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Virtual Communication: Is it as good as the real thing?

hlsbs — Wed, 11 May 2011 06:00:05 +0000

There are many benefits to participation in social media and utilising the many forms of virtual communication that is available to us (email, instant messaging, SMS text messages etc), they are generally 'real' time, allow for conversational flow, quick exchanges and are great for building some level of relationship. However, it is also worth considering a few potential pitfalls of using such virtual communication channels.

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When to say goodbye to your clients

hlsbs — Mon, 09 May 2011 06:00:11 +0000

When you first start out as a Virtual Assistant it can be very tempting to take on any and all work that comes your way. However, this isn't always the best thing for your business. I am sure that, like many Virtual Assistants I have spoken with, you will at some point come across a client who is high maintenance or constantly pays their invoices late, perhaps they quibble down to the last minute.

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The difference between having a logo and building a brand

hlsbs — Fri, 06 May 2011 06:40:50 +0000

The word branding is thrown about a lot but many fail to grasp the difference between having a logo and building a brand. The difference is so vast it could be compared to the running water from your kitchen tap versus the cascading power of one of the worlds largest waterfalls. Your logo is an important part of your visual brand identity which can consist of a name, sign or symbol, typographic style, colour usage, consistent theme, style, slogan and tag words.

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Fantastic Competition coming to intelligentVA

hlsbs — Thu, 05 May 2011 15:01:04 +0000

May 16th sees the launch of Global VA week and to celebrate we're launching our new look website, having seen the proofs from the web designer it's going to be fantastic. Now in order to help us celebrate our shiny new website we are going to be holding a competition and we wanted to give you a taste of the prizes that will be up for grabs (we'll keep updating this page as new prizes are added), so just to whet your appetite here's a sample of what to expect:

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Case Study: Virtually Anywhere – my journey so far

hlsbs — Wed, 04 May 2011 06:00:55 +0000

When I had the idea of wanting to be a “virtual PA” I was coming back from my honeymoon almost 2 years ago, and I would not have thought back then that I would be where I am today, and that is with my business officially launched.

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The Complete Guide to guest blogging, growing your traffic and boosting your business – Part Two

hlsbs — Mon, 02 May 2011 06:00:37 +0000

I hyperlink my keyphrases that I wish to be found for, in this case same day courier and advanced blogging. Sometimes I tailor it specifically for a site, so I will add my Twitter name. If I am blogging about blogging I tend to link to the Blogmistress site where I write the odd blog post. I tweak it so each bio is keyword rich, has SEO ready anchor text and enables people to find me if they want me.

The Complete Guide to guest blogging, growing your traffic and boosting your business – Part Two is a post from: intelligentVA

The Complete Guide to guest blogging, growing your traffic and boosting your business – Part One

hlsbs — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 06:00:26 +0000

Guest blogging is a powerful way of driving traffic back to your own blog and increasing readers and subscribers. Open door bloggingIt can also be intimidating to those who are just starting out blogging. In this post I am going to share a huge, overwhelming amount of advice to help you find your guest posting groove and boost your blog.

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Top 10 Tips for VAs with WordPress Websites

hlsbs — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:52:52 +0000

by Nikki Pilkington It’s a well known fact that WordPress is becoming the web ‘design’ package of choice for many industries, but I come across a huge majority of VAs using and recommending it. Easy to update, a plethora of themes, and a plugin for anything you can think of; it’s pretty much perfect once [...]

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E-Mail Marketing Tools – MailChimp

hlsbs — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 07:00:49 +0000

Email marketing is a minefield. A lot of people assume they can send email marketing to anyone they like, to anyone who has ever given them a business card at a networking event, or someone they have found an email address from on the internet. It’s not that easy. If you send email in that [...]

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Data Cleansing for Virtual Assistants

hlsbs — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 07:00:07 +0000

Data cleansing should in theory be one of the most straightforward tasks however the success of this kind of telephone campaign can vary enormously. Firstly data cleansing can mean different things to different people. It could mean checking a list electronically against another list in the form of database lookups. Or it could be doing a data scraping exercise from the internet based on research terms. Or, it could also mean calling a list of people to obtain information. Of course it could be a combination of all of these and the most common kind shared between telemarketers and VA’s is the data cleansing done by calling. Unfortunately there are lots of “clients” out there who will see a newbie VA and Freelance Telemarketer come off the last banana boat when it comes to data cleansing especially when it comes to methods, risks, and pricing.

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