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2008 November

StartupNation thinks we’re number 1!

Yes, VAnetworking.com received top ranks in StartupNation’s annual Home Based 100 competition, under the category of Boomers Back in Business!

While this alone might not be enough to excite you as someone interested in (or currently) working with a Virtual Assistant, check out what the judges (who included Adam Lowry, co-founder of Method Products, Howard Behar, former President of Starbucks North America and John Jantsch, founder of Duct Tape Marketing in addtion to StartupNation staff) had to say about us:
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Posted by on November 27, 2008 in All Topics, News, Partnering Benefits | Comments closed

If It Was Never About Price, Why Should We Start Now?

I posted some online marketing goodness over at Search Engine Guide yesterday and felt I should share, mainly because the strategies I wrote about are as much applicable to the B2B services web space as they are to ecommerce (the post was regarding etailer price wars specifically).
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Posted by on November 22, 2008 in All Topics, Hiring Tips | Comments closed

Another Easy-Peasy Task to Delegate to a VA…

The last time you went to a networking event, or held down a booth at a tradeshow, did you follow up with the people you met?

The last time you met someone interested in your business while you were standing in line at the coffee shop, did you get their card and actually get in touch with them again?

How many website leads do you get but never reply to? What about those contacts you forward information to after they request it. Do you let them go off and be forgotten, or do you get in touch with them again?
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Posted by on November 19, 2008 in Administrative Services, All Topics, General | Comments closed

How Outsourcing Can Make You More Accountable

It should be a given that hiring a Virtual Assistant will make you and your business more productive, right? But what about being more accountable for the tasks necessary to achieve your long range business goals? An incredible spin off benefit of hiring a VA is that you suddenly have someone who is “checking in” regularly to see if you’ve crossed any of those pesky to-dos off your list. Because let’s face it, a Virtual Assistant can do a lot but she can’t do everything for you!
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Posted by on November 13, 2008 in All Topics, Partnering Benefits | Comments closed

Outsource Your Higher Learning?

By ‘outsourcing your higher learning’, I don’t mean you should delegate your university education or your college assignments. That wouldn’t be ethical. But how many times have you thought something like…

“I’m ready to put a shopping cart on my website, I should really learn how to do that.”

“I know I should be putting out a newsletter but I don’t know where to start.”

“As soon as I get a minute to figure out Facebook, I’ll put up a profile.”

“I’ll get my bookkeeping straightened out when I get around to learning how to use QuickBooks.”
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Posted by on November 6, 2008 in Administrative Services, All Topics, Hiring Tips | Comments closed

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