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Facebook, Twitter and Plaxo – Oh my!
If you're an entrepreneur interested in growing your business (which is normally the goal of all entrepreneurs!) you really should be spending a good bit of time on your social networking. The problem is, you're too busy for that. When you're working in your business...
Outsourcing Won’t Make You Less of An Entrepreneur!
I was thinking today about a conversation I had a year ago with a potential client. He said he was finally going to let go of the mindset that so many entrepeneurs have. That was, thinking that he wouldn't be successful unless he did everything himself so his business...
StartupNation thinks we’re number 1!
Yes, VAnetworking.com received top ranks in StartupNation's annual Home Based 100 competition, under the category of Boomers Back in Business! While this alone might not be enough to excite you as someone interested in (or currently) working with a Virtual Assistant,...
If It Was Never About Price, Why Should We Start Now?
I posted some online marketing goodness over at Search Engine Guide yesterday and felt I should share, mainly because the strategies I wrote about are as much applicable to the B2B services web space as they are to ecommerce (the post was regarding etailer price wars...
Another Easy-Peasy Task to Delegate to a VA…
The last time you went to a networking event, or held down a booth at a tradeshow, did you follow up with the people you met? The last time you met someone interested in your business while you were standing in line at the coffee shop, did you get their card and...
How Outsourcing Can Make You More Accountable
It should be a given that hiring a Virtual Assistant will make you and your business more productive, right? But what about being more accountable for the tasks necessary to achieve your long range business goals? An incredible spin off benefit of hiring a VA is that...
Outsource Your Higher Learning?
By 'outsourcing your higher learning', I don't mean you should delegate your university education or your college assignments. That wouldn't be ethical. But how many times have you thought something like... "I'm ready to put a shopping cart on my website, I should...
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...
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...
