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Have you gotten hooked on the whole social networking thing? Places like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc are great for meeting up with old friends or coworkers and you can even network and gain some new clients from these meetings. However, spending too much time networking can lead to wasted time and hurt feelings.
Let’s face it: it’s really cool to connect with people in other countries, in other time zones. But nothing takes the place of a real life conversation. As I keep saying to my pre-teen, it’s best to learn how to communicate verbally before you put too much emphasis on emails or internet networking. Continue reading →
I’m very excited to announce that I was chosen to call in to the Dave Ramsey show for his special episode about Creative Stay At Home Moms Making Money From Home. The show airs on Monday, September 1st at 8pm ET. Click here to find your local Fox Business station.
Hopefully the show didn’t run long and my whole 5 minute conversation will be aired. Never in a million years did I think my idea of starting a VA business would get me a tv interview (nor do I think it’s all that creative, given the number of VAs popping up all over the internet) but I sure am happy that I bit the bullet and submitted my story. Just goes to show that you should take advantage of every free publicity opportunity that presents itself.
When I was working in the advertising world as a production assistant, I was advised to always carry a notebook and pen with me. Taking detailed job notes or writing down questions from others on the account team ensured that those tasks would get completed and that I would have a complete understanding of the job before leaving their offices.
This turned out to be the best advice I ever received from my boss. Continue reading →
OK, so not “everything” but I’m doing some serious reorganizing so old files, beware!
In my quest to work more efficiently, I have discovered these last couple of weeks that I have hundreds of useless or outdated files on my computer. Not only that, but I realized my bad habit of not putting things away where they belong in the house has crossed the line to my computer.
Ebooks that I downloaded two years ago and never read; audio files recorded last September; and resumes and business letters from who knows when. The list goes on and on… Continue reading →
I spent SO many months prior to my internship last summer at Mom’s Talk Radio surfing the ‘net and wondering what I was good enough to offer people so I could earn a living at home. I found a couple of good sites and forums with lots of information but it was absolutely overwhelming. There was SO much to learn but it was all a jumbled mess.
Until I joined Mom Masterminds and I was able to take one step at a time and truly make sense of all this online business stuff. Continue reading →
Have you gotten hooked on the whole social networking thing? Places like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc are great for meeting up with old friends or coworkers and you can even network and gain some new clients from these meetings. However, spending too much time networking can lead to wasted time and hurt feelings.
When I was working in the advertising world as a production assistant, I was advised to always carry a notebook and pen with me. Taking detailed job notes or writing down questions from others on the account team ensured that those tasks would get completed and that I would have a complete understanding of the job before leaving their offices.
