I’ve been blogging for several years, both for my personal blog (no longer in service) and my business blog.
I haven’t made it big. And no, I never made enough that I could quit my job and do it full-time. We’ve all heard of so-and-so’s friend who’s done it, right? If I’m being quite honest, I think those types of bloggers are quite rare. Maybe an urban myth? It’s hard to say, but you can still write a successful blog. (more…)
I’m a Google gal for sure, but I’ve recently started using OneNote more often. There are many similarities between the two, and there’s no reason why you can’t use both. As a VA, it’s important for me to know how to use both.
So why should you use both? (more…)
Update October 2020 – Lumen has since changed their dashboard, but still works very similarily to how I’ve laid it out in this post.
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These days, video is king, and a quick view of any of your social media feeds will show you that more and more people are using video to get their messages across to their audience.
Video can be used as a mini-blog post and is simple to do with an iPad or smartphone. Just prop it up and record!
But what if you’re camera-shy? I happen to be in this category, so if this is you, I feel your pain! (more…)
I had no idea, when I began my career as a VA, that there were so many coaches “out there”.
Yet, as my client list grew, I learned that there are coaches available for all areas of life. And I didn’t think I needed a coach for my personal life until I won a free coaching session. (more…)
Can you relate to this?
I decided I was going to quit my retail job and “be a VA”. I’d done some VA work prior to this decision and thought, easy peasy! I can do this. Then, there I was in the parking lot, about to hand in my notice, and I was having a freakout.
I was sweating and there was panic vibrating through my body. What was I thinking? I was an idiot; I couldn’t do this. There’s no way I could make a living by working virtually, helping other business owners! Who does that? (more…)
In my VA training, it’s pretty much been drilled into my head that any and every professional who means business, so to speak, is on LinkedIn, or should be. Why is LinkedIn so important?
It’s a social media platform that is (or should be – more on this later) where professionals of all kinds can interact and people can find clients, jobs or employees.
So what is it exactly, and how does one go about using it effectively? (more…)