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I saw a recent post that addressed this issue. The gist of the writer’s opinion was that no, you shouldn’t and that if a prospective client wanted references then they didn’t understand the difference between an employee and a Virtual Assistant. She emphasized that a VA should distinguish between references and testimonials. Ok, yes, I [...]
The Success Principles By Jack Canfield and Janet Switzer When they did the pre-release publicity on this I must have had emails from every corner of the internet touting how wonderful it was going to be. I was even invited to a free teleseminar where Jack Canfield gave a fairly in depth review of the [...]
Internet Research is one of the most popular tasks that clients outsource. It makes perfect sense – there is a ton of information available but digging through the plethora of junk to find the few golden nuggets can be time consuming and overwhelming. Most people just do a search on Google and then throw up [...]
1. Be sure to always completely shut down Windows before turning off your computer. Don’t cheat by just hitting the power button because you are in a hurry. You can do a lot of damage to your hard drive. 2. Never unplug peripherals (printer, scanners, etc.) while they are powered up. Select remove hardware or [...]
Most people are aware of the Green Revolution and I think most people are trying to embrace it. At least the convenient measures. But the Green Revolution is so much bigger than just what I do in my own little corner of the world. And what is being done “out there” is having and will [...]
It seems that multitasking has become a way of life. It shows up in job descriptions and is proudly displayed on resumes. But is multitasking really such a good idea? The idea is to do more in less time but is it counter-productive? There is an assumption that with the technological advances of the computer [...]
I love to learn new things. If I had college to do all over again I would major in Potpourri. I would take Philosophy and Astronomy and Classical English Literature and Medieval History and Folk Dancing and Art Appreciation and…well, you get the point. I’m not going back to college but I am majoring in [...]
Client Relations in the Virtual World Never forget – You are working with people even if you aren’t face-to-face with them. There is a bit of a challenge to working with people you don’t see and have probably never met face to face. Numerous studies have been done showing that Body Language accounts for as [...]
Last month Small Business Trends polled their reader for tips on personal branding. The responses were so good that they compiled them into a document to share. Get your copy of Best Personal Branding Tips not only for ideas to brand your business but to share with your clients. They will appreciate the information and [...]
In case you haven’t heard, Office 2010 is in production and slated for release early next year. I was interested to read that there is a web-based version planned. I suppose Microsoft has finally heard about Cloud Computing. So here we go again. How much will this upgrade cost, not only in cold, hard cash [...]
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