Atypical Virtual Associates

One of the things I heard about the FOVA seminar was a talk on passive income streams.
It breaks my heart that when new people decide to become Virtual Assistants (for reasons ranging from mesothelioma to pregnancy) there is this dirty little secret they find out after the lovely new-business shine has worn off. That [...]

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I was trying to determine if the title for the post should be

What do people who work from home wear to work?
What should people who work from home wear to work?

Subtle difference, only one word, but it becomes a little too judgey if I put should, like I’m an expert on what to wear to [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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If you’re thinking about being a virtual assistant there are a few things you need to know.

You’ll see there are a lot of people out there claiming to be VAs. Well, I shouldn’t say claiming because if you say you’re a virtual assistant that’s good enough for me, I’ll believe you. But don’t let this [...]

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Okay, maybe you haven’t been wondering, but I’m sure you’ve noticed I haven’t been writing as much as I used to in the blog.
There are two reasons for that, and they’re pretty interdependent.

I feel I can only write about things that are related to virtual working or virtual assistance on this blog.
I’ve been trying to [...]

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This comic is about a video gamer and the game he gave his mother “Animal Planet”
Click and enjoy…and sniffle a little…because it’s that sweet and sad but sweet nonetheless.

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We had a very powerful offer that we presented today at the Black Friday Bash. What we offered was simple, powerful, and really just pretty darn awesome all around.
Either of the following were offered for $20 (and now it’s being offered to you, because I *love* the people who read my blog!!!)

Group Sales Call

Great for [...]

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If there is a cooler T-shirt in the world, I haven’t seen it….

I figure this is at the very least a fun shirt, and at the most…a potential client snagger.
Either way it’s so very, very true.
Want one for yourself? Go over to Despair, Inc. and get one!

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Total accident. I was in a web conferencing room for the Work at Home Expo (I’m doing a talk on selling without sales…or sales without selling…whatever…) and look at what I saw!

 
I know that’s not super clear, so I also got a detail shot….

So there you have it. BlogRush actually doing its thing for all [...]

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