As Labor Day draws near, many business owners are getting ready for an uptick in business as clients, vendors and colleagues return from their vacations. Is your office fully supplied for the fall? Just like kids who need to get markers and notebooks for back-to-school season, you should make sure your office has all the… [Read More…]
No Time for the Phone? No Problem!
As business owners increasingly rely on messaging technology for instant communication with employees, clients and vendors, having to deal with time-consuming phone calls and messages can become annoying. When you’re pressed for time, it’s such a relief to get a simple solution for an urgent need. Whether you’re out of the office at a conference,… [Read More…]
Streamline Your Email & Save Time!
Do you find yourself constantly or even obsessively checking your email all day long? Do you feel a sinking sense of dread and resentment every time you look at your inbox? If you’re like a lot of business owners I know, you probably wonder why people talk about email being a time saver, when in… [Read More…]
Suggestions For Using A Virtual Assistant To Overcome The Pressures Of Owning A Business
Owning a business is one of the most rewarding things a person can have in life, but at the same time it can be one of the most stressful times in your life. There is so much to do and so little time to get it all done. You have all of these dreams and… [Read More…]
Tips For Using A Virtual Assistant To Help Market Your Business Locally
The only way your business is going to grow is if you have customers coming to you and purchasing from you. If they don’t make those purchases, you’re not going to make money. So the most important thing is find a way to market your business in a way that will bring people to you…. [Read More…]
Tips For Marketing Your Business Online
The famous quote from the movie, Field of Dreams, “If you build it, they will come” is true to a point. Your market will come to your business and use your services or buy your products, but they won’t come if you don’t tell them about it first. It’s not magic and it’s not just… [Read More…]
How a Virtual Assistant Can Help With Your Editorial Content
Editorial content is important when you’re a business owner. It gives you the ability to create trust with others and you can show others you’re an expert in your field. Trust is hard to build when your business is online, but it’s something you must do, and editorial content is one way to do this…. [Read More…]
Four Ways To Communicate With Your Virtual Assistant
Communicating with your Virtual Assistant is the only way you’ll see success between her and your business. If you don’t have it, you may find things aren’t done properly, things change and she isn’t aware of it, or you need something done more quickly than originally thought. With lack of communication you’ll find deadlines are… [Read More…]
How Google Makes Working With Your Virtual Assistant Easy
When you don’t work in the same office as your assistant you may think it’s almost impossible to make things work. When your assistant has the ability to go to your computer to access your email, files, and calendar it makes things a lot easier. Those things are not possible when your assistant doesn’t work… [Read More…]
Best of the Janes: Hiring an Assistant – Great Article by Michele DeKinder-Smith (@janeoutofthebox)
No single formula exists for hiring an assistant. Each female entrepreneur is unique and therefore must hire an assistant who meets her unique needs and those of her business. However, all woman business owners must consider these several important topics during the hiring process to ensure an excellent relationship that paves the way to a… [Read More…]