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The ‘Fatal Flaw’ in How We Work with Virtual Support Professionals by Tina Forsyth

I found this article in my inbox today.  It’s from Tina Forsyth’s ezine “Online Busines Management News”.  I’ve done some calls and trainings with Tina Forsyth and love the work she does.  I’m currently doing the Online Business Manager certification that she and Andrea J. Lee have put together. 
As someone who has ‘been there and [...]

Business Planning: Your 17-Point New Year’s Business Inventory and Cleanup By Donna Gunter

A new year always brings New Year’s resolutions, as well as the urge to purge things from your life and business and begin anew. I caught the decluttering bug between Christmas and New Year’s Day this year and removed from my office many boxes of physical materials that had served me well once upon a [...]

When is it OK to Delegate and Automate in Social Media? By Christine Gallagher

I don’t think I would be anywhere near as productive as I am in social media today without having systems, tools and processes to organize and monitor my expanding network. They really have been the secret to my success, and of my clients’ success.  In the work that I do in social media, overwhelm and [...]

Tweet Cloud – Do you know what you REALLY tweet about?

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Tweet Cloud – Do you know what you REALLY tweet about?

Are you ever curious to know what exactly you're tweeting about? Sometimes it's fun to check [...]

Social Media Examiner shares 5 Ways to Promote Your Facebook Fan Page

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15 Powerful Ways to Promote Your Teleclass by Donna Gunter

As a subscriber to Donna Gunter’s newsletter, I received this article in my inbox this morning.  Donna always shares great content and resources.  I thought I’d bring them here to share with you as well.
Teleclasses, also referred to as teleseminars, teleconferences, and webinars (with the added component of seeing a presentation) provide a platform [...]

10 Key Questions to Unlock Your Expertise by Donna Gunter

Many business owners wrestle with this notion of “expertise”, feeling certain that they don’t know enough to be looked upon by anyone as an expert. I avoided that expert label as well for my first 5 or so years in business, despite being very good at what I did.  I was always comparing myself to [...]

Twitter Lists Explained (Video) « Life Stream in Color By Erin Blaskie

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Article Marketing: What is it Offering You?

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Article marketing, in an internet sense, is a modern promotional phenomenon which harnesses the power of the interconnected nature of the internet and the hunger for written content on websites.  Article marketing allows writers to promote themselves, their customers, websites, products or literally anything by writing about them and making the content freely available for [...]

Are you tired of staring at that one particular item on your to-do list?

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You know the one that you know is important but you just can’t figure out how to tackle it or where to get started…
It may seem ironic that I’m sending people elsewhere to learn how to “Get It Done”, but in reality, Kim is a big proponent of outsourcing and I’ve had the pleasure of [...]

How to Implement an Email Marketing Campaign–The Basics

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The use of email is a proven way to effectively market an online business. Anyone looking to start a new business or looking for new ways to increase their sales should consider including email marketing as part of their overall marketing strategy.
 
When starting out with an email marketing campaign, you need to focus first on [...]

Fabulous Testimonial for Virtual Assistance

One of my mentors, as a Virtual Assistant, is Susie Evans. She’s a wonderful, inspiring Coach and one of her products, The Six Figure VA System has been instrumental for me in building up my practice.
Last week she created this fabulous video testimonial about Virtual Assistance and I just had to include it here.

In this [...]

Done For You Giveaway

It may be April Fool’s Day, but this is no joke! VA-4-Hire is giving away five Social Networking Start Up Packages.

I’m one of about 30 other businesses who’ve joined together to give away hundreds of thousands of dollars in DONE FOR YOU products and services!

Check out our Done For You Giveaway of the [...]

Virtual Assistant Work Opportunities

VA-4-Hire is rapidly expanding and is always on the lookout for excellent candidates to add to our team.  If you’re thinking about becoming a Virtual Assistant or if you’re already a Virtual Assistant looking for some additional work, please take a few moments to fill out the form below and tell us more about yourself.
Even [...]

Announcing the VA-4-Hire Affiliate Program

VA-4-Hire is growing and we have YOU to thank for it! Helping you grow your business is our passion and in turn helps us grow our business. As a way of thanking you for spreading the word about our services, we’re rolling out our new Affiliate Program. Here’s how it works.
1.   Register for our [...]

Become an Affiliate

VA-4-Hire is growing and we have YOU to thank for it! Helping you grow your business is our passion and in turn helps us grow our business. As a way of thanking you for spreading the word about our services, we’re rolling out our new Affiliate Program. Here’s how it works.
1.   [...]

4 Key Points to Make Sure Your Article is Published

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Many people are beginning to realize the benefits of writing articles and submitting them to article directories.  The back link benefits alone are worth it.  But, as more and more people enter the article writing arena, they need to realize that it’s not just a matter of throwing together some self promoting copy.
Article directories have [...]

3 Reasons to Start Writing Articles Today

Recently I’ve been asked a number of times to write something for different clients.  It may be blog posts or articles or copy for an email.  Each time I’ve said the same thing, “No way, I hate writing!”  While this is the absolute truth I can’t be blind to the obvious benefits to be gained [...]

Are You My Ideal Client?

Starting my own Virtual Assistance Firm has been quite an adventure.  One of the best side effects of doing this has been that I get to study and learn new things every day!  One of the things I’ve learned recently is that it’s super important to define who your ideal client is.
It took a while [...]

How To Hire A Virtual Assistant

Somewhere in cyberspace (or maybe through a friend’s recommendation) you stumbled upon the term Virtual Assistant.  It sounded intriguing so you did a little research.  The more you read, the more you realized that this could be a fabulous solution for you.  You decide it’s time for you to hire a Virtual Assistant.  Then you [...]

10 Signs That You Need a Virtual Assistant

You just don’t have enough hours in the day to get it all done.
You’re spending more time on administrative tasks than on revenue making tasks.
You’ve hit a ceiling.  You just can’t add anything else to your plate.
Your E-mail Inbox is overflowing and you find yourself wanting to just delete everything and start over again.
You have [...]

Stop Trying to Move Your Own Piano

..Let Your Virtual Assistant Do Some of the Heavy Lifting
I recently joined Twitter and have made some new connections.  One of them is Elizabeth Potts Weinstein with The Wealth Spa.  The first blog post I read immediately rocketed her to ‘my new best friend’ status.  Read her take on outsourcing and wealth building here.

Destination Ahead….Virtual Assistant Needed

Are we there yet?  You know, that point where you’ve realized it’s gonna take a little bit of help to fulfill your goals.  You have a clear vision of the direction you want to go in.  You know what your goals are and you know the steps you have to take in order to get [...]

Virtual Assistance Explained…

I’ve been playing with Twitter this past week, getting my feet wet, so to speak.  I downloaded TweetDeck and I’ve been studying up on the features.  One of the features allows you to maintaing an open Search for whatever keyword you like.  Of course, my first choice was ‘Virtual Assistant’.
Lo and behold one of the [...]

Social Marketing Explained

This is an awesome video by Perry Belcher.  He takes Social Networking and breaks it down into terms anyone can understand.
Perry Belcher on Social Marketing
**Warning…the language is a little strong, but otherwise he does a really good job of getting his point across.

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