As I mentioned last week, I’ve signed up for Darren Rowse’s 31 Days to Build a Better Blog (31DBBB) project, which consists of a series of daily challenges over the period of one month. That’s quite a commitment, but I figured that even if I only did some of the assignments, I’d be further ahead…
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Monthly Archives: April 2009
How Do You Define Success?
Every month, Virtual Assistant Forums challenges their members to blog about a given topic. Volunteers select the best entry, and the winner receives a brand new business or VA book of their choice from the VAF library. I had intended to enter last month, when the topic was “Success As A Virtual Assistant Is…” but…
3 Simple Ways to Create Client Loyalty
The Pareto Principle, or 80-20 rule, tells us that 80% of our sales come from 20% of our clients. It therefore goes without saying that keeping those clients coming back to us should be one of our top priorities. With April being International Customer Loyalty Month, let’s look at a few things we can do…
Which Jane Are You?
I have always loved tests that help me learn more about myself, from the fun quizzes at BlogThings to carefully researched personality inventories like the DiSC Profile. So, when I learned about an assessment developed especially for woman business owners, I had to check it out! The assessment was designed to help us maximize the…
Time to Build a Better Blog
If you’re into blogging, you’re probably familiar with Darren Rowse. In case you’re not, I’ll tell you that Darren makes his living by blogging full time at ProBlogger, Digital Photography School and TwiTip. I’m mentioning him today because he’s about to launch the third 31 Days to Build a Better Blog project. For 31 days,…
My Apology to Email
I recently wrote a rant about The Trouble with Email, which was possibly the most negative blog post I’ve ever written. Granted, I’ve experienced a lot of email-related frustration lately but, if truth be told, email has played an important role in my life for many years, and isn’t likely to be replaced anytime soon….