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Client Gifting on a New VA Budget
March 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Modern technology is an amazing thing filled with wonderful ways to say thank you. For example, you can send a previous client a thank you e-card for their business. You can also send them birthday greetings, slide shows, and numerous other things with a click of a mouse, definitely cost-effective. But did you know that sending a personal hand written greeting card and/or gift-item via regular snail mail absolutely does wonders! People in general love surprises and what better way to say thank you than sending someone a real gift by mail! While utilizing modern technology is wonderful, it... [Read the full story]
Hiring Tips
Even Virtual Assistants Can Outsource to Virtual Assistants
February 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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 can get you out from under some of that heavy load of working all the time, life will be a whole lot sweeter, right? What Jobs to Outsource When you work with clients, there is a measure of confidentiality going on. Companies trust you with their databases, email correspondence, meeting schedules and legal documents. These can’t fall... [Read the full story]
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Client Gifting on a New VA Budget
March 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Modern technology is an amazing thing filled with wonderful ways to say thank you. For example, you can send a previous client a thank you e-card for their business. You can also send them birthday greetings, slide shows, and numerous other things with a click of a mouse, definitely cost-effective. But did you know that sending a personal hand written greeting card and/or gift-item via regular snail mail absolutely does wonders! People in general love surprises and what better way to say thank you than sending someone a real gift by mail! While utilizing modern technology is wonderful, it... [Read the full story]
Success Tips
Diversification: Fishing with a Bigger Net
February 4, 2010 · 2 Comments
Diversification in business is good and shouldn’t be overlooked or taken lightly. Businesses just starting out are encouraged to find their place, or niche, in the business world. For some, that’s as easy as determining the types of services to be offered or products to be sold. The diversification comes into play with how we operate in a chosen niche. Following the lead of the financial sector, you’ll notice that investment planners suggest that you never put all of your eggs in one basket but diversify your assets. This may mean investing in CDs, mutual funds, saving accounts, stocks or... [Read the full story]
Deep Thoughts
Trust Your Gut – Obey the Spidey Sense
March 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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 enough. Your Spidey Sense has been activated – you have a strong sense that something is wrong, dangerous, or suspicious, all rooted in intuition; a security situation as Peter Parker would explain it. Bet you hadn’t realized that you, too, have super powers as strong as the Marvel comics heroes of our youth. It’s... [Read the full story]
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Virtual Assistance Market Study
September 8, 2009 · 3 Comments
Recently I was interviewed by an Independent Management Consultant who was conducting a study into the state of the Virtual Assistance industry in North America. He was hoping to determine the outlook that various VAs had during the ongoing recession and further understand the issues, challenges and opportunities facing the industry. Upon completion of his interviews he compiled all the data and shared it with the interviewees. I found it very interesting that even though all of the interviewees (9 interviewees in total from throughout North America) were diverse, our opinions seemed to be shared... [Read the full story]
Partnering Benefits
Sometimes a Business Needs a Booster Shot
Taking a cue from the healthcare services who are preparing for flu season, ask yourself if enough preventative measures have been put into place to ensure you have a healthy thriving business? Does your business show a few signs and symptoms that operations aren’t functioning at peak levels? Admit it working in...
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Business Acts of Kindness
Business Acts of Kindness — like the familiar random acts of kindness — are aimed towards the business needs among colleagues. I’ve been a participant as both a receiver and a giver. Most recently I requested a quote from a colleague for a teeny tiny project that some may have passed over because of its...
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Hire a Blogging Assistant for Optimum Blogging Power
Did you notice blogging is huge and if you’re not on the bandwagon, then your competitors have a solid advantage in the search ranking world. I do hear you, “blogging”, just 1 more thing to do, who has the time?” But you don’t have to do it ALL yourself…. really! By hiring a Blogging...
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A Virtual Assistant Can Do So Much More For You Than Just Type!
A Virtual Assistant can offer so many skills to a partnership with any business owner that many are often overlooked. Many entrepreneurs understand how Virtual Assistants can assist with basic secretarial jobs such as word processing, editing, proofreading and formatting of documents, but don’t realize that there...
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Hiring Tips
Even Virtual Assistants Can Outsource to Virtual Assistants
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Virtual Assistance Budget Conundrum Solved: 3 Ways to Create Value With Just a Few Hours a Month
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Outsourcing Brain Teaser: Where Does Virtual Assistance Go On the Financials?
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To Blog or Not to Blog – That is the Question
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