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Time vs. Money
What do you want? More time or more money? Time is gold! But money is Important in our day to day life. Come to think of it, people who are very rich has a little time to spend to hang out with friends, families or do any social activities. Whereas, people without money has too [...]
Virtual Assistant 101 Workshop
The recently conducted 2 day Virtual Assistant 101 workshop has been a success. Here’s the slide presented by Nica Mandigma of The Virtual Assistant. Virtual Assistant 101 Watch out for our upcoming webinar starting 2012. Special Thanks to: Jam Mayer of Home Based Elite & Mayer Virtual Consulting Red Mountain Creations Wired Hosting Solutions The Big [...]
Finding More Work for Virtual Assistants
There’s an old saying that if you’re going to go fishing, you have to know where to fish. The same holds true for finding virtual assistant work. Usually, virtual assistants seek companies seeking and willing to work with virtual assistants through online job sites and there are several types out there that virtual assistants and [...]
Telecommuting: A New Way to Make Money Working from Home
Telecommuting jobs are great opportunities to make money working from home. But be wary of the great many scams that claim you will earn a lot of money in a very short period of time. Many of these so-called opportunities are designed to take your money – and what you will receive in return are [...]
Fight Back Recession with Virtual Assistants
It seems that everywhere we turn these days there is talk of another looming recession. Yikes! What to do? Where to turn? What about virtual assistance and virtual staffing? The good news is those tools exist now, which didn’t exist in recessions past, to help businesses through these tough times. In the old days a [...]
Enjoying Your Work from Home
For many people the ultimate dream is to escape from the rat race and work from home. To some people who have achieved this dream it has turned into the ultimate nightmare! With the daily stresses of life, work and commuting, working from home appears to be the only way out – but it is [...]
Maximizing Social Media for Job Hunting
Social media sites like Facebook, twitter, and LinkedIn are a fun way to connect with people. Nowadays, it is also being used as a tool to look for jobs, clients, and to promote services. However, social media sites can also be tricky. If you use it the wrong way, it may endanger your future job [...]
Social Media for Business
Virtual Assistants are not Anti-Social! We are often stuck in front of their computers but is doesn’t mean they’re anti social. In fact, they are the most sociable people online. They use Social media as their marketing tool for their VA career. It is their favorite place to promote their business and services. You will notice [...]
Interview Techniques for Virtual Assistants
Interview process is an important step a virtual assistant should pass before he can start the job or project. It is something a virtual assistant should get used to since he will be having this every time a client considers him for a project. Clients conduct interviews in order to know if a virtual assistant [...]
Passive Income Opportunities for Virtual Assistants
We can’t deny the fact that virtual assistants sometimes face down time. There will be times that you’ll be blessed with lots of work but there will also be times when you’ll be just sitting in front of your computer wondering when or where the next project will come from. What can we do to sustain [...]
Secrets of Being a Marketable Virtual Assistant
Marketing yourself as a Virtual Assistant is a process. It takes time and lots of effort. If you are not patient enough, then forget about working as a Virtual Assistant. This is a long term investment. If you want to be an expert in your field, you’ll have to practice- practice-practice. It’s like a sport. [...]
Reasons Why You’re Not Getting Freelance Jobs
Let face it! Looking for client, project or work online is one of the hardest part in freelancing. When I started as a Virtual Assistant, it took me months before I got a job. From then, I realized that looking for online job wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be. I even questioned [...]
10 Commandments Of Link Building (Infographic)
I am sharing an infographic which is created by Klikki and it talks about the most important tips for the link building which can effect the SEO of your blog. By keeping these points in mind, you can work well on your link building strategy of your blog Don’t forget to spread the love by [...]
Online Reputation Management (ORM)
Internet really plays an important role in the success of each business. When someone got upset with your services, your reputation can be destroyed by blogging negative things about you. It can also spread like a virus when a happy client/customer got satisfied with what you gave them. When someone “ Googled” your business (Virtual [...]
