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How to Install Pinterest “Pin It” Plugin On WordPress

Posted by on Mar 27, 2012 in Social Media Marketing, Virtual Assistance | 2 comments

How to Install Pinterest “Pin It” Plugin On WordPress

Pinterest is sweeping the internet and let’s face it… it is fun! It is also a great way to drive traffic back to your blog or website. As Virtual Assistants and Online Business Managers you are very likely already working in Pinterest either for yourself or for your clients. And if you aren’t yet, you will be soon! If you are managing your clients WordPress websites, you can easily add a Pinterest Pin it button to the site in just a matter of minutes. 1) Click on Plugins and...

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How to Write Emails That Convert

Posted by on Mar 9, 2012 in Virtual Assistance | 0 comments

How to Write Emails That Convert

In this age of mobile marketing it is getting more and more difficult to get people to open your emails. Once an email campaign has been sent, email marketers can expect their open rates to peak within the first two hours after delivery, so it becomes incumbent upon you to craft emails that people actually look forward to receiving and want to open. There are several steps that you can take to help you identify just what your message is. Identify what YOU want. What is your purpose for...

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Stress Buster Moves for Work From Home Entrepreneurs

Posted by on Dec 15, 2011 in Just Stuff, Virtual Assistance, virtual assistant industry | 0 comments

Stress Buster Moves for Work From Home Entrepreneurs

As work-from-home entrepreneurs we experience stress on a daily basis. We deal  with client deadlines, acquiring new clients, client retention, team building… the list is endless! And this is before spouse and kids get home. “It is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.” ~ Voltaire Stress does not just affect how we sleep or function when we are working, it also can cause chronic discomfort in parts of your body. For me it is my back if I don’t pay...

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SOS: Help! My Client Has Shiny Object Syndrome

Posted by on Nov 14, 2011 in Virtual Assistance | 2 comments

SOS: Help! My Client Has Shiny Object Syndrome

There seems to be a particular personality type that is attracted to the newest, greatest, next best thing in the market.  I call this condition “Shiny Object Syndrome” or (SOS).  Some of my clients are like this.  I also have partners and team members who attract clients like this.  It is challenging to deal with these clients but over the years I have developed several strategies to make it easier for all of us. Over the next few posts, I am going to share some strategies for dealing...

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Clutter Busters

Posted by on Oct 11, 2011 in Featured, Virtual Assistance | 0 comments

Clutter Busters

Inert (adj.) – Having no inherent ability to move or to resist motion. Does this describe the clutter on your desk and in your office? Matter is inert. Files are inert. Books are inert….. You get the idea.  To de-clutter your working space, you need to make matter mobile, meaning, PICK IT UP AND PUT IT AWAY! As busy as we all are, sometimes it is just way too easy to let things get out of hand and then we are left  staring at a pile of files that are threatening to either topple...

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6 Steps To Clearing Off Your Desk

Posted by on Oct 4, 2011 in Virtual Assistance, virtual assistant industry | 4 comments

6 Steps To Clearing Off Your Desk

Chronically messy and unorganized people will staunchly defend their overflowing desktop by saying that they know just exactly where everything is. One enterprising lady I know even told me that she remembers things by their location, and can lay her hands on any file at any time. That being said however, she then sheepishly admitted that there is a threshold beyond which she beings losing track of things and that this is happening more often. And she is fully aware that she spends part of her...

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