Archive for January, 2008

How To Track Your Time When Working From Home

January 30th, 2008

Here’s a great tool available at http://www.spudcity.com that you can use to punch in and out of client projects (it even has a punch button on your desktop), and produce detailed time reports for clients. It’s called Traxtime and I highly recommend it. There might be some free tools on the internet that also do […]

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Virtual Assistant Scam Warning - Part II

January 29th, 2008

If a prospective client asks you to handle any money transactions for them such as cashing cheques, be very wary….

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Virtual Assistant Scam Warning

January 28th, 2008

You’re surfing the internet looking for a work from home job opportunity. You come across a site that promises you ‘data entry’ work from home in return for fee. Or transcription work, or filling out surveys. You’re asked to pay a fee upfront, in return for getting work sent to you. It all sounds great […]

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As A Virtual Assistant, Who Is Your Ideal Client?

January 25th, 2008

Believe it or not, the ideal client is not automatically the one who wants to use your services. It can be tempting to take on any client that comes along. But after a while, you’ll realize that there are ideal clients and clients that aren’t suitable for you…

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How to Become a Virtual Assistant - The 5 Key Steps to Earning a Full-Time Income From Home

January 24th, 2008

If you’ve been doing a bit of research into how to become a Virtual Assistant, you may still be wondering what the exact steps are that you need to take. It’s one thing having alot of information, but it’s quite another to know what to do next.

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How To Find An Outstanding Name For Your Business

January 22nd, 2008

If you’re having trouble coming up with a name for your Virtual Assistant business, or any other business for that matter, here are a few tips for inspiration.
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Learn Microsoft Office - One Of The Skills You Need To Become A Virtual Assistant

January 16th, 2008

I’m often asked what kind of skills you need to become a Virtual Assistant. Well, this depends on the services you want to offer. One basic piece of software you need to know how to use is Microsoft Office.

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Listen To Internet Radio Show About Becoming A Virtual Assistant

January 14th, 2008

Today I enjoyed being guest speaker for an Internet Radio Show hosted by Patty Garza. Patty runs quite a few websites for work at home moms/mums and work from home in general….

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When Things Don’t Go Your Way

January 12th, 2008

When I was still working a full-time job and setting up my business in my spare time, quite a few things didn’t go my way….

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Don’t Take It To Heart!

January 10th, 2008

I remember when I was first setting up my business and had just joined an online business networking site to do some virtual mingling and meet potential clients…

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