March 28, 2009Google Alerts are a handy little email notification service provided by Google to let you know when new information in which you might be interested has been posted somewhere online and spidered by the Google searchbot. It’s a no-cost way for you to determine what’s been written online about both you and your competition, as [...]
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March 22, 2009One of the biggest mistakes that I see service business owners make is taking on as a client anyone who has a 98.6 degree temperature who can pay them money. This is especially prevalent with new service business owners, as they are willing to do almost anything in order to land that first couple of [...]
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March 16, 2009Here are the top 10 virtual assistant services we’ve been asked to provide in the first quarter of 2009: Blog Websites Squeeze (single-purpose) Webpages Autoresponder Creation (Writing and Administration) Social Media Account Set Up and Maintenance Website Traffic Generation Shopping Cart Set Up and Maintenance Ezine Design, Set Up and Maintenance Passive income product idea generation/collaboration Author Support [...]
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March 13, 2009Join me in beautiful Montreal, Quebec, for the 2009 IVAA Summit, April 21 – 24th, as I lead a workshop entitled… Keys to Effectively Responding to RFPs by Pam Ivey Think you know how to respond to a request for proposal (RFP)? It might be time to do a quick check-in, as with everything in [...]
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March 13, 2009Will you be attending FoVA in June? I’ve been looking forward to once again, seeing all of my VA colleagues and friends at this year’s Forum on Virtual Assistance, more affectionately and easily known as FoVA. But after the session leader call this week, I’m even more excited! I can’t wait to meet in person, [...]
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March 13, 2009Most voicemail I listen to offers the same commentary… “Sorry I’m not in now, leave your name and number after the tone.” Why not take advantage of your caller’s attention and give a little information about your business and direct them to your website for more information about you and your company while they await [...]
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March 11, 2009I’m pleased to announce that I have opened a Godaddy reseller store – www.DigitalSuccessStore.com. If you’re in the market for domain registration or hosting programs, our prices are competitive and service is second-to-none. Pop on over and have a look around!
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March 11, 2009Sometimes it’s difficult to to give up control. I get that. I have those issues myself sometimes. But for the health of your business and yourself, not to mention the ability to kick your business up a notch, you need to start thinking about outsourcing some of the items that are bogging you down – those that [...]
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March 8, 20091ShoppingCart, aka Practice Pay Solutions, Kickstart Cart, Professional Cart Solutions, et al, is an easy-to-use, powerful solution for your eCommerce and online marketing requirements. With such features as of course, the ability to integrate your credit card merchant account and sell products and services, with payment options such as one-time payments, subscriptions and automatic payment [...]
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March 7, 2009I came across a great blog post by Darren Rowse of TwiTip and also of ProBlogger Blog Tips. It’s called 10 Hot Twitter Tips and provides some interesting ideas and information about why it’s a good idea to Tweet for your business.
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