x Pricing Strategy for Virtual Assistants

September 24, 2010

Should VAs and other business owners advertise their prices? Often business owners who are just starting out are reluctant to advertise their prices. However, if you are producing products and services on a flat-rate basis then I think you should feel comfortable publicizing your ENTRY LEVEL price point. Advertising professionals do this all the time, [...]

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x 5 Tips for Scheduling Email Newsletters

September 21, 2010

Small business owners often tell me they can’t find the time to send email newsletters. Fortunately creating a schedule is a great way to save time, make sure you don’t miss sales opportunities, and build relationships with your clients and potential clients. Here are 5 tips for scheduling email marketing newsletter: When considering how often [...]

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x How to let your site visitors subscribe to your blog posts via email

September 11, 2010

It’s a good idea to give your site visitors the option to subscribe to your blog posts via email. Its so much easier to get updates via email especially if you aren’t a fan of RSS readers. Here is how I set this up on my site, and the way I set it up for [...]

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x Why you need Pretty Link Pro

September 4, 2010

I had the pleasure of meeting  Blair Williams, at OpenCamp2010 in Dallas last August. He is the author of Pretty Link Pro, an expert in WordPress, SEO and PPC. He spoke on Supercharging your Blog’s Performance and man was it great!  His two plugins, Pretty Link Pro and Mingle have been downloaded over 200,000 times [...]

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x How to create a custom banner in 10 seconds flat!

August 18, 2010

You put a lot of work into your online branding – you don’t have to “reinvent the wheel” with your email newsletter! Instead, quickly copy your website header over to your email newsletter template by using Jing! I love free apps and I know you do too! Jing is an awesome free application that allows [...]

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x Why its better to ask permission, not forgiveness!

July 6, 2010

What to do with all those business cards… Have you ever attended a networking event and came home with a handful of business cards; most from people, which you only briefly met? You might ask yourself: “Is it okay to add these people to my database?” No. Unless they explicitly give you permission to add [...]

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10 Killer Networking Questions

June 25, 2010

I know this topic has been covered a million times, but I just love having his list handy. The following was published by my brilliant client, and attorney coach, Martha Newman, JD, PCC. Her post titled, 13 “Sure Fire” Questions for Networking was customized for attorneys. I’ve adapted her list below for small business owners. [...]

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