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We all know how important recommendations are. I learned something new yesterday – well, I al...
A Virtual Assistant (typically abbreviated to VA, also called a virtual office assistant) is an entr...
Downsizing must sell… Lovingly cared for furniture….Great in any room in the City or Cottage…....
Hire a VA: Is This for Everyone
Virtual Assistant… we know that they are, well, virtual assistants. Meaning, they do work virtually...
Setting up Google AdWord accounts today for clients – there are lots of free vouchers out ther...
I network and work with a lot of small business owners and I’ve found that many of them have never h...
The Virtual Wire
As always at the beginning of the month I think about what I can share with you that might inspire, motivate and just trigger some thoughts. Then today I had a discussion with a leader in the VA world and......
It’s that time – time to move on and allow space for another season. I knew it would arrive at some point, and it’s here now. Life and business are overflowing with good things, and I'm thankful! I’ve enjoyed being......
I personally love change, but I know some people prefer to keep things the same. At the moment that change is occurring, it can be rough (especially if it is something you are emotionally tied to). When I come to......
VA/Client partnership trust and the other team members
I came across a really great article on Trust recently that is definitely worth a read. Of course immediately I started thinking about how critical trust is in the VA/Client Partnership. As a VA having a client that trusts me......
More professional development?
As a virtual assistant trained through AssistU (I graduated in June 2002), I knew that I wanted (someday) to become a CPVA. I took the plunge and did my CPVA certification in May of 2007 (and passed--woo hoo). When I......
The Gritty Virtual Assistant
No One Can Guarantee You Clients
There are people who care about this industry, and then there are exploiters in this industry who only care about picking your pockets. Look beneath the surface. Are these people even in the business they are trying to teach you about? Do they actually DO the thing they profess to have...
Dear Gritty VA: How Do I Get Clients
Dear Gritty VA: Brief question–how do you get clients? I know this is on every Virtual Assistant’s mind in America whom is starting out. I know that the Virtual Assistant business is referral-based, but my God! I know that you can’t just jump up and think you are going to...
Seth Godin recently wrote about short-sighted, greedy, selfish consumers in his blog post, “More, more more.” You give them an inch, and they want a pound of your flesh for the rest of your life. He writes that basically every business owner who wants to provide “remarkable service and an honest...
Go Easy on Yourself (You’re Not a Robot, Ya Know)
Here’s an article I wrote and published today in “The Portable Business™.” If you’d like to subscribe, go here: All of us make mistakes. We all have learning curves when we’re trying something new. Every single one of us. One of the best things you can do in business is...
So, What Does an Administrative Support Consultant Do for Me, You Ask?
Here’s a little video for ya… feel free to use it on your site if you have trouble explaining to clients what you do as a Virtual Assistant and Administrative Support Consultant....
How to Price & Package Your Support
So I’m conducting my first-ever business class for Virtual Assistants and Administrative Consultants next week on February 18 and I’m really excited. It’s taken me a long time to get over my aversion to offering classes. It seems like so many VAs open their doors and two seconds later they’re...
Halo Secretarial Blog
Recently I’ve had some discussions with one client, who so appreciates my services he thinks I should start planning to “scale up”. It’s a move I’ve considered, but don’t think I’m ready for just yet. One concern I have, for example, is that this particularly client mentioned that he’d prefer someone...
When I started my virtual legal assistant business, one thing I realized quite early on was how important systems would be to managing my work and my busy personal life. I have tried and discarded more than one system, but currently have a set-up that works quite well for me....
Guest Post: How Paralegals Can Work From Home
I’m starting this week off with a guest post courtesy of Donna Mitchell, who regularly writes on the topic of paralegal schools online . Donna welcomes your comments and questions at her email address: donna.mitchell@rediffmail.com If you’re a paralegal, you must take pride in the fact that your job is...
It’s definitely time for getting back to work. I had more email yesterday from clients than I think I had over the entire last 2 weeks of December! New projects starting up, catch-up work to do – basically just lots of interesting stuff going on! I’m glad to be back on...
Holiday Hours for Halo Secretarial
I’ve already had one or two clients ask about this, so I probably should have been on the ball sooner and shared my hours. I’m going to send out an email to all clients as well, but just to make sure potential clients are aware too, I’m posting the holiday...
December is the Perfect Planning Time for a Small Business
Traditional planning/goal setting time may well be the beginning of January, but I actually think the beginning of December is a great time to set a day aside to start planning the upcoming year AND to review the past year to see if you’ve met your goals. The review part of...
ProVirtual Solutions - Mary Motz
Quick & Easy Analytics: Use URL Shorteners to Measure Reader Interest
One of the easiest and fastest ways to measure your online audience's interest in your posts, tweets or email promotions is to use a URL shortener. URL shorteners simply take a long URL and shorten it to a manageable amount of characters, rendering them easier to type, remember and look...
