Responding to Emails Takes Patience
As a virtual assistant, I often respond to my various clients’ clients. I have to answer questions or clarify something. Or in the past, I’ve had to quickly respond to a regional parenting editor who needed some extra information. And one thing I’ve learned over the recent months is I need to be patient and […]
Guest Post: Clear RFPs Help Your Business
Today I have Tess Strand, small business consultant and CEO of Virtual Assistant Forums and Virtual Assistantville as my guest. I asked her to share about the importance of a client writing a thorough RFP (request for proposal). Here she discusses what to consider when writing the virtual assistant title, job description, special skills required […]
How to Break Blogging Block
Today is Guest Post Exchange Day on the Blogathon and as my guest, I have a wonderful writer that I’ve known for a few years from the Blogathon. You’ll really enjoy Sara’s post. You know how blogger’s block goes. You sit down to write a post and the next thing you know you’ve spent […]
Do You Need a Virtual Assistant?
You as a business owner work hard for your dream. Then one day, it happens. Your business starts to grow… And grow. It becomes crystal clear to you that there are certain tasks that you do well and that you have time for… and then there are tasks you absolutely hate to do. And you […]
5 Lessons I’ve Learned From My Weight Watchers Leader
It’s intriguing how simple lessons you learn from one area in your life you can carry into other areas. Here are some lessons I’ve learned from my Weight Watcher leader that I can use in my writing but you can use these great tips in your parenting life, too. 1. Show up I know my […]
How to Market and Sell Your eBook Review and Giveaway
If you’ve ever thought about writing an ebook, you need to check out Sarah Mae’s How to Market and Sell Your eBook. Sarah blogs over at Like a Warm Cup of Coffee and has written three ebooks. In this marketing ebook, Sarah shares about her second ebook, 31 Days to Clean which sold 11,000 copies […]
Classic Authors on Motherhood and the Juggling Act, Part 2; Book Giveaway
If you missed yesterday’s post, here is Part 1. Stowe was devastated when her toddler son died of cholera, but later, she claimed that the loss helped her empathize with slave mothers whose children were auctioned off: “I wrote what I did because as a woman, as a mother, I was oppressed and broken-hearted with […]
Guest Post: Classic Authors on Motherhood and the Juggling Act
I am thrilled to have Nava Atlas, author of The Literary Ladies Guide to the Writing Life guest blog today. She has such valuable information that she will be back tomorrow with Part 2, and we’ll have a giveaway of her beautiful book tomorrow. When discussing the challenges faced by women authors of the past […]
What I’ve Learned From the 2011 Blogathon
Today is the last day of the 2011 Blogathon. I’ve blogged straight for 31 days and have learned a few things. My list is not in any particular order. I’ve learned that blogging every day is just plain hard work, and it’s not as glamorous as I made it my head. However, I give kudos […]
My 5 Favorite Places to Write…
Today as one of the theme days on the Blogathon, we are to blog about the 5 favorite places where we love to write. 1. The living room couch Our living room couch is the hub of our home some days. It scoots up to a south-facing window, and I have homeschooled for 15 years […]
