9, 2022 | Bookkeeping, Online Business Startup, Sales Training Courses, Virtual Assistant, Xero Training
You’ve received an enquiry in response to your bookkeeping tutoring ad, however, after asking a few questions and ascertaining their needs you realise that the solution to their problem falls outside of the scope of services you provide. That’s the end of the call,...
by The Career Academy | Sep 22, 2021 | Content Marketing, Online Business Startup, Online Marketing, Search Engine Optimisation, Virtual Assistant, Work Remotely
There are dozens of different website builders available from TELSTRA Online Essentials to Wix and they all promise ease of use, powerful features and the promise of more traffic, more conversions and more MONEY. One problem with these website builders is that most...
by The Career Academy | Oct 24, 2020 | Virtual Assistant, Work Remotely
If you are a small business owner you may have heard a lot of stories from friends and family about how long it takes to get paid. After sending emails and making calls you still don’t have your money. All this time and effort requires an extra member of staff...
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 | 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 The Career Academy | Aug 13, 2015 | Bookkeeping, Content Marketing, Online Business Startup, Online Marketing, Virtual Assistant, Work Remotely
Do you recognise a sales lead when you see one? Sales leads are those opportunities that magically appear all of the time around you that ‘lead’ to a sale. An important aspect of being in business is to always be aware of these opportunities but many...
by The Career Academy | Oct 17, 2014 | Career, Online Business Startup, Uncategorized, Virtual Assistant
There are lots of reasons why it’s a great time to start your own home-based business. I’ve talked about the perks of working from home on this blog, for instance. But perhaps one of the best reasons to start your own home-based business is that in today’s job...
by The Career Academy | Jun 12, 2014 | Bookkeeping, Online Business Startup, Virtual Assistant, Work Remotely
Maybe you are thinking about starting a home-based business? Our training courses can provide you with everything you need – all in one place – to get up and running. We have provided hundreds of small business owners – a great many of them first timers, with the...
by The Career Academy | Jun 3, 2014 | Virtual Assistant, Work Remotely
At Workface we aim to help people start their own bookkeeping business and continue to build their bookkeeping businesses. To this end, we’re always chatting with people who have recently become bookkeepers or who are thinking about undertaking bookkeeping...
by The Career Academy | Sep 27, 2013 | Bookkeeping, Online Business Startup, Virtual Assistant, Work Remotely
Maybe you are thinking about starting a home-based business? Our training courses can provide you with everything you need – all in one place – to get up and running. We have provided hundreds of small business owners – a great many of them first timers, with the...
