Archive for February 2012

Round-up Friday: Random Tips for the Business Owner

This week it seems there was a mishmash of topics on articles that I found useful but all will help you with business and marketing development.  So let’s get started. First up, is from Small Business Trends discussing event promotion.  What I found interesting was what they defined as an event and how to use [...]

Can you see me now?

Well it is official, as of last week I have joined the “B” club.  No it is not what you think…I have joined the Bifocals club.  I now have to succumb to getting bifocals with this prescription, actually trifocals but this is bad enough as it is.  I know it was coming but decided to [...]

Free Web Hosting, I think not.

I often see many new and emerging virtual assistants who use free hosted services such as WordPress.com, Weebly or Microsoft Live to run their websites. Stop Now! I will give you my thoughts on why this should not be acceptable for you business website then you decide. They own you content. They own and control [...]

Round-up Friday: Am I using Social Media Right?

There are no hard fast rules for social media. There are practices and uses that are acceptable and some that are not, so today focuses on social networks best practices. Let’s start with the planning and strategy stage. Danielle Leitch explains the importance of organizing your content and how to get started with a content [...]

Knowledge is Power. Or Is It?

Let me start by saying I am a big proponent of education and professional development but there is a difference between knowledge and education.  Education is the vessel to knowledge and knowledge gives you the information you need to ask the right questions and make an informed decision.  Knowledge is gained through experiences, reading, mentoring, [...]

Social Media and the Super Bowl

Yesterday being Sunday I decided to make that my unplugged day.  We were having an early dinner with friends so that was an easy decision.  When we get together there is not much else besides conversation and food.  Then it was off to watch the Super Bowl.  Now my beloved Steelers were not playing so [...]