Here’s great little free program I learned of recently through a listserv that I belong to. It’s called ToDoList. Check it out at http://www.abstractspoon.com/.

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There are a great number of things that can be done to market a new book, and these activities are perfect for a virtual assistant that has the education and know-how to make it all happen for you. Here’s a list of some of these items: Create web site Create Online Media Kit Design Collaterals [...]

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Microsoft’s Small Business Summit is next week, March 24 – 27th, and looks to offer some interesting seminars. Some of these include: Fearless Marketing – Targeted marketing techniques that pay off PR Toolbox – Leverage PR to build your brand Blogging For Bucks – Marketing via blogs, podcasts, and Web search Work-Life Balance – Finding [...]

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Here are the top 10 virtual assistant services we’ve been asked to provide in the first quarter of 2008: Web site content creation Blog ghostwriting services Newsletter set up, design and maintenance Real estate listing coordination Web site maintenance (uploading new content, deleting old content, etc.) Marketing strategy and calendar creation Passive income product idea [...]

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There is a section a book published in the early 90’s called Power Direct Marketing: How To Make It Work For You by “Rocket” Ray Jutkins that has rung true and stuck with me through the years. I thought you might find it interesting and give you some food for thought. People stop buying from [...]

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The Forum on Virtual Assistance (FoVA) is offering Special St. Paddy’s Day pricing. If you haven’t yet registered, and have been thinking about going, this is the best time to do it. I’ll be facilitating the session on Supporting Specialized Industries as a Virtual Assistance. We’ll have a look at the more popular industries that [...]

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Meta Tags – Titles, Keywords and Descriptions: Page Titles Create unique titles for each page on your site. Your title should be no more than 5 – 10 words in length. Use at least one of your main keywords within the text of each page title. Remember: Page titles are important not only to search [...]

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A beautiful little town with a population of 16,000 and counting, it’s one of Ontario’s fastest growing towns and boasts the worlds longest fresh water beach. Its close proximity to the ‘big city’ (about 2 hours northwest of Toronto) make it a long-time favorite summer destination for many city folk. Located on Georgian Bay which is [...]

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Well, friends have been bugging me for quite some time to get onto Facebook but I’ve been resisting thinking that it was a great idea for those in high school and college but my IREAA gang finally got to me. Being a co-founder, I had to give in and join as my partners started an [...]

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