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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Besides the obvious - don’t give up.
I’ve been reading this wonderful book by Daniel Defoe and there is much to learn here. The lesson that really strikes me is that we truly can learn and do anything once we set our mind to it.
Crusoe talks about never having handled a tool in his life and [...]
I live in a small town with a small town newspaper. When I was growing up, it was much, much smaller. And the newspaper was too. And much less professional.
Every evening after dinner, we used to play a game to see who could find the most mistakes. We used to laugh hysterically over some of [...]
Last week I posted a list of the 10 Business Blogs I always read. One of them is Seth Godin’s and here’s why -
Seth posted this article - Can’t Top This and in 142 words he flawlessly demonstrates the necessity of a USP (Unique Selling Proposition). He does it in such a way that you [...]
My daughter once called me a Book Worm. I was so flattered until I realized that she didn’t mean it as a compliment.
No matter - I chose to take it as a compliment. When I was a kid, my father would sit and read newspapers and books for hours every evening. So I suppose I [...]
Few people will notice that this post is the first one in a few months. That’s because I’m still feeling my way along in the blogosphere so I don’t have a lot of traffic. Actually, I’m still feeling my way in the world of Internet Business. I really love it and I’m very passionate about [...]
Clearly Internet and computer technology are rewriting the definition of office. My office might be a desk in a room in my home but it might also be my patio table, “my” table at Starbucks or a picnic table in the park.
That’s the good news.
The bad news?
Well, it’s not really bad news but we [...]
I’ve been a fan of Writer Dad for a few months now. I’ll be a fan for a long time and I know I will one day say, “Yep, I remember him when.” I have yet to read one of his posts that didn’t make me laugh or make me cry and often both. Not [...]
I’ve become a big fan of Fast Company - as they describe it, this online magazine “Covers the new economy and workplace for people who believe in fusing tough-minded performance with human values.” Think Michael Phelps meets The Cluetrain Manifesto. I don’t read it “cover to cover” but every morning there is at least one [...]
My son Matthew is on a cruise this week with his Dad, Stepmother and sister Elisabeth. They are celebrating Elisabeth’s 18th Birthday.
I’ve never been on a cruise (yet!) so I wanted to see if I could find out some interesting things about the ship and activities so that I can talk to Matthew about it [...]
It drives me crazy. The prospect gives some lame excuse why they really don’t need the services of a Virtual Assistant when in reality; it is exactly why they do need a VA.
Have you ever heard one (or all) of these?
I really need someone in my office.
No one can do it the way [...]
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