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Missed my Google Wave presentation?
Posted by Angela on Sep 11, 2009 in Uncategorized
Link love: What Virtual Assistants are talking about
Posted by Angela on Aug 19, 2009 in Uncategorized
I am taking a little tour around the VA blogosphere this afternoon and here is what I’m reading (and loving!)…
Janet Barclay of Organized Assistant tells us about WordPress Plug-Ins You Just Don’t Hear About – love it!
Alyssa Gregory of Avertua gives a great overview if you are considering switching to or using Google Voice or Skype for Business?
LaTara Ham-Ying of Social Savvy VA describes the Benefits of Virtual Blog Tours, which seem to be all the rage these days!
Michelle Mangen of Your Virtual Assistant gives 5 Tips to save yourself time spent blogging – these are ones I have never thought of or heard of before.
Join me to chat about Google Wave
Posted by Angela on Aug 18, 2009 in Uncategorized
Just a quick note to let you know that on Thursday, September 3rd at 7:00pm EST I will host a FREE live chat about Three Reasons Virtual Assistants Need to Care About Google Wave, sponsored by the Online International Virtual Assistants Convention. Do you know what Google Wave is, and how it can help you and your clients? If not, please join me! This free event is to help get Virtual Assistants excited about the upcoming online convention held October 1st – 3rd, so get ready! The schedule is jam-packed with industry leading speakers on a variety of topics. I’ll be presenting on “Work Once. Market your business all week long!” Check out all the OIVAC topics and speakers.
What Do Three Experienced Virtual Assistants Chat About?
Posted by Angela on Aug 14, 2009 in Uncategorized
I was so excited recently to be part of a trio of experienced Virtual Assistants chatting in a VA Round Table podcast put together by Darlene Victoria of A Virtual Perception, sponsored by Virtual Assistant Forums. Fellow guests were Lee Drozak of My Office Assistant and Lily Chambers of The Virtual Office Goddess. The theme that seemed to evolve throughout the discussion is “It’s a sprint, not a marathon!” Topics we discussed include:
- ins and outs of creating your referral program,
- asking for referrals,
- asking for and posting testimonials,
- handling distractions,
- sticking to shcedules,
- your working envitornment,
- how marketing efforts evolve over time,
- fitting in networking, and
- elevator speeches.
Download A Virtual Perception and listen in as we chat, laugh, and share ideas! Thanks, Darlene, for putting this all together! You are a whiz at creating podcasts!
New ‘Lifestreaming’ workshop (with 30% discount till Friday!)
Posted by Angela on Aug 6, 2009 in Uncategorized
You may have read my post the other day Lifestreaming: The new future of blogging? A lifestream is a new style of blog which contains all of your social media elements all in one spot so interested followers can keep track of all that you are doing around the internet. Are you a Social Media virtual assistant and ready to add a new service to your menu? Or, are you a virtual assistant ready to take your own blog up a notch by transforming it into a lifestream? Erin Blaskie is offering a brand-spanking-new “Lifesteaming Workshop.”
In the Lifestreaming Workshop, you’ll learn how to:
- Design your lifestream so that it integrates all of your likes and interests into one place effortlessly.
- Determine which plug-ins you want to use, what is needed, what works with which social media sites and more.
- Install, integrate, setup and test widgets, plug-ins and add-ons that allow the seamless integration of sites to your lifestream.
- Strategize what you want integrated, how you’d like the data to appear and any other questions / strategies you want to discuss.
The workshop will be delivered live August 24-27, 2009 from 4pm-6pm Eastern, and will be recorded as well for later viewing. It costs $247 for 8 hours of training. BUT if you register by this Friday the 7th, you will save 30% on the cost of the program seat by using ILIFESTREAM when you check out! I’m excited to join in and hope to see you there! Grab your seat to Erin’s Lifestreaming Workshop today!
2 High-Impact, Low-Cost Learning Opportunities To Boost Your Blog
Posted by Angela on Jul 30, 2009 in Uncategorized
WOW, 2 hot opportunities were announced this week that I just had to pass along! Do you want to start a blog? Or, do you have a blog and want to give a big boost to your traffic?
Opportunity #1: Kelly McCausey’s FREE Blogging Internship for her network of work-at-home and mom-friendly blogs
You may have heard me say (about 100 times) that early this summer I completed a free 10-week internship with Kelly McCausey on her WAHM Talk Radio blog. I spent about 100 hours learning blogging techniques and have already seen the payoff. Kelly has opened up her next internship program which will begin in August and run for 10 weeks. Limited spots are available (like 6-10) so you’d better hurry to apply online here.
