In a recent discussion with my business coach, we talked about the possibility of creating a Powerpoint presentation of my recent book “Worth More Than Rubies” and turning it into a movie clip, perhaps with music. We talked about screensavers too.
Whenever Stuart sets me a challenge I always come away from our coaching sessions enthused […]

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I had the most frustrating day this week. It happened on Tuesday. I prepared 70 nametags for an event for a community bank about 40 mins drive away from me. I elected to book a courier to save me time and money in driving up there and back again. My mistake…
Those nametags […]

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Many new VAs today have been told about retainer agreements and that they should be seeking them when securing new clients.
Well, I’m here to tell you that isn’t always necessary, and in fact, in all the years I’ve been running my business, I’ve only ever had one retainer client.  He paid me once, didn’t give […]

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I had a prospective client contact me recently as she was seeking someone local she could meet face-to-face to do her work. She’d been using a VA but struggled with the remote aspect of working together and asked for some tips.  This is what I told her:
Communication is the key. I have a client who’s […]

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I recently participated in an email promotion for a new book launch which was interesting to do - I have plans for a similar process for my book when it gets into Amazon in a month or so.
Yesterday I received an email from someone I’ve never heard of to promote a book written by […]

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Wow, what a fantastic time we had! Great speakers, great presentations, new contacts, great company and congratulations to our two award winners - Kylie Short from Australia and Tawnya Sutherland from Canada. Both very deserving candidates.
I was honoured and pleased to have one of my own clients, Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), Paddy Spruce who […]

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