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Use Social Media To Attract Ideal Clients

The Editor — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:47:01 +0000

Social media is everywhere – it cannot be ignored. The most popular networks for small business owners are: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Chances are that you have a profile in each of these and strive to be pretty active. But is your activity leading to productivity? (Click link below to continue…)

Author: Sydni Craig-Hart

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A Social Network “Unstrategy” for Finding Freelance Gigs

The Editor — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:55:50 +0000

When I began freelancing full time I decided to try social media on the basis that it might help me to promote my services. Now that I’ve been freelancing full-time for a year, I decided to revisit my predominantly ad hoc approach to social media. (Click link below to continue…)

Author: Web Worker Daily

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Why a Premium Telesummit Model Beats a Freemium One Any Day

The Editor — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:45:27 +0000

I’ve started hosting ongoing preview calls limited to just 10 people. I call them huddles. I give 10 minutes worth of content, then I open the floor to questions for the remaining 20-minutes. I answer one question, then I move on to the next person. Mary Pat revealed to me recently that due to my basketball experience, everything I do needs to be accelerated. And that’s why I love this Preview Call Refresh model. (Click link below to continue…)

Author: Leesa Barnes

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Real-time May Be Nice For Search Engines, But What About Personal Lives?

The Editor — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:15:45 +0000

The lives of journalists online are increasingly hectic and frenzied, according to a somewhat sensationalistic piece in the New York Times. But the underlying phenomenon the Times is describing seems far more universal than that: it is the increasingly “real time” nature of all our lives. (Click link below to continue…)

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Got a Problem? 13 Reasons Why You Want One

The Editor — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:13:15 +0000

Have you ever found yourself in the midst of a crisis, and wonder how the heck you would ever make it through unscathed? I have. And I survived each episode and lived to tell about it, as I suspect you did, too. Problems — from the everyday run-of-the-mill variety to the holy-cow-this-is-serious kind — aren’t all bad. In fact, there are a lot of good things that come from problems, too. (Click link below to continue…)

Author: Alyssa Gregory

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How To Keep Urgency From Ruining Your Life

The Editor — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:39:30 +0000

Life is incredibly distracting. No matter how enthusiastically you set goals, it’s just too easy let yourself get pulled away from taking action on them because of daily urgencies and reactive thinking – and then it’s weeks/months/years later and you’re sitting around, asking “where did all the time go?” (Click link below to continue…)

Author: Dave Navarro

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Determining Your Virtual Assistance Rate

The Editor — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:38:43 +0000

Determining your rate is something that every virtual assistant struggles with and there are many, many theories on how much you should charge. A forum I belong to posted a link to a freelance calculator which might be helpful in determining your starting rate. (Click link below to continue…)

Author: The VA Coach (Erin Blaskie)

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Managing “Busy-ness”: What Gives?

The Editor — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:54:31 +0000

As more demands are placed on you, tasks that once seemed extremely important become trivial. You have one hundred things to do and a limited amount of time to do them in. So the question becomes, what do you give up? (Click link below to continue…)

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Moving to Mac: Use Thunderbird to Switch from Outlook to Mail

The Editor — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:00:07 +0000

If you read Scott’s recent Moving to Mac series, you’ll know that transitioning to Mac from Windows is not as tricky as some might fear. However, there is one area that can cause a lot of pain, and that’s moving email between Outlook and Mail. (Click link below to continue…)

Author: Web Worker Daily

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Letting Go of Paper

The Editor — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:39:07 +0000

I’ve been surprised at how difficult it is to let go of my paper. As I move more and more of my paper to a digital format I keep finding myself hesitating when I get ready to shred a document. We are trained so very well to keep our paper records. Has anyone else experienced this? (Click link below to continue…)

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Series- Biz Lessons from the Super-Fabulously Successful: Featuring Adelaide Lancaster

The Editor — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:10:32 +0000

This week we are pleased to bring you our last feature of the Summer: The Super- Fab Adelaide Lancaster, Co-Founder of In Good Company Workplaces, NYC! Adelaide Lancaster, co-founder, is a successful entrepreneur who excels at making business ideas a reality and helping businesses grow to their potential. (Click link below to continue…)

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SEO Mini-Sites: Four Things You Need to Know to Make Money Online

The Editor — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:00:12 +0000

There is a certain assumption amongst small online businesses, a belief that search engine optimization is primarily for major players and websites with hundreds, sometimes even thousands of indexed pages. That couldn’t be further from the truth. We hear about long-term SEO strategies and conjure images of giant websites – online authorities… (Click link below to continue…)

Author: Andrea Kalli

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AppSumo: A Discounted Bundle of Great Web Apps

The Editor — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:30:58 +0000

Taking its cues from the hugely popular MacHeist bundle of Mac apps, AppSumo presents time-limited offers on collections of hand-picked premium web apps. The current bundle, which is available for another 11 days, includes six-month subscriptions to BatchBook, MailChimp and Formstack and a $120 voucher for Freshbooks. (Click link below to continue…)

Author: Web Worker Daily

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Communication Tips for VA’s and Clients – Hearing is Not Always Listening!

