…I just can’t make up my mind about this one. I’ve known about www.twitter.com, the microblogging site for ages, I could just never quite get my head round it. It struck me as one of those sites for those who are absolutely manic internet marketers selling a different Ebook every week and more involved in self [...]
Monthly Archives: January 2009
Online networking…pick your sites carefully
January 25, 2009 – 10:03 pm
One of the jobs on my current list is to update my various online profiles on. You know how it is, you see a business networking site, get all excited, start compiling a profile and then more important things get in the way. So this month I’m trying to set aside some time to work [...]
Small Business Blues…
January 20, 2009 – 9:56 pm
Maybe it’s the just that time of year but in the last few days I have twice had two small business owners respond to my question “How’s business?” with the surprising response “I’m a bit bored”. It’s an interesting answer and one that I would think in fact probably many small business owners can relate [...]
Time Tracking
January 19, 2009 – 9:42 pm
I realised recently that it was time to update the time tracking system we were using to record time spent on client work. For the last four years we had been using a system that just sat on our PCs. It was fine but fiddly and annoying when it came to compiling reports [...]
Ten Tips to Cut Small Business Costs in 2009
January 7, 2009 – 10:57 pm
It looks like 2009 could be a tricky year for small businesses, so it makes sense to look at what you’re spending. Lucia, our Vancouver based VA and the Queen of Frugal, shares her top tips with us.
1. If you rent space for your business reassess this very carefully. As it is often one of [...]
So How Can a Virtual PA Help Your Business?
January 5, 2009 – 11:16 pm
There’s no doubt that the VA industry is growing, but I still quite often get asked the question: but what does a virtual PA actually do? The answer is absolutely loads of things. Here’s some of the tasks and projects we completed for our clients in 2008:
- Produced a 30 slide Powerpoint presentation from a [...]
