Virtual Freedom

Chris Ducker: Serial Entrepreneur, Author, Blogger, Podcaster & Virtual CEO
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Virtual Freedom

Chris Ducker is a successful entrepreneur, blogger, and podcaster known for his thought leadership about building businesses and lifestyles that thrive with virtual teams. His highly-anticipated book—Virtual Freedom: How to Work with Virtual Staff to Buy More Time, Become More Productive, and Build Your Dream Business—comes out April 1 and is available for pre-order now. This special podcast series provides an exclusive look into the important themes, strategies, and tactics that Chris explores in the book.

  1. VF025: Help! I've Turned Into A 'People Manager', Now What?!

    19/04/2014

    VF025: Help! I've Turned Into A 'People Manager', Now What?!

    In this final episode of the Virtual Freedom podcast, Chris discusses taking everything to the next level, and hiring your first project manager to lead your team for you, so that you can get back to running your business, instead of focusing on running your team. He also discusses his aspirations for everyone that picks up a copy of the book, along with extending a personal pledge to help - just contact him! :-)

    11 min
  2. VF024: The 5 Biggest Outsourcing Mistakes (And How To Avoid Them!)

    17/04/2014

    VF024: The 5 Biggest Outsourcing Mistakes (And How To Avoid Them!)

    As we get closer to wrapping up this limited run podcast, Chris discusses the five biggest mistakes he sees entrepreneurs making when they get started with their outsourcing, and more importantly how to avoid doing so yourself! He also talks about why learning by your mistakes is important as a business owner, and as a manager of people.

    10 min

  3. 11/04/2014

    VF023: Book Excerpt: Your First 6-Months

    In this episode, Chris reads directly from his book and shows you, in the process how your first 6-months could look if you embrace the power of virtual teams and follow his advice inside the pages of Virtual Freedom. This session gives you a great 'birds eye view' of just how important it is to build your virtual team, not just for your business growth, but for your overall lifestyle as an entrepreneur.

    9 min
  4. VF022: How To Leverage Content Marketing Effectively With Virtual Staff

    09/04/2014

    VF022: How To Leverage Content Marketing Effectively With Virtual Staff

    In recent years you've probably heard the saying 'content is king'. It's true, it is. And to be truly discoverable, remembered and shared online today, you need to create killer content. In this episode, Chris discusses some of the best content to produce, as well as the in's and out's of getting your VAs to do the majority of the heavy lifting, when it comes to the marketing side of things, for you.

    11 min
  5. VF021: The Importance Of Meeting Face - To - Face Regularly

    05/04/2014

    VF021: The Importance Of Meeting Face - To - Face Regularly

    Working at an arms length certainly has its benefits, but it doesn't come without its challenges, too. In this episode, Chris goes over the importance of meeting with your virtual team face-to-face on a regular basis. Either via webcam chats on Skype and Google+, or even (if its possible) in person. Either way, it's an important part of the team development process.

    11 min
  6. VF020: How To Set Up Your Virtual Team Social Network Hub

    02/04/2014

    VF020: How To Set Up Your Virtual Team Social Network Hub

    Setting up a 'virtual water cooler' was one of the most amazing things Chris has done for his virtual team in recent years. It's a place where his staff come to hang out and socialize… sure work creeps into the conversation every now and then, but it's ultimately just about being a team. In this episode, Chris gives you his tips and resources for doing likewise.

    12 min
  7. VF019: Can Your Virtual Employees Handle Phone Calls For You?

    28/03/2014

    VF019: Can Your Virtual Employees Handle Phone Calls For You?

    The phone has been used in business for decades, and even though the internet has changed the way we do business forever, its still a tool that is used daily in our business lives (for more than sending random tweets!). In this episode, Chris goes over the type of phone work virtual assistants should be handling for you, and the type of things they shouldn't.

    10 min
  8. VF018: Are 'High End' Virtual Staff Out There? If So, Where Do I Find Them?

    26/03/2014

    VF018: Are 'High End' Virtual Staff Out There? If So, Where Do I Find Them?

    Sometimes you need a little more. Sometimes you want to take things to the next level. In this episode, Chris discusses the possibility of finding higher-end virtual staff, the types of things you can outsource to them, and more importantly, how to actual find them, and bring them on board with the right mindset, and set-up.

    9 min
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Chris Ducker is a successful entrepreneur, blogger, and podcaster known for his thought leadership about building businesses and lifestyles that thrive with virtual teams. His highly-anticipated book—Virtual Freedom: How to Work with Virtual Staff to Buy More Time, Become More Productive, and Build Your Dream Business—comes out April 1 and is available for pre-order now. This special podcast series provides an exclusive look into the important themes, strategies, and tactics that Chris explores in the book.

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    Chris Ducker: Serial Entrepreneur, Author, Blogger, Podcaster & Virtual CEO
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