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Building A Virtual Corporation - Looking Big Time On A Small Time Budget!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 5
The Wave of the Future: Why Go Virtual? 5
Frequently Asked Questions 6
GETTING STARTED 9
Do you have what it takes to create a virtual corporation? 9
QUIZ: Are You VC Material? 15
You're ready for business—is your business ready for you? 18
The Importance of Being Earnest—Er, Organized 20
Goal setting: where will you be in five years? 22
Yes, You Can: Why No Goal is Too Lofty 26
Your business, your way: determining your virtual potential 26
Essential Equipment for the Home Office 32
Home Office Feng Shui: A Crash Course in Arrangement 36
Marking Your Territory 38
Cyber Space: Home Office Computer Considerations 39
Insurance: Do You Need It? 42
BE A MAGICIAN 44
Why you must look bigger than you are 44
Creating the illusion: How to give your small business a big presence 45
Where do you live and work? The importance of your physical address 46
There is no "I" in "team" 47
Multiple identities: creating "departments" (without hiring staff) 49
Paper or plastic: why you need to accept credit cards 50
What's that ringing in your ears? Phone services for virtual entrepreneurs 52
The Skinny on Expansion: Fitting In to Your Virtual Skin 55
Company Logos: You Need One 56
How to Be a Consummate Professional 59
Keep 'Ern Coming: Earning Repeat Business 61
Elastic Options: Choosing Services That Grow with Your Company 63
HELP WANTED 65
Going it Alone: How to Clone Yourself Online 65
Virtual Assistants: The Magic of Telecommuting and Distance Employment 67
Virtual Employees: Telecommuting to a Home Office Near You 68
Contractors and Freelancers: Why You Need Them, How to Find Them 70
Wording Your Job Advertisement 72
Virtual Temp Services: Who You Need, When You Need Them 73
Paying with Virtual Money 74
LEGAL MUMBO-JUMBO 76
Typecasting: What Will Your Business Be? 76
Online Sales Tax: To Charge or Not to Charge? 81
Uncle Sam Wants You! Tax Tips for the One-Person Show 83
Why You Need a (Virtual) Accountant The Golden Years: Retirement Planning for the VC Owner 86
Micro-Management: Legal Handling of Your Scattered Employees 88
TOOLS OF THE TRADE 91
Your Web Site: Like a Building, Only ... Not 91
Naming Your Domain 92
Selecting a Web Host: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly 94
Professionalism: The Total Package 99
What the Heck is a Blog, And Why Should I Get One? 103
Plastering Your Web Site: Internet Advertising Techniques 105
Autoresponders are Your Friends 114
How to Use Them 115
Where to Get Them 117
The Great Divide: Conquering Isolation in a Virtual Environment 118
How to Streamline Your Virtual Corporation for Maximum Profits 121
Save Money 122
Spend Money 123
Make Money 125
Info Dump: Tips, Tricks and Tidbits for the Virtual Corporation 126
Time Management: How to Get Things Done When You're Not 126
Living by the Clock 126
Child Care for the Virtual Corporation Owner 129
CONCLUSION 131
RESOURCES
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