Category Archives: Old Dogs Taught New Tricks

Webinars made Easy

In my last post I sang the praises of creating webinars from classes and seminars you may already be presenting to in person audiences. It only seemed right that I follow up with some information on how to go about creating one. I think you’ll find that if you’re already teaching classes or seminars, with…

3 Reasons for 'Re-potting' your Business

As I’m sure you’ve noticed, there are changes going on here at Clerical Advantage. The new website reflects a fresh new look and feel to the business.  In the days ahead I’ll introduce more fresh, new changes to my business.  There is nothing like a few changes to breath new life into a business. So…

5 Reasons Some Small Businesses are Online Reluctant and Why It May Spell Their Demise.

As a virtual assistant I enjoy business relationships with my clients, most of whom are highly Internet savvy. But as I’ve stated here in the past, I have come across many small business owners in my career who show a great deal of reluctance to put any effort at all into building an on-line presence….

Slimming Down the Smart Way…Virtually.

Welcome to 2009.  Have you noticed how many diet and exercise commercials are on TV and the radio?  It’s a proven fact that the #1 New Year’s Resolution is to slim down.  And in today’s economy, this goes for businesses too. Many businesses are going to look at their expenses and decide to simply cut…

2 Virtually Helpful Holiday Ideas

Can you believe Thanksgiving is over and wham, December will be here bright and early next Monday morning? Are you thinking about your holiday card and gift lists? Me too. That’s where the inspiration for this post came from. I wanted to share two helpful holiday ideas. Idea #1: Did you know the holidays are…

Empower your Business by Delegating

As those of you who read my blog regularly know, I provide title processing services for an attorney with a title company. Processing a real estate title file is time consuming. Not just due to the work involved but the fielding of phone calls, the gathering of information from dozens of different sources; not all of…

Is Your Business Card Working for You?

One of the first things anyone starting a business does is to either make or order business cards.  But seldom do we stop to think about the fact that this simple little rectangle of paper is going to be a representative of us and our business.  The majority of business cards are simply your name,…

Fusion Marketing

I’m always in search of new marketing concepts. Being a micro-business that operates in a rather unconventional, although rapidly growing, industry, I find myself looking for low-cost, highly effective ways to get my name out there.  So when I stumbled upon the phrase ‘fusion marketing’  it intrigued me.  After reading an article by Al Lautenslager…

How to 'Hunker Down'; Business-Style

According to a USA Today article, small businesses in the U.S. are vulnerable should we encounter a recession.  The article states that small businesses are less able to weather a difficult economy than larger businesses due to a lack of financial reserves.  In order to combat the weakened economy, smart small businesses are streamlining their…

Going Virtual: Sharing the Adventure- Part Three

I’m bringing you part three of my series sharing just how the client/virtual assistant relationship works in real life situation…my own.  If you missed Part One and Part Two go ahead and check them out to see how it all began. In my prior business life, starting a new job always required a learning curve. Now…