Reason #83,472 I love working from home.
Those of you living in “temperate� climates where it’s “generally�
the same temperature all year round and the county shuts down at the thought of
snow…this entry is not for you.
I woke up this morning, made some coffee and entered my
office.Oh …. my …. GOSH
Did I completely forget to close the windows? I must have
because it’s about [...]
Click Protection Technology and Google (an opinion piece)
Wow.
I’m in the process of becoming Google AdWords Certified and in listening to the modules I was astounded at how much time was devoted to “invalid clicks”.
Google has a team devoted to this. I mean, what were these people doing ten years ago? If you had told them what their job description was going [...]
World Internet Summit 2006 – Las Vegas
For those of you who aren’t aware, my husband and I (along with our 8 month old and 20 month old daughters) drove to Las Vegas to attend the World Internet Summit hosted by Brett McFall and Tom Hua.
When one of my clients told me he’d be attending the summit I considered going, but [...]
Is it wise to outsource to a VA that lives in another country / remote region where you never get to meet them in person?
This is a great question.
Ultimately, the answer is “do you trust them?”
It doesn’t really make a difference if the person you’re working with is in your office or in Zaire, if you don’t trust them you shouldn’t be giving them your most precious documents and information.
The question you should be asking yourself [...]
Instituting “Standards” into the Virtual Assistant Industry.
I feel that in a lot of cases it’s the dreamers and people who “just don’t fit in” that start something new, and then people come in after the fact and want to put requirements in place.
Virtual Assistance is a new way of doing business (I know it’s been around since a long time [...]
Business Cards for the Virtual Business
In case you haven’t noticed, I’m a Virtual Assistant. I work out of a home office and have clients I’ve never met before. If I attend a networking event, it’s usually online. Business meetings are usually held on a telephone.
So, this begs the question, do I need business cards?
Let me clarify. I have [...]
What Does Your Voice Say About You?
I have a confession to make.
I talk fast…I speak with a speed that sometimes defies understanding.
Not the only person with this problem, many virtual assistants speak too quickly for proper business discussions. I try and think before I speak whenever I’m on the phone with a client, and that usually solves the problem enough [...]
Thoroughbreds at the Starting Gate
I believe in niche marketing.
Repeat after me, “I BELIEVE in niche marketing!”
My niche is internet marketers.
Sounds huge, no? It’s not. If you just so happen to market your product on the internet, you are not an internet marketer. If you sell some things on ebay and have an ebay store. You are not an internet [...]
World Internet Summit
While I firmly agree that going to conventions with like-minded peers can do your business a world of good, I have to take a moment to wonder why you’d go to a peer group convention when you can attend a convention of your niche market?
The chance to attend an event where everyone there is a [...]
Jennifer was a
Virtual Assistant for over four years. Now? She has been interviewed by the LA Times, ABC News and worked on campaigns for Frito Lay, Hanes, Walmart, and At-A-Glance to name a few. She's been paying her mortgage and bills from home for almost seven years now.
