—ANN HANDLEY, bestselling co-author of Content Rules
“The best question to ask yourself when determining a book’s worth is ‘Has the author earned the right?’ Chris has owned and operated a virtual staffing company for every second of the ten years I’ve known him. For me, he’s not just an expert in the space—he helped create the space!”
—COREY PERLMAN, author of eBoot Camp and Social Media Overload
“Virtual Freedom is the answer to ‘now what?’ The E-Myth and The 4-Hour Workweek told us that we need to work on our businesses, not in them. In many ways, we were left to figure out what was next. In this book, Chris Ducker holds your hand and gives you the steps and confidence to follow the path he’s taken and others like him, as you make the transition from wannapreneur to a successful business owner with true freedom!”
—PHIL TAYLOR, director, Financial Bloggers Conference
“As an entrepreneur, I look for leverage points. The bigger the lever, the less work I have to do and the faster and easier success becomes. Outsourcing is one of those massive levers I’ve been using—in great part, thanks to Chris Ducker. If you’re interested in gaining the ultimate leverage for your business, Virtual Freedom is simply a MUST read!”
—GIDEON SHALWICK, founder, Splasheo.com
“Virtual Freedom offers THE solution for entrepreneurs who are trying to build a serious business that isn’t fully dependent on them. It’s as if the book holds you by the hand and guides you through building an empire of greatness. I wish someone knocked me over the head with this book in 2008! Reading it will change many lives for the better.”
—LESLIE SAMUEL, owner, BecomeABlogger.com
“Chris clearly knows from experience how overwhelming it can be to run a small business, but he now knows something most of us don’t: how to master the art of outsourcing. Thankfully, he tells all in his new book Virtual Freedom. If you have a small business, you are losing time and money if you don’t read this book.”
—JAIME TARDY, author of The Eventual Millionaire
“People have been talking about virtual teammates for years, but with Chris’s Virtual Freedom, we finally have a guide to the hiring, training, and managing them. Chris is one of the preeminent thought leaders on virtual staffing and provides an excellent resource for people wanting to build a scalable, profitable, and effective business that blends virtual and local staff.”
—CHARLIE GILKEY, bestselling author of The Small Business Lifecycle
“Chris is endlessly impressive with how many things he gets done; running a blog/podcast and other social media channels as well as an incredibly successful business, visiting and talking at and even organizing conferences, and passionately helping others achieve something similar—all while having three children! This book explains how he can outsource tasks he doesn’t enjoy as much or that others would do better, so that he can be the best CEO, and dad, he could possibly be. A must on every businessperson’s reading list!”
—BENNY LEWIS, author of Fluent in 3 Months
“There are probably things you’re doing every day that are limiting your impact and fracturing your focus. In Virtual Freedom, Chris offers a more effective, sane way to operate your business and your life.”
—TODD HENRY, author of Die Empty
“At first, the amount of impressive work Chris Ducker is able to accomplish seems superhuman. Blogging, podcasting, writing books, managing a 200+ person company, running a co-working space—he does it all. But then you realize he has a secret…Chris uses a small army of virtual staff to make these superhuman feats possible. Luckily, through the pages of Virtual Freedom, Chris is sharing his secrets with the rest of us! Read this book to get your own superhuman powers!”
—CORBETT BARR, co-founder, Fizzle.co
“My first digital product took six months to create because I thought I had to do it all. Today, I produce products in a fraction of the time—thanks to my virtual staff! What Chris Ducker preaches in Virtual Freedom is true—success isn’t about longer hours, it’s about leverage—and his book gives you the tools you need to leverage worldwide talent to build your business!”
—JAMES WEDMORE, online publisher digital entrepreneur at JamesWedmore.com
“Being your own boss can be a blessing and a curse. On good days you feel like you can conquer the world, but on bad days you’re exhausted by the never-ending list of tasks that have bottlenecked on your to-do list. In Virtual Freedom, Chris Ducker saves the day with practical, actionable tips for business owners everywhere on how to best leverage the rapidly expanding global workforce. You don’t have to go it alone. This book is the blueprint you need to go from a stressed-out, overworked entrepreneur to radically transforming your business and life.”
—JENNY BLAKE, international speaker and author of Life After College
“Long hours, time away from the family, and very few vacation days are often ‘the norm’ when you’re running your own business. However, it doesn’t need to be that way. Virtual Freedom is the first book of its kind, showing you exactly how to free yourself from doing everything, instead giving you the step-by-step roadmap to build a virtual team that can literally explode your success and give you back your freedom. Chris himself experienced the burnout that you might be feeling at this very moment, and therefore each page of this book is rooted in personal experience and life lessons. If you want more freedom in your life to do what you love the most, you must read this book.”
—AMY PORTERFIELD, co-author of Facebook Marketing All-in-One for Dummies
“When it comes to outsourcing and business freedom, there is no comparison to Chris Ducker. If you desire a lifestyle business, read this book TODAY!”
—RYAN LEE, author of The Millionaire Workout
VIRTUAL FREEDOM
HOW TO WORK WITH VIRTUALSTAFF TO BUY MORE TIME,BECOME MORE PRODUCTIVE,AND BUILD YOUR DREAM BUSINESS
Chris Ducker
BenBella Books
Dallas, TX
Copyright © 2014 by Chris C. Ducker
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.
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First e-book edition: April 2014
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