Hello, my name is Sandra and I am proud to be a Professional Virtual Assistant! I have worked in the Virtual Assisting Industry as an independent VA and through a Virtual Staffing Agency (VSA). I have done Sales and Customer Service for a VSA and I have been a client with a VA Team of my own. I've seen it from every angle! I have developed a passion not only for this industry but also for mentoring and training women who want to have successful VA Businesses.
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Trends on Elance - what do they mean for Virtual Assistants?
Elance, one of the top freelance job sites, recently published a list of the Top 100 skills in demand during February 2009. It comes as no surprise that budgets are shrinking and workloads are growing in this economy. Recent trends on Elance show how these [...]
CMS - A Beginner’s Definition
A relatively new technology buzz term is CMS - Content Management System. There actually isn’t anything new about CMS in terms of results. Content Management Systems are just new formats for things like office memos, brochures and other formats for sharing information.
I was listening to a podcast the other morning and the woman being interviewed runs a highly successful, completely online business in Australia. She was talking about how she trusted her instincts instead of tradition to build her business. At one point, she used the term “slaughtering sacred cows.” I laughed at the time but [...]
Ok, so I realize that one of the reasons I am a VA is so I can work when I want to. Sleep in on Monday morning? Yep, I can do it! Work at 10:00 pm on Saturday night? Yep, I can do it (won’t do it, but I can do it!) That being said, [...]
The Home in Home Office
Topic Objective: In this topic, we’ll explore how to keep harmony in your home while working in your office.
Once upon a time, not so long ago, homes were filled with generations who worked on the farm. The men ran the farm, the women ran the home. Then along came the Industrial [...]
I had a speech teacher in college who opened my eyes to two things. First, the most important element of any relationship is communication and second, when you speak with someone don’t be afraid to ask, “What do you mean?” and she should be asking you too. Everyone comes to the conversation with their own [...]
Have you seen the movie The Italian Job? Ok, so you know the guy that hacks into the traffic light system so he can control the red and green lights? Yea, that’s what I always thought a hacker was - a bad guy who “hacks” into computer systems.
Well, it turns out - and maybe I’m [...]
This is a question that more and more people are asking themselves. Society puts so much attention on success and what it is and how to get it but more and more, people are asking if the price is too high.
Whatever the definition of success if stress is the price paid, perhaps the definition needs [...]
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