Your.Virtual.Assistant

Website Redesign

admin — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:21:55 +0000

Your.Virtual.Assistant is undergoing major changes. An entire new site will replace the one you now see. Please bear with us as we will not post articles until the new site is up and running. Thanks for your patience.

Like a Friend

admin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:41:48 +0000

Sometimes things don’t work out the way we plan. Take this blog, for instance. It was a fine idea, with honest and enthusiastic motivation. Yet as priority after priority was piled one upon the other, I set my fine idea aside. It wasn’t poor execution that set me back; it was a lack of execution. [...]

Save Your Money

admin — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:59:10 +0000

It’s a scary time right now, out there in the world’s economic jungle. And it’s going to get even more wild. Here in the U.S. consumers fuel the economy. When businesses flounder and people lose jobs, the consumer can’t afford to put gas in their financial engine. Okay, so the metaphors are a little suspect. [...]

Digital Infrastructure

admin — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:41:37 +0000

Many of us have heard the word “infrastructure” bandied about in the last few years: usually it’s in the aftermath of some catastrophe such as a bridge collapse, or the incapacitated water system of a third-world country following an earthquake or tsunami. That sort of thing. Infrastructure is often something we take for granted but [...]

Now where did I lay my focus?

admin — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:36:50 +0000

More time than I like has passed since my last post. It never occurred to me that I wouldn’t find the time to write an article at least twice a week. With my love of writing, the opportunity to share my experiences building and managing small businesses, and what I’ve learned as a virtual assistant, [...]

Writing for success

admin — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:53:42 +0000

Well, the title of this post may be a tad misleading. I’m not talking about writing a novel, or poetry (which I happen to write), or any other means of producing income that entails writing. I am speaking about the appearance of being a professional. In whatever profession one works. And the lack thereof. Here’s [...]

Let the tool do the work

admin — Fri, 16 May 2008 19:44:38 +0000

Once when I was just a kid, I was trying to saw through a piece of wood, and not having a great deal of luck. My dad happened along, and advised me to “let the tool do the work.” He explained that the teeth of the hand saw I was using were designed to cut [...]

What’s a Virtual Assistant?

admin — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:49:21 +0000

Welcome to Your.Virtual.Assistant. In this, my first post, I want to explain the functions of a virtual assistant (VA). But first, just what is a Virtual Assistant? That’s a question I answer quite a lot when friends or acquaintances ask me what I do for a living. My response goes something like this: “Imagine your [...]