Category Archives: This & That

Thoughts on Memorial Day

Starting your own business is the stuff the ‘American Dream’ is made of.  The fact is that in the U.S.A., anyone with the passion and drive to take their dream to reality can do so.  It’s one of our freedoms. We should never, ever forget that those freedoms come at a price.  I’m taking a…

Domain names, Hosting and WordPress…Oh My! (Part II)

(This is the second in a series of posts covering the basics of  what  you need to know in order to create your business website with WordPress) In the last post, I discussed the fact that there are two versions of WordPress, .com and .org as well as which is the preferred choice for building…

What is Free Costing Your Business?

Today I want to discuss those businesses and business people who try to save money by doing it themselves and finding it for free. In my former life as Suzy Q. Homemaker I was famous for saying, “I can make that myself”.  I was an avid crafter and oftentimes I’d see home decorations or jewelry…

Why a Business Website Beats the Yellow Pages (& Earns You My Money)

Moving to a new area can teach you a lot of things, but it wasn’t until I became an entrepreneur that I noticed it can also educate you about business.  And more specifically about how fearful businesses can be about making changes. I’ve been bit surprised at how many local businesses here in my corner…

What I Learned About Business from Monday Night Football

You may or may not know that I’m a huge football fan. Being from New England originally, the New England Patriots were ‘my’ team before the winning seasons and Super Bowl rings. Last month, there was a lot of hoopla about the return of Tom Brady from his injury last season when they appeared on…

The 12 Hours of Virtual Assistance

I thought I’d have a little fun with today’s blog post. We all know that old holiday carol, The Twelve Days of Christmas. What if you purchased your true love (or friend, boss, teacher, etc.) a 12 Hour Gift Certificate for Virtual Assistance Services? Just think of the happy song your gift recipient would be…

Final "Fishing Lesson" for Virtual Assistants

I’ve posted the 5th and final ‘fishing lesson’ over at Home Office Warrior Virtual Assistant entitled ” Fishing Lesson #5; Fishing with Squid(oo)”. It’s all about using Squidoo to market your services and products. Head on over and check it out!

StartupNation Home-Based 100 Contestant

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Virtual Assistance Industry Standards?

I’ve just posted my latest article over at Home Office Warrior Virtual Assistant.  Some of my blog post reading this past week gave rise to my opinion on setting industry standards for virtual assistants. To find out just what my thoughts are on the subject, head on over to Virtual Assistants, Unite?? .

Making a Negative a Positive

This week began with a call from a potential client.  Excited at the possibilities, I listened closely as they explained what task they were looking to have completed by a virtual assistant.  And my heart sank.  A contract with a current client clearly would make this task a conflict of interest. I explained the situation…