Opportunity #2: VAClassroom’s brand-new Blog Marketing Mini-Course
As VAClassroom.com owner Craig Cannings says regarding blogs, “The saying ‘If you build it, they will come’ does not neccessarily apply!” And it’s so true. You can have the fanciest blog around, but if you aren’t marketing it correctly no one may come. The things you will learn in this new mini-course can be used on your blog, or you can add “blog marketing” to your menu of services for clients. Either way, $67 for both a self-paced and live component 2-week course is a small investment. But wait! With this special DISCOUNT CODE: VABLOG, you’ll receive $10 off! As of today only 28 seats remain so run on over and sign up for the Blog Marketing Mini-Course.
#FollowFriday Virtual Assistants who are smart about technology
Posted by Angela on Jul 24, 2009 in Uncategorized
#FollowFriday isn’t just for Twitter anymore! Here are my picks for Virtual Assistants that are smart about technology stuff:
@DarleneVictoria – I need to learn a lot more about how to incorporate audio and video into my internet presence so I am trying to learn from Darlene Victoria of D. Victoria Virtual Assistance, also the host of A Virtual Perception podcast.
@KenaRoth- Kena Roth of Virtually Assisting You has figured out how to be a 100% mobile VA, and is a whiz at social media management for clients. I’ve only mastered receiving email on my phone so I gotta learn more!
@jkvirtualoffice- Kimberly LeRiche of JK Virtual Office Resources manages social media for clients, including a focus on digital content management including photos, images, and video. I still have only basic skills when it comes to digital content so I learn a lot from Kimberly!
@Sundi_MOZ – Sundi Hayes of My Office Zilla has mastered working “in the clouds,” all on the internet and accessible from anywhere. I think this is where we’re headed over the next few years and Sundi is ahead of the curve!
Lifestreaming: The New Future of Blogging?
Posted by Angela on Jul 17, 2009 in Uncategorized
Are you on social media overload? Having trouble keeping up with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, MySpace, Ryze, Plaxo Pulse, Plurk,
Digg, Delicious, Technorati, Stumble Upon and others? The new solution is to bring all social media platforms into one place, creating a new super-blog called a “Lifestream.” Erin Blaskie of BSETC gives an outstanding overview of what lifestreaming is all about.
Digg, Delicious, Technorati, Stumble Upon and others? The new solution is to bring all social media platforms into one place, creating a new super-blog called a “Lifestream.” Erin Blaskie of BSETC gives an outstanding overview of what lifestreaming is all about.
View more presentations from Erin Blaskie.
Use AlternativeTo To Find Other Software Options
Posted by Angela on Jul 14, 2009 in Uncategorized
This handy tidbit was discovered by fellow Virtual Assistant Jackie Moulis, The Grammatical Geek. She proclaims herself to be a word nerd and computer geek rolled into one! You can find Jackie on Twitter @GrammaticalGeek.
From Jackie…”AlternativeTo will help you find substitutes to some big name software. Dreamweaver too expensive? Check out a list of comparable software that might be cheaper or even free. Don’t like a current software you’re using? Check out a list of alternatives that provide the same functionality. The site includes user reviews.” You can also search for alternatives to mobile applications.
Thanks, Jackie!
My Virtual Assistant “Listening Tour”
Posted by Angela on Jul 11, 2009 in Uncategorized
Like a politician, today I am going on a “listening tour” of podcasts about the Virtual Assistant industry. Won’t you join me? Get your iPods ready! On to my first stop…
- Virtually Successful is hosting an 8-month discussion series on the Future of Virtual Assistance. This is really innvoative stuff! Call #1, which had over 100 registrants, was about “The New Client: How the Needs of Clients Have Changed in this New Economy.”
- In Episode 29 of A Virtual Perception, “Let’s Talk Marketing!“, host Darlene Victoria talks with Virtual Assistant industry leader Diana Ennen about all things related to marketing your VA business. Listen in on why your marketing plan is even more crucial than your business plan, ways to market yourself on and offline, and how often you should be submitting press releases.
- In the innovative new “VA News Online” program by Lisa Forbes, VA’s learn about current issues affecting small business including the new Credit Card Reform Law, the SBA ARC program, and how to protect your SSN by acquiring an EIN number. Also included in this news program is an interview with Tess Strand Alipour, owner of Virtual Assistant Forurms, focusing on how to get the most of your online forum membership.
- On Work At Home Moms Talk Radio #274, Kelly McCausey chats with Christie Ingram of WAHM Hacks about the critical foundations to a successful blog, and the launch of her new Blog Internship program.
- Collette Schultz, the Software Savvy Sub, chats with MS Certified Specialist Rebecca Thompson of CLR Virtual Connection in her latest podcast. You will learn what becoming a MS Certified Specialist entails, what services you can provide for clients, and how you can become certified.
photo credit: laura padgett
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