Working from my own home office means that I did not find flowers on my desk this morning. But being the good boss that I am, I fully intend to go get some for myself later. Or at least a caramel latte. I mean, do you actually get a virtual assistant something for Administrative Professionals [...]
Entries from April 2008
April 22, 2008
For Virtual Assistants…and others
I began a new series of articles over at Home Office Virtual Assistant on Selling Virtual Assistance. I think you’ll find some good information on marketing your business in them. Part One is called, Ask, Don’t Tell, and is a play on the phrase, Show, Don’t Tell, that my writing instructor drilled into my head [...]
April 16, 2008
Maintaining Balance
I’m learning quickly that as a small businessperson, finding a certain amount of balance between running my business, providing services to clients and maintaining a personal life is one of the most difficult aspects of being my own boss. And it’s a lot harder than it sounds. My 22 year old is preparing to leave [...]
April 9, 2008
Sometimes you just gotta Vent
My business website is hosted by Microsoft Office Live. It is part of my ‘bootstrap startup’. It hasn’t been a horrible choice as far as my website is concerned…until recently. In the past two weeks I’ve noticed several times that I was unable to log in to make updates to my website. It’s usually been [...]
April 4, 2008
Fusion Marketing
I’m always in search of new marketing concepts. Being a micro-business that operates in a rather unconventional, although rapidly growing, industry, I find myself looking for low-cost, highly effective ways to get my name out there. So when I stumbled upon the phrase ‘fusion marketing’ it intrigued me. After reading an article by Al Lautenslager [...]