The Editor — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:45:16 +0000

Throughout my various experiences in the business world, and I am sure yours as well, there is always a question of…Are you listening to me, or are you just hearing me? There is no doubt a huge difference. Taking it a step further into the emailing era… the question can become, are you just reading my email, or are you fully absorbing and understanding it? One can actually equate hearing and listening to reading and absorbing to fully understanding. (Click below to continue…)

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Market Like a Mind Reader

The Editor — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:32:48 +0000

You don’t need to visit a psychic to find out which subscribers will be pleased to receive your next email. You can find out yourself by segmenting your list . Sorting subscribers into segments based on various criteria means you can send them the emails you know they want – all without reading their minds. Your subscribers will be impressed not only by your apparent ESP, but by the customized quality of your emails. You can segment your list in all kinds of ways, including how recently subscribers signed up, where they live and what preferences they’ve indicated on web forms or surveys. (Click link below to continue…)

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Payment Terms for Your Virtual Assistance Business

The Editor — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:00:51 +0000

The first thing you’re going to want to do is determine whether you are going to charge on an hourly rate, a pre-paid package or both. Let’s look at the pros and cons of each of these options as well as what it includes. Hourly Rate With the hourly rate, you basically track the time (Click link below to continue…)

Author: The VA Coach (Erin Blalskie)

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How to be Insanely Productive and Still Keep Smiling

The Editor — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:30:27 +0000

Do you want to be more productive? Maybe you do, but I’m sure you don’t want to feel stressed, overwhelmed, or unhappy – which happens to many super-productive people. But there is good news: You can be insanely productive – and still smell the freesias, savor a Pinot Noir, or enjoy a languid hug. (Click link below to continue…)

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Testimonials: The Ultimate Social Proof

The Editor — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:24:40 +0000

Your email marketing relies on that one decisive moment when someone cruising around the internet ends up on your landing page and signs up for email updates from your company. Once visitors click around and develop interest in your product, it’s natural for there to be some hesitation. People are very protective of their inboxes, but one surefire way to combat that tension is to use testimonials. It’s a tactic that stems from the logic of social proof . (Click link below to continue…)

Author: AWeber Inbox Ideas

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In Recovery: No More Tweets

The Editor — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:15:14 +0000

I own every major Twitter client for the iPhone, and many for the iPad. Some were free, but most were bought and paid for. They each have their merits and I’ve used them all variously at one time or another, though some more than others. But no more. (Click link below to continue…)

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How To Avoid Blowing Your Customer’s Mind

The Editor — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:05:03 +0000

Recently, we took the kids to Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Because we stayed three nights we got discount, and paid about $300 a night. I think the regular price was a little over $400. Great Wolf Lodge is where it’s at for the under-12 set. Four-story waterpark. Indoor river. Wave pool. Talking… (Click link below to continue…)

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My team is smarter than me… eek?

The Editor — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:15:03 +0000

I’ve always been the smart one… In fact i’ve taken great pride for most of my life in being a very smart person – the one that people turn to when they need answers. (I distinctly remember in grade 3 deciding I was going to be smart and had straight A report cards all throughout school (Click link below to continue…)

Author: OnlineBusinessManager.com (Tina Forsyth)

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Social Media for All of Us Old Farts and Dweebs

The Editor — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:01:53 +0000

Guest post by Mark Silver. In the spring of 1984, I was ducking out of yet another high school pep rally. I had somehow managed to get the master key to all the classrooms (how did I get that again?) and was hiding out in the school newspaper’s computer lab. (Click link below to continue…)

Author: Laura Roeder

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Video Marketing Techniques to Convert Viewers Into Buyers

The Editor — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:40:09 +0000

Your videos may have plenty of views, but what do you do when, despite your efforts, the campaign isn’t yielding any return on your investment or any return at all? Take a look at some of these tips to learn how to transform idle viewers into actively engaged buyers. (Click link below to continue…)

Author: Andrea Kalli

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Choosing a Name for Your Virtual Assistance Business

The Editor — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:51:03 +0000

Your name is an important piece of your business as it lets people find out more about you before ever visiting your website or reading about your services. A business name is something that describes not only YOU as an individual but your business as a whole. When you initially name your business, try not (Click link below to continue…)

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Mobile Uses for Evernote’s Trunk

The Editor — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:02:10 +0000

Evernote is my dumping ground for research ideas, quick notes, and web pages I’ve come across on the Internet and want to save for future reading. When Evernote announced its new Trunk service on Wednesday, I was immediately skeptical and derisive. (Click link below to continue…)

Author: GigaOM

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