I was speaking with one of my friends the other day. Among other things, we talked about how we run full-time businesses, have families, and still manage to keep our sanity. We also talked about how we manage our client interactions so that it all works. Here are a few tricks I’d like to share: …
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Do you need a way to track the time that you spend on various projects in your business? Toggl Track (www.toggl.com/track/) is a free online program that can be used for time, project, and team management. There is even an app that can be used on your phone. Of course, there is a paid version …
Nearly every day, clients and prospective clients come to me with a big idea or project they want to tackle. Some are brimming with excitement, others with concern. Either way, some jump right in while others just seem to stall. Procrastination is something we’ve all been guilty of now and then. (My particular form of …
This article is a continuation of some tips that were given in my last post: Take Time To Clean Up Your Social Media. You might want to go back and read that post first if you haven’t gotten around to it yet. Now onto 3 more tips to help you spring clean your social media …
As a virtual assistant, I have many, many, many passwords that I have to keep track of. I have passwords that I use for my own personal and business accounts as well as accounts for my clients. I could never keep up with those passwords without the help of LastPass. LastPass is an encrypted password management system. …
What does your social media look like? If you have been in business a while, you may have developed a good routine for posting to your social media and feel pretty good about it. That’s wonderful! I was feeling pretty good about my social media presence until I got a reminder at a seminar given …
As a virtual assistant, I make most of my money when I am behind my desk. This means that getting enough exercise can be a challenge. One of the ways that I am meeting that challenge head on is with the purchase of my DeskCycle. I have been using it for several months now and I absolutely …
Recently I worked on a website for one of my favorite clients. The last time she updated it was about five years ago, when small businesses and solos were just turning toward having “responsive” websites. If you’re not sure what I’m talking about, a responsive website responds: It adjusts depending on the device it’s being displayed on, whether …
Okay, this “favorite thing” may not seem like a big deal but I am truly happy that I have found a good pen that I like to use. It is Pilot’s G2 pen. They come in fine, ultra-fine, and even bold. I don’t really care about that much, I just like the way they feel in …
As a small business owner or solo professional, you’ve got many processes and procedures in place, not to mention lots of outwardly facing marketing things, like your LinkedIn profile and your web site. Over time, it’s easy to look at them, without really seeing them. That can be a problem, particularly as your business evolves. With that in …