Guilty, I’ll own it. I even have part of my business as a totally local biz, but I still don’t remember to convert all my advertising to being local.
Sometimes being online keeps my head thinking only online. I am a VA, but why does that have to be strictly virtual? Why wouldn’t some local small businesses want a contractor to help them get a newsletter out, manage a mailing list, set up their website, or any number of details that a small business can’t get …

I started a post previously about forums, negative and then some of my favorites. I briefly touched on my 3 favorites and have now decided to put up a much better description of each of them and hopefully entice you to join us. lol
I’m going to start with my absolute favorite forums. Mommy’s Helper Community. I’ve been a regular posting member there since Sept of 2004. So working on 6 years now! Not only do I have a ton of posts and helpful replies, …

I went back to a huge forum recently.  Huge as in really helps my links even when I’m not trying.  It has always been a negative place, but those links are just so good at times.  I need to rethink if the links and traffic are worth the headache.
Tonight I redid that.  I posted to twitter about a post without putting the actual post up.  BUT I did send by friends to it.   After 5 sweet posts asking for how things worked, I got tired of it and I was …

What the heck is a copywriter anyway? You’ve probably heard people talk in the last few years about copywriting and how much money you can make off of it. There are all kinds of writing that someone can do, but copywriting is definitely one of the most profitable.
Copywriters produce material that helps sell a product or service. They can write slogans, advertisement letters, anything that sells. And if you can write copy that makes something sell, you could make hundreds or even thousands of dollars for …

Have you been looking for a rewarding career that can help make you steady money in today’s unsteady economy? Then you may have been looking into bookkeeping. This is a stable career field that, even though it’s been around for hundreds of years, isn’t set to go away any time soon.
So what exactly does a bookkeeper do?
Really, it differs from job to job, but in general, they keep track and organize records on all the financial doings of a person or company. Depending …

Not so many years ago, many women didn’t work outside the home. Nowadays, it’s becoming increasingly common, particularly as children get older. This creates many challenges that women in past generations didn’t face.
These new challenges include balancing children and work, making time for yourself, making time for your partner, dealing with the responsibilities of running a household… The list goes on an on.
Even with a completely supportive partner, families may still find it difficult to juggle so many responsibilities. And women may feel that they’re falling short all …

Marketing is something many virtual workers struggle with. They know that they can do the job at hand but often face difficulty in passing on the message that they are available, ready and willing to do the task.
If you’re a virtual assistant, writer, web designer or other virtual worker, these marketing tactics will help you find and keep clients.
#1 – Work on what you have. If you currently have a client (or more), maximize what you currently have before looking for new clients. Let your clients know that you’re …

There is no doubt that being a virtual assistant has many perks – you get to work from home, you do a variety of interesting and challenging work, you have flexibility to set your own hours and to take as much or as little work as you can handle, and you make a nice sum of money in the process.
However, with all those perks means there is also great competition. Luckily, there are some things you can do to stand out from the competition. Here are our top …