Author RSSCreating Super Kids – Tips to Maximize Your Child’s Talent
We all want our children to do well. That is why we send them off to classes to explore art, sports, music, etc. We encourage them to try out for sport teams and school-sponsored shows and events. We spend our hard-earned money to get them involved in t...
Does Your Small Business Want To Accept Credit Cards? It’s Never Been Easier
If you are a small business in today’s consumer-driven world, you understand the need to accept credit cards as payments for customer purchases. In fact, offering the ability to accept credit is no longer an option, it is a necessity, especially when you ...
Pregnancy Tips: - Working After You Are Pregnant – What Are Your Options?
There have been significant changes in the last three to four decades for mothers and work. The number of mothers working has risen from close to 0% in 1950 to 55% in 2005 and is now 62% in 2010. Not only are many more mothers working, but they are return...
Pregnancy Tips – Recommendations for Eating Right While Pregnant
For a large percentage of women, the time when they gain the most weight is when they are pregnant. More than 25% of women gain more than 40 pounds during pregnancy. Typically, 18 to 20 pounds are due to the baby and pregnancy changes, so the rest of the ...
What can a virtual assistant coach do for you? Everything!
Does it always seem that someone else is more successful than you in their virtual assistant business? I know sometimes it’s hard to hear about all those virtual assistants with too many clients, or those virtual assistants all making six figures when yo...
Surviving Holiday Shopping– 10 Tips to Staying on Task
Are you cognizant of the emotional, visual, psychological advertisements of the holiday season? The National Retail Federation forecasts holiday retail sales to increase by 2.3 percent this year to $447.1 billion. While this is a moderate growth indicat...
Solid Financial Tips for Getting and Staying Out of Debt for the Generation Y Crowd
To get your financial goals in check it's important to understand your unique circumstance. First, you need to understand how you accumulated the debt. Was the debt accumulated due to car repairs? Shopping? Education (student loans)? Vacationing? Once yo...
Best Ways To Communicate With Your Virtual Assistant Or Client
So you've hired a Virtual Assistant and you're both busy working away on various projects and tasks. With both of you being so busy, you may find yourself continuously writing email after email with instructions, some of which may be misunderstood. Before...
Virtual Assistant Tips to Identify your Target Market
Identifying your target market is essential in the success of a Virtual Assistant business. It doesn't matter if you have a fabulous website, brochure and business card, if you have not identified your target market, all your marketing efforts can be a w...
10 Publicity Tips to Market Your Business This Holiday Season & Start the New Year On Top
The holidays are upon us. For most business owners that means an increase in sales - or at least it used to. In today's frustrating economy, small and large businesses alike are facing record lows when it comes to sales. Even those in the service industr...
Opportunities Abound for the Administrative Assistant To Work From Home
Administrative assistants are moving from the office back into their homes as the opportunities for working in a home-based environment are growing daily. As modern technology allows for the transfer of information quickly and easily, administrative prof...
Personalized Holiday Gifts: Great Ideas for $25 or Less
The holidays are just around the corner, but it's not too late to find unique gifts for everyone on your list without spending a bundle. What's the secret? Give personalized gifts! For $25 or less, you can add a name, a monogram, a personal message or ...
Can I build a work-at-home career if I'm unemployed?
We've all seen the figures. Right now in our country we're facing a 10.2% unemployment rate. That number speaks volumes. What happens when income that you had coming in every week suddenly stops? Sure, we all know we should have saved for such an event, b...
Public Relations 101 - You Need a Publicity Virtual Assistant to Market Your Business
In today's trying economy, it is extremely difficult to succeed. Small businesses and large businesses alike are facing record lows when it comes to sales. Even those in the service industry are seeing less and less clients sign up. So what's the answer?...
Survive & Thrive This Holiday Season With These Proven Tips for More Success
Are you worried about the success of your small businesses this holiday season? With the economy still in the dumps and many consumers not spending money like they have in year's past, many small businesses are concerned about whether they can weather an...