Mar 14, 2019
I heard Facebook and Instagram had quite the hiccup yesterday and were inoperable for several hours! I wonder how much loss of time and revenue that translated to for people who primarily use them for business? #WhatMeWorry? #AlfredENeuman
Social media can be an impactful tool, but is not initially structured for conducting business (likes + follows ≠ cash). I’ve found that in my life as a virtual consultant, and in my other life, ownership of your content and email list is critical, and the lifeblood of your business.
Some small investments early on in establishing yourself as a business are your own domain, website and email. In its simplest form: domains are your .com; your website is where people find out about you; email is how they contact and communicate with you.
Don’t be intimidated by needing a website. I’m no techie, so WordPress’ drag and drop technology works well for me! At the very least, you could start with a one-pager / landing page, and add a form to collect a name and email in exchange for a valuable nugget of info.
I use Mailchimp to build my email list. Their tutorials and the learning curve of each is such that I can continue to refine my knowledge, as well as delve into additional trainings available by specialists.
WordPress and Mailchimp are some of the most popular platforms / services. By learning them in depth, as a virtual consultant, I can provide them as a service and / or support package to busy entrepreneurs…like YOU!
Let’s talk…schedule your virtual assistance consultation today!
Dec 23, 2018
Greetings and welcome to my newly re-created website!
The name’s the same, but I’ve moved to WordPress. I had to rebuild the website, so thank goodness for drag and drop technology!
Lemme take you on a page tour…
Welcome!: Hello! Hey! Hi! How ya doin’?
About: what a virtual assistant is…and isn’t.
Services: the components to create packages with.
Packages: created from services you need; with a variety of options.
Client Housekeeping: a gentle reminder that anything outside the scope is extra.
Testimonials: kind words from my raving fan base!
Privacy Policy: the legal stuff, primarily pertaining to data usage, cookies and the like.
Contact: the best ways to reach me: email, schedule a consult or get on my mailing list.
Posts: whatever pops into my head that I think is either helpful, hilarious or both. 😉
Dec 16, 2018
Alas, I have found the magical unicorn of a day between Saturday and Sunday!
You know how we’re always needing an extra day of the week to get things done? We all have the same 24 hours in a day and seven days a week, right? That’s what I thought, too! I know…stay with me…
Saturdays and Sundays are usually reserved for errands, all the ‘stuff’ you couldn’t get to during the week, time with family and friends, some fun or just resting to gear up for Monday.
There is a ‘sweet spot’ in between, but you have to be a bit of a ‘night owl’ to capitalize on it. Imagine this: everyone is tucked in, the house is quiet; no one clamoring for your attention, nowhere to be, and a few uninterrupted hours of time to yourself!
Catch up on your reading or movies and multitask like a beast! This. Is. My. Jam!!!
We spend far too much time and energy squeezing in life around work; that’s not optimal living. Take back the night…and sleep in just a little later on Sunday.
Of course, as I write this, I’ve been up since the wee hours of the morning (because I just have to do ‘one more thing’), so at 7:29 a.m. Sunday morning…
