Posts by LD Staff Writer

Start Off The New Year Right

The holidays are a wonderful time of year. A time to relax, de-stress, and be with your family. Unless you find yourself in the position of already having too much to do and not enough time. In that case, the holidays (with all the time off and extra commitments) are rough! Ironically, the reason for starting your business was to gain flexibility and freedom, so you’d have MORE time when the holidays roll around. With the new year...

LongerDays Photo History (MAREC Days)

The 2011/12 search for a new office space had been a difficult one. We were growing quickly, so I wanted to find a space that was affordable, yet big enough to accommodate our growth rate for a few years. Unfortunately, the options I was finding all required a 5-year lease, and I had no idea how much space we would need in 5 years’ time. I met Arn Boezaart (pictured below), the director of the MAREC, a Grand Valley State...

LongerDays Photo History (Hovey House Days)

LongerDays (as it is known today) began in my living room in the winter of 2010. I set up an iMac on my dining room table and went to work. It was non-stop, day and night. From time to time, I would ask friends to help out. Pictured below is Bethany Lamb, a friend and the first person I officially hired. As I thought about hiring more people, my parents allowed me to setup a desk in their office. Unfortunately, my parents office was...

How To Make Your Life Worse With A Virtual Assistant

The point of a virtual assistant is to save a busy person time… But I bet hardly anyone who has hired one can say they felt less busy or had more time within the first month, or even the first 90 days. It’s all because, well, people do it wrong…. Working with a virtual assistant is not about making the client more efficient, or helping the client do more work. With that approach, the client just becomes a bottle neck...

Coach, Author, and Wildly Successful Entrepreneur Shares How to Make The Most Out of LongerDays

Fresh off the press, get it while it’s hot! The Predictable Profits Playbook: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Dominating Any Market And Staying On Top. The author, Charles Gaudet, runs Predictable Profits, a leading marketing, coaching, and consulting company that specializes in helping small businesses grow and become leaders in their markets. His advice has appeared in media outlets throughout the world, including Fox...