Virtual Assistants add more life to your life by "Enabling you to buy back time!"

Creating your own business, being your own boss, taking your career to where you want to go is exciting and promising. It is a great profession and was a great trip. As of December 31, 2015, I'm now RETIRED and loving it. I am free to use my admin skills - or not - when I choose, for The Turlock Pregnancy Center, the Carnegie Arts Center, and the local garden club.

Monday, June 28, 2010

Getting Personalized

I've had some really pretty graphics for my stationery, web site, business cards, brochures, etc. However, nothing really has seemed personal. Until now, that is. This weekend I came up with a unique "Speer" icon and I think a unique way to emphasize correctly spelling "Speer." Tell me what you think.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Old Dogs Love New Tricks

Having adjusted quite well to a half-time practice, I was unprepared for the possibility of learning a really new skill, e.g., 1ShoppingCart. Recently, I was contacted by a fellow businesswoman who would like to work with me as her VA. She is currently using 1ShoppingCart for her on-line sales and autoresponders - those regular messages that say "Thank you for purchasing my book," or "visit my webpage to sign up for my newsletter" and the like.

This potential client gave me the option to download her client list and use whatever software I thought best. However, after determining her e-marketing needs and discussing them with other VA's I came to the conclusion that 1ShoppingCart is the most efficient vehicle for marketing her business.

For the past two weeks I have been immersed in tutorials to learn the 1ShoppingCart system. Yes, it is intense, but I am finding that I love being back in the learning process. Now I’m ready to assist a new client with her 1ShoppingCart marketing as well as future clients who use this marketing system.

For now, it’s back to the studies.