I came across a comment whilst looking for useful videos on You-Tube over the weekend
“Virtual Assistant – another scam for making money online” – is this just ignorance talking or are Virtual Assistants really seen in that way to the general ‘Jo Public’?
I feel that I needed to defend what I and many other Virtual Assistants [...]
Are you a note taker? a scribbler?
Do you often scribble notes when on the phone and then can’t remember what page of the note pad you wrote that important telephone number or URL?
Why not use Microsoft One Note?
One Note is your very own personal note book where you can keep all those telephone scribbles organised [...]
I recently saw that Kimberly LeRiche had Tweeted (what a weird word! LOL) “Try this: http://www.typealyzer.com/ it’s like Meyer’s Briggs for your blog. It will analyze your blog for your personality type”.
Being new to Twitter at the time I was completely overwhelmed by all the the “Twittering” and didn’t investigate any further (sorry Kimberly ;o) [...]
The funniest website I’ve seen so far for sending e-cards!
Turn your friends into an elf or a snowman, put yourself into a classic movie.
So cute!! http://sendables.jibjab.com/
Thanks to Darlene of D. Victoria Virtual Assistance I have been very fortunate to take part in my very first podcast!
Someone who hates public speaking, I was very nervous and apprehensive, thinking “oh god what if it makes me sound stupid”?
It want’s all that bad! but I guess I’ll let you be the judge of [...]
It’s been said that there’s a time and place for networking–any time and any place.
“Every minute you’re around other human beings is a chance to network,” writes charisma coach Olivia Fox Cabane in her article titled, “Plane Speaking: In-Flight Networking.” “Self-made billionaires are known for their tendency to network everywhere and all the time.”
So no [...]
Implement these 2 simple strategies and watch the referrals pour in!
These are the two things you should know about networking:
1. “Practice makes perfect” is not enough.Practice alone is not enough.
It must be “effective” practice. In martial arts, the sensei (master) says, “Perfect practice makes perfect.” In other words, if you’re just going through the [...]
Read more!I’m sure many people wonder what the office of a Virtual Assistant looks like.
Mine isn’t wonderful but it’s MY office and I love it ;o)
Fancy a look??
Learn the many roles a virtual staff can fill to help grow your business.
By Pattie Simone October 14, 2008
If you’re like most entrepreneurs, you’ve got piles of paper cluttering your office and to-do lists that seem to be multiplying like rabbits. The good news is that many of the tasks that keep you from being [...]
As working from home is becoming more popular in the UK, new guidelines published by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) may help people who are self-employed claim business expenses, Business Zone reports.According to Paul Webb of Robert James Partnership, a firm which specialises in small business tax, self-employed workers who work from their homes may [...]
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