It’s NEVER going to be “perfect” or “done”, so just get it online already!
On the web, the more you add and edit and test and experiment, the better it is for you - the more you learn, the more traffic you get. Change doesn't make you look shifty, it makes you engaged in your message and encourages you to pay closer attention...
Complimentary Webinar: Shopping Carts 101 for Coaches & VAs – hosted by DVVAA
DVVAA (Delaware Valley Virtual Assistants Association) is kicking off their 2010 Monthly Teleseminar Series on Tuesday, January 26th at 8:00pm ET. Yours truly will be presenting a complimentary webinar: Shopping Carts 101 for Coaches & VAs. This webinar event is for you if you are thinking of...
Things You Should Know Before Building Your Website: Control Your Domain Name
If you’re thinking of kicking off 2010 with a new website look for your business – congrats! There’s nothing like the New Year to inspire a web makeover. Planning a web project can be a lot of fun and there are great possibilities to increase your visibility with blogsites and...
Big Holiday Sale on Now at ProVirtual Domains & Hosting
I just did some redecorating at my hosting and domains sales website - now it coordinates nicely with this site.... it was long overdue. To celebrate the site makeover, I'm having a holiday sale on all our best products: All hosting plans on sale - save up to 30%: ...
Working with A Virtual Professional? Avoid These Costly Pitfalls
I work with a lot of virtual professionals (VPs) on a variety of different web projects. Most of my VP clients have their own team of other VAs/VPs that provide a range of services for their clients. The multiplicity of similar working environments provides a lot of experience to...
Clerical Advantage
Could Your Business Benefit from an Interview?
Have you ever considered doing an interview to help spread the word about your business? An interview can give you some insight into what people want to know about you and from you. It can increase your exposure to potential clients and let them get to know a little more...
What is Free Costing Your Business?
Today I want to discuss those businesses and business people who try to save money by doing it themselves and finding it for free. In my former life as Suzy Q. Homemaker I was famous for saying, “I can make that myself”. I was an avid crafter and oftentimes I’d see...
Your Business Website is Your Online Sign
If you think you’re not getting clients or customers from your website, this post might just change your mind. After writing my recent post “Why a Business Website Beats the Yellow Pages (& Earns You My Money)” that same old complaint about business websites reared it’s ugly head again. “I never...
Why a Business Website Beats the Yellow Pages (& Earns You My Money)
Moving to a new area can teach you a lot of things, but it wasn’t until I became an entrepreneur that I noticed it can also educate you about business. And more specifically about how fearful businesses can be about making changes. I’ve been bit surprised at how many local businesses...
Easy Footers and Sidebars with Headway
Today I wanted to post two more videos showing just how easy it is to create a site that you can customize for your business. In the last video, I showed you just how simple it is to change colors, add a custom header and move the navigation around the page. In...
What’s the Hoopla About Headway?
You might have heard about the Headway theme for WordPress? It might even be the reason you ended up here on my website. But do you know why there’s been such a buzz about the premium theme? It depends on who you talk to. The visual editor, the ability to...
Partnering With a Virtual Assistant
Trying to Find the “Write” Words?
How many times have you stared at a blank computer screen or a blank piece of paper just waiting for the words to come? One of my favourite tasks to provide for my clients is my writing services, but I am often asked what types of things I would write...
Trust Your Gut – Obey the Spidey Sense
Sweaty palms, a gnawing nagging feeling deep in the pit of your gut that keeps eating at you, and that ‘something doesn’t feel right’ feeling are happening. It’s okay that you can’t put your finger on exactly why the alarm bells are sounding. The fact that they are sounding is...
Cathryn Jones of Assistance for Agents LLC
Congratulations to Cathryn Jones of Assistance for Agents LLC, who is the recipient of this week’s VAccolade Business Entrepreneur Award. Cathryn is a virtual assistant living in Virginia. She has a BBA in Real Estate and Marketing. She has been a valued member of VAnetworking since October, 2008. Bookmark It Hide Sites $$('div.d1184').each( function(e)...
A Social Media Contract – Necessary or Not?
It is not surprising today that many Virtual Assistants (VA’s) are asked to help streamline social marketing activities for their clients. Which is understandable. Just keeping on top of comments on your Facebook page, reading tid bits of information in your twitter stream and connecting on LinkedIN is enough to make anyone’s...
Marit Fox of Abundant Administrative Services
Congratulations to Marit Fox of Abundant Administrative Services, who is the recipient of this week’s VAccolade Business Entrepreneur Award. Marit is a virtual assistant living in Santa Clara, CA. She offers services such as event and travel planning, newsletters and calendar maintenance. She has been a valued member of VAnetworking since...
