Monthly Archives: June 2009

An Interview with Vanessa Andruz, Virtual Assistant

Janet:  Thanks for stopping by, Vanessa. It's great to meet you. Vanessa:  Thank you, Janet! I've been a fan of yours for a long time. I'm honored to be here. J:  Thank you. That's nice to hear. Why don't you give my readers an overview of ...

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Introducing Vanessa Andruz

On June 29th, I'll be hosting Vanessa Andruz as she travels through cyberspace on her Virtual E-book Tour. Vanessa Andruz is a Virtual Assistant and owner of Andruz Business Solutions LLC. She was an Executive Assistant for many years, but after turning 50, she became ...

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Creating a Marketing Plan

The second workshop I attended at the Forum on Virtual Assistance (FoVA) was Creating a Marketing Budget & Plan to Help Your Business Grow. The session was presented by Jeannine Clontz, the recipient of this year's Thomas Leonard International ...

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Learn About Personality Type and much much more

As I mentioned previously, I had the opportunity to give a Lunch & Learn session on Personality Type and Organizing Style to my peers at FoVA 2009, and one of the people who attended was Tawnya Sutherland, Founder of ...

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Exploring Tolerations, Needs and Values

As promised last week, today I begin sharing some of the valuable information I learned at the recent Forum on Virtual Assistance. My first workshop was with Mary-Lou Ashton, a VA coach and trainer who has been part of ...

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A Sentimental Journey

This past weekend I had the wonderful experience of attending my high school reunion, and my head is still spinning from reconnecting with long lost friends and memories of forgotten infatuations. Part of my getting ready for the event involved the ...

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FoVA 2009 in Review

Last Friday I had the pleasure of attending the Forum on Virtual Assistance (FoVA). Being my first live face-to-face conference since I went to the POC Conference in 2006, I'd forgotten what a thrill it is to be surrounded by others with similar interests! An even bigger thrill was finally meeting ...

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Introducing Organizing Your Life, Your Way: The E-Book

In the early days of my business, before I even considered offering virtual assistance or web design services, my tagline was Organizing Solutions Based on Your Personality Type. After completing the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® Qualifying ...

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Introducing More Than Admin

It seems that more and more people are choosing WordPress, not just as a blogging platform, but as a powerful Content Management System that allows them to update their own site, without needing any specialized software or training. One of those people is Jacquie Grech, who is the founder of

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Time Management Project, Step 1

It's all well and good to say "I need a better way to manage my time," but it's not the kind of thing you can just wake up one day and start doing differently. To develop a time management strategy ...

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