Networking and Your Small Business

by Christine Morris on May 17, 2012

So you’ve been a Virtual Assistant (VA) for some time now and now you feel you are ready to run your own team. How do you know if this is a good time? Where do you start? How do you find VA’s to build your team? How do you find clients? It’s a lot to [...]

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You Messed Up. Now What?

by Christine Morris on May 15, 2012

Sometimes, in business and in life, we make bad (or just wrong) decisions. It can be a minor inconvenience or a major disruption. How you handle these situations can make all the difference.
The first thing to remember, whether the mistake was your fault or someone else’s, is to be honest about it. Do not lie [...]

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Sometimes Saying “Yes” to One Means Saying “No” to Another

May 10, 2012

I love to help people. I love to share my knowledge and help make the lives of other’s a little easier. Unfortunately, sometimes wanting to help everyone can leave us feeling over extended and overwhelmed.
While it may seem almost counter-productive, sometimes we have to say “no”. No to that new client, no to that extra [...]

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MAY-be it’s Time to do Some Spring Cleaning.

May 8, 2012

When I say “Spring Cleaning”, I don’t mean just tidying up the office (which, for the record, is definitely always a good idea anyway). Spring cleaning, in regards to your business, can also mean anything from paring down the number of programs in your computer to  ending negative or unproductive relationships. Really, Spring cleaning applies [...]

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Trust and Growing Your Business

May 3, 2012

Trust:
the assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something.
{Merriam Webster}

Trusting in someone can be a difficult prospect, especially if that someone is being trusted with something that is important to you like your family or your business.
For business owners, trusting someone to manage business tasks is like trusting [...]

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1ShoppingCart

May 1, 2012

Do you sell products or services, physical or digital, online? Are you struggling to find an effective, easy to use and affordable shopping cart service that fits your business’ needs?  If so, check out 1ShoppingCart (also known as 1SC). 
 
1Shopping Cart is an amazingly capable service that does more than just process payments. Let’s take [...]

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DNSChanger Shut Down Pushed Back Until July 9th.

April 24, 2012

As you may or may not know, back in November the FBI made arrests in connection to what is now known as the DNSChanger Trojan, which affected nearly a million Mac’s and PC’s running Windows operating systems.
What is the DNSChanger?
How the DNSChanger basically worked was by delivering malicious software (Trojan in this case). That software [...]

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30 Days to Overcoming Overload – Register Now!

April 23, 2012

Last week I had the amazing opportunity to speak to other members of the VA community, at the IVAA conference in Memphis, about overcoming overwhelm. This is an incredibly common problem among Virtual Assistants who often find themselves battling to remain in control as their business grows.
You probably chose to be a VA for the [...]

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Carbonite Data and File Backup

April 17, 2012

So you’re working on a new training program. You have spent countless hours working and reworking it. It is nearly perfect. As you do a final review of what has turned into hundreds of pages of information, worksheets, templates and reference materials, the unthinkable happens: your computer freezes and then, as you sit there holding [...]

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5 Reasons You Should Join Professional Organizations

April 12, 2012

I am so excited to be heading to the IVAA conference next week in Memphis where I will speak to other members of the VA community about Overcoming Overwhelm. I will be launching a 30 day program to help VA’s with this challenge, but we will discuss that more next week.
The IVAA, or International Virtual [...]

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