17 days ago by Denise Griffitts

Do you know what’s worse than a project that never starts? The one that never ends! A quagmire project is the stuff of service provider’s nightmares – countless back-and-forth e-mails, ever-changing requirements, the potential for streams of complaints from all sides, and unpaid invoices. With every ...

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38 days ago by April Sullivan

Referrals. You love them, you need them, but are you asking for them? How are you asking? Is it with the little keychain that states the obvious: We Love Referrals! Ad stamp? Business card? On some obscure area of your website? How’s that working out for you? Okay, okay, enough with the questions. O ...

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41 days ago by April Sullivan

A while back I remember there was a blog contest titled something like A Day in the Life of a Virtual Assistant at the Virtual Assistant Forums. I remember being excited about this one because I thought it would be SO easy, just talking about my typical day. Here is what I learned: I don’t have a ty ...

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41 days ago by April Sullivan

What has your contact list done for you lately? How many times are you contacting the people on that list? Is your list current? How effective is your method of contact? Do they remember you? With the holidays just around the corner, things are getting ready to slow down (if they haven’t already) an ...

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52 days ago by Michelle Mangen

Tweetminer is a new Twitter client / application that brings so many great features from other independent applications into one web-based software. Highlights as to why I like TweetMiner so much: Ability to pull through specific Twitter user streams so I can more easily stay on top of their tweets ...

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55 days ago by Michelle Mangen

I’ve been reading The Viral Garden for some time now after another Virtual Assistant, @TargetStars, told me it was one of her favorites. The “Social Media is Worth Making Time For” post that Mack had this week really hit home for me. I’ve consulted and prompted many of my clients to blog more freque ...

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63 days ago by Denise Griffitts

As a very busy Virtual Assistance firm, we receive hundreds of resumes and inquiries from people who have decided that the Virtual Assistance Industry is something that is very interesting to them. The unfortunate truth is that only rarely receive do we receive a resume that outlines the skills, har ...

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65 days ago by Denise Griffitts

Take a deep breath… Being an entrepreneur is not easy. It is rewarding, it is exciting, it is occasionally exhausting and tears inducing, but what it is not, is easy. Today, many people live in stress mode all the time and entrepreneurs, particularly women entrepreneurs, tend to top that list. By le ...

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66 days ago by April Sullivan

With social media being one of the easiest ways to touch clients and prospects these days, it really makes sense to have a system in place for handling that area of your marketing plan. Yes, that’s right people. As silly as it may sound, I just told you that you need a plan for facebook. In real est ...

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68 days ago by Denise Griffitts

Professional organizers will tell you that a good old fashioned clutter purge can save you time and money. This should also apply to your business. By arranging your environment for success and organizing your processes you will be more efficient in your time expenditures, save time and ultimately s ...

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