I was asked recently on a VA forum what my business name meant? The person asking didn’t want to be rude but she was very curious. Since she is based in a different country to me I can understand that the meaning wouldn’t be obvious. So, I thought I’d share my explanation here for […]

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I’ve been a tad quiet of late - usually a sign I’ve been quite busy. Three of my client associations have AGMs coming up and I’ve had preparations to do for all of them. Add to that our youngest daughter is getting married this weekend, and I’ve got family members coming to stay […]

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I came across a program recently that allows you to log into your blog (almost any blog platform) and submit a post. The tool is like a mini version of MS Word and allows you to easily edit your post, add images, and set the properties for the image, even link voicefiles. I did […]

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I had a VA contact me today, concerned because she’d been ‘off the air’ and unable to access her website and email. She’d had to use a free email account to send a message to me. The webhost had taken her payment but not kept record of it and had taken her off the […]

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First published May 2003.
Further to my previous issues this subject continues - part III.
This month I’ll share on Topic Changes and Read Receipts. Both can give you some trouble if you’re not careful.
Topic changes
This applies particularly to discussion groups, but could also take place in normal everyday exchange of emails between two or more people.
It […]

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Does this sound like you? Have you wondered why that might be?
The chat forums are a great way to learn about your industry, mix and mingle with other VAs (or whatever your industry might be) and pick up work. However, unless you monitor your membership with these forums, you may find you’re missing […]

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