Have you ever decided it was time to ‘get in better shape’? What steps did you take to do it? Did you buy the latest diet book and read it through? Did you purchase a gym membership? Perhaps you ordered that expensive workout DVD promising a hot bod in 6 weeks? Maybe you put…
It seems safe to say that we have all survived the Mayan apocalypse and are having to get used to writing ’2013′. So what do you suppose is the number one thing that most people have forgotten to have on their websites this lovely new year? Any guesses? It’s not a personal photo (although I highly recommend…
Hey Y’all! Happy New Year! I’m hoping that you finished 2012 with a bang and enjoyed mountains of mashed potatoes, drenched in turkey gravy for days on end. Now it’s time to hit it hard for 2013 and start laying down some goals so you can take your business beyond anything you thought possible this…
Writing the blog today was so hard. I have been debating whether or not to acknowledge the events that took place earlier this week in Newtown and the 26 innocent lives lost . Part of me feels like I don’t want to give it any more attention or remind people of it once again….
In case you didn’t notice…the holidays are here. Which means most of us are adding a lot of ‘socializing’ to our schedules in the form of work parties, school concerts, huge family gatherings and a few shin-digs with friends and neighbors too. Inevitably – someone is going to be asking you the question: ”So…what do…
Do you ever wish you could sift through your entire Twitter account and find the bots, the fake followers, the dead accounts, the people who post too much and the people who stopped following you? It might not be that easy, if you have hundreds or even thousands of followers. Enter one of my absolute…
Just a reminder today to always wait for the silver lining. Sometimes bad stuff happens – especially when you are in business. There are screw-ups, clients who don’t pay, power outages and stresses that leave us with that throbbing ache in the back of the neck. Some days I wish I had become a fish-gut…
Tomorrow, many of us will be celebrating Thanksgiving. Not just a time to eat sinfully high-calorie food until our pants hurt…but also a time to be thankful for everything good and wonderful in our lives. So tomorrow I am going to encourage you to spend a little time being Thankful for your VA business as…
This week there was one announcement in the Social Media World that had me smiling ear to ear: Pinterest has introduced “Secret” Boards. Secret Boards give you a place where you can pin stuff that you don’t want anybody else to see. (Think: ideas for a surprise party, baby things before anyone else knows your…
I’m almost certain that if you are a Virtual Assistant or have researched the industry at all, then you’ve probably heard one of the ‘experts’ suggest you need to find a ‘Niche’ in order to grow your business. In plain English, a niche means that you will focus on providing one specific skill (or set…