Even Virtual Assistants Can Outsource to Virtual Assistants
Sometimes your workload as a virtual assistant can get quite heavy. One of the best ways to handle it is to outsource some of your work to other virtual assistants. But, where do you start with that? Let’s dig a bit deeper to get your mind wheels spinning. If we...
Taryn Merrick, Mac/Eco Virtual Assistant
Recording Artist’s Virtual Assistance Package!
Recording Artist’s Virtual Assistance Package!Post from: Taryn Merrick, Mac/Eco Virtual Assistant Recording Artist’s Virtual Assistance Package!Post from: Taryn Merrick, Mac/Eco Virtual Assistant We at Merrick Management And Media Services have always been fortunate to be affiliated with a top notch recording engineer, producer, composer and arranger: Neal Merrick Blackwood. After all, he’s...
3 Top Reasons Why People Don’t Hire Virtual Assistants
3 Top Reasons Why People Don’t Hire Virtual AssistantsPost from: Taryn Merrick, Mac/Eco Virtual Assistant 3 Top Reasons Why People Don’t Hire Virtual AssistantsPost from: Taryn Merrick, Mac/Eco Virtual Assistant The results of our survey on why people are hesitant in contracting with a Virtual Assistant have been tabulated. The results don’t...
5 Benefits to Virtual Assistants using the MobileMe iDisk app for the iPhone
5 Benefits to Virtual Assistants using the MobileMe iDisk app for the iPhonePost from: Taryn Merrick, Mac/Eco Virtual Assistant 5 Benefits to Virtual Assistants using the MobileMe iDisk app for the iPhonePost from: Taryn Merrick, Mac/Eco Virtual Assistant Yet another Apple iPhone application has made it’s debut. As a Virtual Assistant this...
Have Your Virtual Assistant Do Custom Soundtracks For Your Podcast?
Have Your Virtual Assistant Do Custom Soundtracks For Your Podcast?Post from: Taryn Merrick, Mac/Eco Virtual Assistant Have Your Virtual Assistant Do Custom Soundtracks For Your Podcast?Post from: Taryn Merrick, Mac/Eco Virtual Assistant In case you were not aware, we offer customized music production for podcasts, videocasts, webinars and tele-classes. Through our partnership with...
Great Apple Mail Enhancement Tool
Great Apple Mail Enhancement ToolPost from: Taryn Merrick, Mac/Eco Virtual Assistant Great Apple Mail Enhancement ToolPost from: Taryn Merrick, Mac/Eco Virtual Assistant Just a quick review for a software tool that I have been using for a few years now: indev MailTags. After a brief separation from this tool after I switched...
Virtual Regeneration
Publicity Specialist Training for VAs
Our friends Cindy Greenway and Tina Forsyth are offering the first ever Publicity Specialist training program via HotSkillsVATraining.com. Lead by publicity expert Diana Ennen, this 3 week program has been designed to provide Virtual Assistants with the skills, understanding and......
Have you Tried an Unconference
I was catching up on my backlog of reading the other day and came across this article in the December 2009 edition of Inc. Its about the latest craze in attending conferences - The Unconference. What the heck is an......
COLD IS A RELATIVE THING. .TOUGHNESS COUNTS!
65 above zero: Floridians turn on the heat. People in Michigan plant gardens. 60 above zero: Californians shiver uncontrollably. People in Michigan sunbathe. 50 above zero: Italian & English cars won't start. People in Michigan drive with the windows down........
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The Art of Visualization - What I am learning from My Trees
Still with me? You are probably thinking I have lost my mind right....actually seeing my future office, with a huge tree and stream in it no less. Trust me - kind of freaked me out too. But stay with me,......
Virtual Assistance for Real Estate Professionals
That’s What Christmas is All About Charlie Brown
Christmas isn’t wrapping paper, bright lights and Santa Claus. It isn’t about scurrying around to find presents at the last minute to tuck under the Christmas tree. And it isn’t about being disappointed when you don’t get exactly what you want on Christmas morning. Here is the...
Help Make Terminally Ill 5-Year-Old Boy’s Wish Come True
The Cosmic Cow’s Carra Riley sent me a message on Facebook from one of her other Facebook friends telling me about this heartbreaking/heartwarming story that I wanted to pass along to everyone else in hopes that you, dear Active Rain members, will help this little boy and his family create...
“I don’t need a blog…period!” These are the actual words spoken by one of our clients as she was being informed that, while SEO is great for working her site, social networking was an even better tool with even bigger results. She wasn’t buying it. (Notice the “period”, just in...
