Warmer Climates?
I remember going to a VA conference in TX and loving the heat. It was a great temperature and while the climate wasn’t dry like it is in the Western states, it also wasn’t wet. It had that nice balance that made me think I could stay there a while. Earlier I was daydreaming about places [...]
Virtual Assistants in the News
This article is from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and it talks about being able to afford to have an assistant virtually if you cannot afford to have one in house.
I’m not a big fan when they go with the cost-cutting angle in an article like this. It brings everyone back to thinking that all VAs are [...]
Just because tax day has passed, your accounting has not
Now that tax day has finally passed us, you’re probably ready to hide everything that reminds you of budgeting and planning your business finances.
But take heart! Now you have a clean slate for the next year. Catch up on everything that’s been going on since January and make this year the year you keep everything [...]
How long are you at your computer?
In an average day, how long do you spend sitting in your computer?
5 hours? 10 hours? 15 hours?
I know that I’ve spent up to 20 hours at my computer on any given day. Sure, it doesn’t happen often, but my average is certainly more in the range of 10 hours. More than I’d be sitting [...]
Shopping online for Mother’s Day
I always shop online for gifts.
My belief is that I can get better deals, and shopping carts are far more fun to deal with than lines in stores and the general populous of the world!
But while I was shopping for a mother’s day gift for my mother, I found something so adorable, I’m hoping beyond [...]
Just because you work from home…
Doesn’t mean you should never stop working.
Your stress levels can be decreased even if you just sit quietly and relax on your couch for fifteen minutes.
Owning your own business is not easy, no matter how your family or friends might feel about it, and no matter how thankful you are that you can occasionally work [...]
Need a non-home office?
The powers that be at AT&T decided I didn’t need Internet access for a day. I had a dry loop that was used only for my DSL because I don’t get home phone service through AT&T and for some reason that dry loop gave me nothing but trouble with my DSL line.
Seriously, it darn near [...]
Business expenses – car insurance
Did you know that in most states there is a “business” category for your car insurance? If not, you need to determine if you use your car for business purposes, and if so, how often. Your insurance agent can help you answer these questions…but if you’re afraid they’ll change your policy the minute they find [...]
Networking the home office
We have a couple computers in the home office. One is a laptop with a wireless Internet card, and a desktop that is equipped with a wireless antenna. When we were looking into options for wiring our home network, one of the options we found intriguing was CAT5e - super high quality with an equally [...]
Finding inspiration through commercials
Last week I was working on a copywriting project for a client. Sometimes, when I work I leave the television on in the background, and I saw this ad for carnival cruises.
There was all this water, and I remember thinking it was so much like writing. This vast sea of words is all around and [...]
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.
