10 Ways An OBM Can Help Your Business

There are many ways an OBM Can Help Your Business.   By nature, OBMs are naturally organized.  They love creating structure out of the mess, creating processes to keep things running smoothly, and love a good color-coding system.  OBMs thrive on creating (and sticking...

Beginners Guide to Hiring an OBM (Part 1)

PICTURE IT: you’re burning the midnight oil… completing another long day of to-dos, both for your business and the household. All of your loved ones (including the furry kind) are snoozing away. You may be setting at a desk or on your couch with your...

Implementing a CEO Day

Every business owner needs a CEO Day.  It’s a commitment to work on your business and time to stay in alignment with your mission, vision, values, and goals.    One day – even just part of a day – focused on your business makes sure you...

Start with Mission, Vision, and Values

Did you know You Need An Amber is my THIRD business?  Yep.  That’s right.  I’m no stranger to starting and running online businesses.  One of the lessons learned from past businesses that I implemented into You Need An Amber is to start off with the right foundation....

What Strategic Mapping Can Do for Your Business

As the owner of a growing business, you’re wearing a lot of hats.  You take on all.the.roles and make the final decisions. Whether you’re leading a team or are responsible for each task, I’m willing to bet there are feelings of overwhelm and wishing for more white...

2021 Annual Review

The New Year is upon us, and what better way to clink virtual champagne glasses than with a 2021 Annual Review! 2021 was my first year at You Need An Amber.  In fact, I established the LLC on Saturday, December 26, 2020, and then got to work in January. ...

8 Essential Tools For Your Business

I know how much time is wasted trying to keep track of dozens of spreadsheets, stacks of sticky notes, and the back-and-forth emails.  It’s a time suck.  And it’s completely unnecessary.  Tools are one of the fastest ways to add some efficiencies to your business.  ...

Being an Intern at Your Need An Amber, LLC

NOTE: This is a guest blog post written by Alivia Brewer. This summer, I reached out to Amber and was offered the position of Media Manager Intern. As Media Manager Intern at You Need An Amber, I was able to work and create different types of content for Amber and her...

Ongoing Work with Your Online Business Manager

I’ve mentioned a bit about why you need an Online Business Manager (OBM) and what it might look like to work together on a project but let’s talk about ongoing work with your Online Business Manager. Most OMB/client relationships are ongoing relationships, which means...