KathyAnderson

Formerly from Pennsylvania, I have been in Arizona for over 20 years. I have a college aged son and a yellow Lab who keeps me company while I work =). As I become more familiar with VAnetworking, I will add more about me. Until then, I thought I would include a partial list of services I provide, plus software apps and tech gadgets I have available.

Available Services:

Marketing materials design: logos, business cards, flyers/brochures, booklets, signs for real estate and window advertising, website banners, photo editing, aerial photography/map editing, and more.

Business documents, databases: proposals, Powerpoint presentations, agendas, meeting/attendee materials, guide booklets, spreadsheets, template creation, etc.

Contact Database/Address Book management: develop, maintain, edit, purge, customize, export, import, and backups. If you are a devoted ACT! user and need some help, give me a call!

WordPress web sites and blogs: Design and development of small business websites with an emphasis on taking advantage of social media and internet marketing.

Limited basic start-up WordPress assistance (domain registration, hosting account, theme selection and plugin advice, referrals to search engine/SEO experts, content writers, etc.) for business people and hobbyists who prefer to develop and maintain their own blog site.

To New WordPress Users:

I am compiling a list of issues for a Q&A booklet or blog series aimed at the brand new WordPress user. In exchange for a descriptive list of your 5 most confusing or frustrating issues with WordPress as a new user, I will attempt to help you resolve as many as I can* in 30 minutes on the phone, through 3/31/2013. (*assuming I know the answer myself, or where it can be found).

Don't be discouraged - it's quite a learning curve even for those with a basic HTML background!

Software / Apps:

Adobe Creative Suite CS5 and CS5.5. Always learning, but most familiar with: Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat, Illustrator, and Dreamweaver. What would we do without Acrobat and PDF files?!

Microsoft Office 2010 for Small Business. Excel is one of my favorite programs. Powerpoint and Outlook are great too... but does anyone else have a love/hate relationship with Word?

ACT! Contact Management Software. Also have ACT! 6 from 2004, a favorite of some long-time ACT! users. Love to help clean up, organize, and customize these databases.

Favorite Internet, Cloud and Collaboration Apps: Evernote, Dropbox, Gmail, Google Voice and most Google application (desktop and mobile), CompanionLink, TeamworkPM project manager, WordPress, ManageWP, Skype, AIM, eFax, Facebook, Twitter, Hootsuite. The list is ever growing =).

Other:

- Software experienced with, but not readily available at this time: MapInfo Professional; REGIS-Real Estate GIS mapping program.

- Digital camera available for local real estate photos and other photography: DSLR w/wide angle and long range lenses.

- Very familiar with use and troubleshooting of large format (42" wide print rolls) HP inket printers, and Canon/Konica laser copier/printers.

- Previous experience as network and email administrator of Windows Server and Microsoft Exchange email system.

- Background in: commercial real estate (retail specialty) - custom designed maps, tenant representation tour books, info packages and research; and marketing brochures, site plans, and signs (print & digital).

Fellow VAs:

I am available to assist with one-time or ongoing projects, either on a subcontract or client basis.

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