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Social Media

Learn How to Effectively Use LinkedIn to Build Credibility with Christine Gallagher (@ChristineG)

What comes to mind when someone mentions LinkedIn?  Is it just a big mystery to you? Do you have a profile but no idea how to use it effectively? The fact is, LinkedIn users are among the wealthiest, most educated and most connected peeps in all of social media.  And, it’s one of the best ways to create and [...]

December 2, 2010 Continue Reading →

How Can A Social Media Virtual Assistant Help You Build Your Business? – Guest Blogger Jodi Crosby (@SmartVAforU)

The first step for anybody helping you build your business is a clear understanding of your company’s primary goals and marketing plan. To effectively understand these two areas, a good Social Media Virtual Assistant will walk you through a process which includes assessment, brainstorming or mind mapping, action planning and evaluation. The goal of this [...]

June 22, 2010 Continue Reading →

10 Ways to Keep Your Website and Blog Fresh and Appealing – Guest Blogger Susan Young (@SueYoungMedia)

Here are 10 easy ways for Virtual Assistants to attract more readers and visitors (a.k.a. prospects and clients) to your website and blog. 1. Keep it current. Update your content with new posts, articles, links, videos and resources. The Internet is fluid. Information can be changed in the snap of a finger. Fresh and interesting posts can easily be created, new Tweets [...]

June 17, 2010 Continue Reading →

Guest Blogger @SmartVAforU: Creating a Facebook Fan Page that Truly Engages Your Members

What is the most important concept when creating a Facebook Fan Page?  Is it, “What can I do to get more fans”?    Should your top priority be getting as many fans as you can?  Is it quantity or quality? Maybe the smartest strategy for creating an engaging Facebook Fan Page is to ask the question [...]

April 23, 2010 Continue Reading →

Your Virtual Assistant Can Set Up And Manage Your Social Media Accounts

Social Media is one of the best ways to get yourself out to your target market. There are many social networking sites to choose from. Three of the most popular are Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. If you are unsure of how to set up accounts for marketing your business, your Virtual Assistant can help. Your [...]

February 8, 2010 Continue Reading →

Guest Blogger Laura West (@JoyfulBiz) 5 Ways to Use Photos and Facebook to Build Your “Celebrity With Integrity” Status

As a coach, consultant, author or speaker or other small business owner, you are always in the mode of creating your “expert status.” That means that you know enough about your clients, their needs and desires and solutions to help them, that you can claim expertise in this area. Many marketing gurus talk about being [...]

February 6, 2010 Continue Reading →

Guest Blogger Susan Young: Your Social Media Image Adds to Your Credibility & Brand

If you’re using Social Media to build a brand for your VA business, attract new clients, develop relationships, and increase your credibility, here are 5 tips to help you look like a pro: 1. Use a picture of yourself and not a cartoon face or logo as your profile picture/avatar.  We do business with people.  I’m a former radio news reporter and [...]

January 14, 2010 Continue Reading →

Are You Ready to Jump Into Social Media?

Social media is a great way to get yourself out there to your target market and fellow colleagues in your industry. There are many different social networking sites to choose from when taking the leap into internet marketing. The top three sites most people use are Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Twitter is a site for [...]

January 11, 2010 Continue Reading →

Twitter Really Is About Building Relationships and I’m Thankful for All My Followers

Last week, my husband’s grandmother passed away. Though I did not tweet about it directly to my entire stream, I did respond to several people interested in what was going on that day. In the process, I had an outpouring of support and condolences. I saw the business side of Twitter go personal. It’s nice [...]

December 22, 2009 Continue Reading →

Guest Blogger Jodi Crosby (@SmartVAforU): Are you ignoring the potential of a Facebook Page?

Search Engines are indexing Facebook pages and this can help drive business to your website.    Of course, you can’t drive business if you haven’t created a page. The first step is creating a personal profile page on Facebook.  Here is the link to creating a profile on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com From there you can create a [...]

December 17, 2009 Continue Reading →

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