| Virtual businesses are the stuff of dreams. Pick a | | | | solutions is that you can hold meetings "on the |
| beach, any beach. Imagine yourself sitting on a | | | | fly," even while people are literally scattered |
| tropical deserted island basking in the sun, listening | | | | across the world. |
| to the ocean and running a multi-million dollar | | | | Some terrific software is absolutely free. In fact, |
| company. Not just anybody's multi-million dollar | | | | the software from the largest search engine in |
| company, but your own. Ask almost any business | | | | the world, allows you to share documents, such |
| owner in the world and you'll get the same | | | | as spreadsheets, PDFs, files, and more. The best |
| answer. | | | | thing about this free service is that you can |
| The cool thing is that the possibilities exist for this | | | | collaborate on these documents in a shared |
| scenario to come to fruition for tens of | | | | capacity with your colleagues. No need to file |
| thousands of people. It may not be a multi-million | | | | them in some arcane place on your desktop. And, |
| dollar enterprise, but you can sure make a darn | | | | it literally works flawlessly. |
| good living, sitting on or near a beach. This is all | | | | We've been using all of these technologies now |
| made possible through the advances of | | | | for a number of years. However, consumers are |
| technology. More specifically, the incredible array | | | | just now coming into understanding how to use |
| of software that's now available to help you run a | | | | them. In fact, I believe that the economic |
| business is better, faster and downright cheap. | | | | downturn has really turned people's eyes toward |
| Virtual businesses are becoming the norm, rather | | | | keeping expenses low, while aggressively |
| than the exception. Let's take a simple example | | | | increasing one's income through marketing. |
| of making and receiving a call. There are several | | | | What are some great ideas for virtual businesses? |
| really good answering services / call answering | | | | If you think about the two biggest resources that |
| software available. Today, they operate in what is | | | | people and companies struggle with, they are time |
| being called "The Cloud." The cloud is nothing more | | | | and money. You can never have enough of both. |
| than software that someone else manages and | | | | In fact, not even the richest person in the world |
| supports for you. These services allow you to be | | | | has enough time, because eventually time runs |
| a SMALL company, but look like a BIG one. | | | | out for everyone. |
| Customers only need call one number to easily | | | | One of the fastest growing areas for virtual |
| find and communicate with you. These services | | | | businesses is providing virtual assistant services. |
| provide features like: "hunt", "rollover, "transfer", | | | | These types of services help others in areas, |
| "music on hold" and much, much more. | | | | such as answering calls, marketing, sales, or even |
| Other great software for virtual businesses | | | | creative writing. It just makes plain sense for |
| includes applications for virtual meetings and | | | | people to seek out others who can help them and |
| collaboration. With these software products you | | | | at a much lower cost than hiring a full time |
| can literally hold a board meeting, pointing to slides, | | | | person. |
| drawing on a "whiteboard", switching presenters | | | | Check out my top 10 virtual businesses at my |
| and so much more. Traveling, as they say, is so | | | | website. |
| old school. In fact, the beauty of these type of | | | | |