Archive for March, 2008

Always Use An Email Signature - It’s Your Marketing Friend

March 21st, 2008

It surprises me when I see business emails without email signatures. Using a signature at the bottom of every email you send out is a vital marketing opportunity that mustn’t be missed…

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Should You Bother Trying To Find Work On Freelance Sites?

March 17th, 2008

Is it worth trying to get work on freelance sites such as elance.com, guru.com and getafreelancer.com? It depends on your situation. If you’re starting out working at home, it can be worthwhile to register and bid for work on these sites, however …

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Do You Need Virtual Assistant Certification To Become A Virtual Assistant?

March 12th, 2008

To be honest, no client has ever asked me if I have a VA certificate. Firstly, I’m not sure if many clients are actually aware that VA certificates exist and secondly …

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Fantastic Offers On Hosting And Domain Names

March 9th, 2008

It’s really important to get a reliable web hosting service when setting up your website…

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You Don’t Have To Get It Right, You Just Have To Get It Going

March 6th, 2008

This is a great quote by Mike Litman, a motivational author - “You Don’t Have To Get It Right, You Just Have To Get It Going”. How many times have you procrastinated on doing something because you felt it had to be perfect? Perfectionism can stifle many of our dreams. The root cause of this is fear. Fear of making a mistake, fear of failure, perhaps even fear of success. Let’s take the following example…

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How To Handle The Question “So, What Do You Do?”

March 1st, 2008

At business networking events, how do you handle the question “So, what do you do?” Should you have a 30 - 60 second “elevator pitch” ready? Or does that come across as too “salesy”?

Popularity: 9% [?]