I knew you couldn’t resist! You’re naughty, naughty children and need to spend time in the naughty chair. I hope you have a Happy Halloween! Heather Chavez, Real Estate Virtual Assistant – Second Self Virtual Assistance: When There Isn’t Enough of You to Go Around! ...
As a tribute to my Lake Havasu family and since there’s been alot of chatter about the weather amongst my Facebook friends today, I thought I would present: You know it’s hot when… 1. You have to bring your CDs into the house with you because they will melt if left...
Are you marketing your blog or are you just writing it? Yes, Word Press, Blogger, TypePad and Active Rain allow for a certain amount of “Google juice”. But, are you simply posting your blog on one of these platforms hoping that someone reads it…sometime? Or are you actively marketing your...
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Article What is running on your computer?
I love geek stuff, if you do too, here is a link you may want to check out. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/7828/week-in-geek-the-what-on-earth-is-that-process-edition/...
JavaScript Demystified: A Self Teaching Guide, by Jim Keogh
http://www.virtualassistantforums.com/images/bookcovers/javascript.jpg JavaScript Demystified: A Self Teaching Guide......
Free Stuff Writing software that is relaxing
This is free but for the advanced features you must make a donation. I downloaded it and it is nice and relaxing. You hear the crackling of a fireplace. Here is the link to take a look. :o ......
Hey everyone. I plan on charging a set hourly rate for clients. I was wondering about charging a deposit before starting any work--do you bother doing that if your going hourly? I'm leaning towards not because it is hourly and I can end services......
Where do you purchase your laptop?
Excited this month I'm getting a new laptop. Where do most of you purchase your laptops? Someone suggested QVC but I'd like a little more feedback when it comes to the deals, service etc. Thanks...
Hi everyone, My name is Carol Mikel and I am the owner of Precision Secretarial Solutions. I have been in business, part time, since November of 2007 and recently decided to go full time. My services include general administrative assistance......
Rescue Desk Blog
Awhile back, I was fired up to be asked to be a guest on a local business radio show. It’s hosted by two very well-respected women in the business community, and every night they feature high-level executives and other community business leaders on their show. I was, admittedly, nervous about going...
Celebrating love … business-owner style
I've always said that small-business owners are a scrappy bunch, and I think we all share the love we have for our businesses...
It doesn't take long for folks you run into at business functions to morph from introductions, to passing acquaintances, to referral partners, to full-blown friends. I've seen it happen in three events, tops....
Book Tour: The Commonsense Virtual Assistance
Sue L Canfield recently released her book, The Commonsense Virtual Assistant – Becoming an Entrepreneur, Not an Employee. Today, she’s stopped by our blog. We’re especially excited to see this book published because tips and quotes from Rescue Desk are featured on a few of the pages throughout the book Why did you write...
When an opportunity for the new and different rears its head, pay attention to what you do with it. You can ignore it, go with it, fight it or embrace it....
Exploring A Career As A Virtual Assistant – Virtual Book Tour Stop #6
My VA colleague, Jessica Maes, has just launched her book Exploring A Career As A Virtual Assistant and she is currently on virtual tour to promote it! Jessica operates a busy Virtual Assistance practice from her home office in Madison, WI. Additionally, Jessica has taught a class at the University of...
blog.looseends.net
No resolutions for me this year. Nope, I’m keeping it simple by choosing a theme, which is the word “fit.” When deciding whether or not I will do something, I just ask myself, “Is this a good fit?” or “Will this help me be or stay fit?” It’s such a good choice for...
AZVAs Podcast launches today! You can listen while you work, during your work out, or it’s perfect for your afternoon virtual commute, or whenever you want to tune in! Put it in your iPod so you can take it with you! Subscribe to AZVAs podcast by emailing ktcosmos@LooseEnds.net. The flavor is decidedly VAC...
I’ve been working from home as a Virtual Assistant for more than 13 years now. Early on, I attended a lot of in-person networking events and met often with clients. Now I rarely meet anyone I work or collaborate with in person, so the thought of heading to my industry’s annual...
What’s the status of one-way communication?
With social media in its apparent heyday, what happens to your print or enewsletter campaign? Or, for that matter, your blog and website? Are those still viable markeing and branding tools?...
It’s the time of year when we all do some self assessment and then look ahead to changes we want to make in the coming year. Personally, it may be your work out routine that needs some recommitment. Professionally, it’s time to review your skills and make upgrades to your...
Managing the growth of your VA practice
Virtual Assistants in practice for a number of years usually reach a crossroads when their client load begins to challenge their energy and time limits. In talking with veterans in the industry, most eventually remodel their business plan taking it in one of the following directions, all of which take...
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