Archive for October, 2008

Ho-ho-ho! The holidays are coming!

It’s Halloween - you know what that means. Monday we’ll be seeing Christmas trees and holiday displays everywhere. It might seem early for that, but it’s not too early to start thinking about how you can make the holidays easier on yourself this year.
Did you realize that when you work with a Virtual Assistant, you [...]


Crowdsourcing Versus Outsourcing: Power to the People?

Melissa Ward of Newward Development, LLC posted an intriguing expose on what could be the next big buzz for entrepreneurs willing to expand their virtual horizons: crowdsourcing. In the featured video, Jeff Howe of WIRED magazine talks about how crowdsourcing is a clear and present tool in our digital midst. Social communities globally are organizing [...]


Rebecca Thompson of CLR Virtual Connection

Congratulations to Rebecca Thompson of CLR Virtual Connection, who is the recipient of this week’s VAccolade Business Entrepreneur Award.
Rebecca offers services such as word processing, desktop publishing, web design, Internet research, email response, contact management, and telephone answering. She has been a valued member of VAnetworking since October 2008.


How big is your bowl?

Yesterday I exhibited at a local business expo and shared booth space with a client of mine who has a similar target market. It made lots of sense and we were glad we were sharing when we realized how poorly the show was attended by members of our target market. Anyway…my client emailed me to [...]


Quick Tip - Looking for a legitimate business expense?

The bad thing about making boat loads of money as an entrepreneur is that you have to pay for it at tax time. Even though the economy is in rough shape right now, you still need to have some legitimate business expenses to help even things out next spring.
It’s wise to watch your spending on [...]