As mentioned in my last post, it’s time for me to practice what I preach, and look at ways to increase my personal productivity. As I prepare for that journey, I’ve gathered some wonderful quotes that inspire and motivate me, and I hope they will do the same for you. “Don’t let the fear of…
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Monthly Archives: May 2009
A Few More Minutes of Fame and Glory
I hope you had a chance to watch my interview about the Golden Horseshoe Virtual Assistants Group on the People in Connection Internet TV Show last week! If not, you’ll have another chance to view it once it’s added to our profile on the People in Connection website, and I’ll let you know when that happens….
Is it Time to Revise YOUR Work Schedule?
As the end of May approaches, I feel obliged to note that this is Revise Your Work Schedule Month. I’ve known about it all month, but have carefully avoided mentioning it, knowing that it’s an area I need to address in my own business, but not being quite ready to do anything about it. When…
Benefit from the Experience of Others
At one of the first small business networking events I ever attended, the group leader gave an excellent presentation in which she explained that no matter what you’re working on, you don’t have to learn everything the hard way. Whether it’s a marketing technique, an administrative procedure, or something specific to the services you offer,…
I'm on TV! (Internet TV, that is)
As founder of the Golden Horseshoe Virtual Assistants Group, I was recently interviewed for the People in Connection Internet TV show, and my interview is now online at http://www.peopleinconnection.tv. If you’d like to know more about virtual assistants, learn about our group, or just see my smiling face, be sure to check it out!
Introducing Maestro Quality
Earlier this year, I signed on Patricia Muir of Maestro Quality Inc. as a new client. After completing some updates to her website, Patricia asked me about a problem she was having with her blog, which had apparently occurred during an unsuccessful attempt to upgrade to WordPress 2.7 a few months earlier. I contacted several experts…
A Little Housekeeping
The other day I blogged that A Tidy Blog is a Readable Blog, referring specifically to consistency of fonts and formatting throughout a blog. There are, of course, other factors that determine whether your blog’s appearance will encourage or deter visitors from returning. Unfortunately, my schedule did not allow me to keep up with ProBlogger’s…
A Tidy Blog is a Readable Blog
Don’t you just love WordPress? It’s so easy to use! Just log into your account, type in your blog post, press Publish, and voilà! In most cases, you probably like to prepare your drafts in Word or another program first, but if you’ve ever copied and pasted your post into WordPress, you might have discovered…
OIVAC Rescheduled
I have just received word that the Online International Virtual Assistants Convention has been postponed until October 1 to 3, 2009. The Thomas Leonard Virtual Assistant of Distinction and Janet Jordan award winners will be announced at the International Virtual Assistants Day Celebration on Friday, May 15, 2009, as originally scheduled. Please show your support…
All the Information Your Brain Can Hold!
There are teleclasses and conferences all year round, but it just amazes me to see the calendar explode this time of year! Last month was the 8th Annual Live Virtual Assistants Summit in Montreal, followed by the NAPO Conference in Orlando, Florida. I wasn’t involved in either event, but I understand that they were both…