Today is the first Monday of the New Year. I think any of us whom own and operate our own business would say that we always resolve to be more successful in the coming year. In an effort to assist you with that task, I’ve worked hard over the past few weeks in order to [...]
Category Archives: Virtual Assistants & Assistance
Virtual Paralegal Interview Series
I recently had the honor of participating in a project with The Paralegal Mentor, Vicki Voisin. Vicki is also the Co-Host of The Paralegal Voice with Lynne DeVenny of the blog Practical Paralegalism (and guest poster here).
The very comprehensive interview I did with her is now part of an amazing information product for virtual paralegals [...]
The Truth Behind Virtual Assistant Horror Stories (and Why They Shouldn’t Scare You)
Halloween.
It’s the time of year when horror stories are embraced and being scared is fun. But when you’re talking about using a virtual assistant to help you with your business, horror stories are enough to scare you off completely.
Like a lot of scary stories, they start out based on fact.
There really are people out [...]
Is Being Too Nice Just Not Helpful?
(in other words, Let’s Get Critical)
I’m going to apply this post to the virtual assistant industry, because that’s my profession. I think upon reading this post, you could probably apply this to other professions as well, so bear with me.
Virtual assistants are proud of the fact that we’re a helpful lot. If you spend any [...]
For Aspiring Virtual Assistants!
I’ve just finished writing my latest e-guide, and this time it’s for Virtual Assistants! If you’re wondering how to start a virtual assistant business, you can get a complimentary copy of my guide “The 10 Step Guide to Starting a Virtual Assistant Business” to help. You’ll also be signed up to receive the latest breaking [...]
5 Reasons I'm Narrowing My Niche and Why You Should Too
It’s funny how one can learn something, teach something, but still drag their heels when implementing something. I’m not pointing fingers, I’m admitting to all of you that I am that person. Everything I’ve ever learned about marketing has pointed toward choosing a niche, I’ve even written about it to try to help others. Yet, [...]
Professionalism is Priceless. Lack of Professionalism? Costly.
In my last post, regarding virtual assistants on Twitter I used the term professionalism as something that those searching for a VA should look for when scrutinizing the many choices available to them. But in this day and age of social media, just how important is professionalism. I mean, don’t the masses of home office [...]
Experienced Virtual Assistants on Twitter?
I use Twitter. I use it to communicate with others, get my questions answered and learn new things for my business and for me personally. These things are all great. But there is one more way that I use it, that gave me the basis for today’s post. I monitor it for feedback on virtual [...]
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 [...]
A Discussion on the Term ‘Virtual Assistant’
The Gritty Virtual Assistant has quite the discussion going on a recent blog post that explores the possibility that the term ‘virtual assistant’ is no longer working for us. In the post Danielle states;
The term “Virtual Assistant” itself is at the root of many of the wrong perceptions and misunderstandings we are constantly having to [...]
