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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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 and [...]
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 much 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 but [...]
The meaning of the term Virtual Assistant seems to have gotten lost in a sea of logistics and semantics that instead of clarifying and defining has confused the issue even more. The term Virtual Assistant has become a generic one that can mean almost anything including Freelancer, Independent Contractor, Personal Assistant, Telecommuter, Secretary, Administrative [...]
My son Matthew has been participating in Special Olympics for several years. He plays basketball and goes bowling but his favorite is track and field. Every year Special Olympics holds Area Games to bring athletes from our area together for their own Track Meet. Just like a local high school there are track and field [...]
Now What? Tell Everyone! Part II
Topic Objective: In this topic we’ll we’ll talk about how to tell them.
Your primary marketing tools will be online, even if you are doing face-to-face networking. Remember - you are a Virtual Assistant so virtual communication tools are crucial not only to the management of your business but to your [...]
I saw this article on Fast Company when I was researching my post on Cloud Computing. It is yet another warning about privacy issues and the internet. This one focuses on Google Profiles. I must say, I got a little, um, irked. Of course, Google and tons of other internet-based services can fling my information [...]
One of the big buzz terms in the virtual world today is Cloud Computing. I saw a video on YouTube with a bunch of “people in the know” at the 2008 Web 2.0 conference talking about Cloud Computing. I came away with the feeling I had just been to a political convention listening to [...]
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