Kathie Thomas at Virtual Assistantâ€â€?THE Blog was examining the difference between elibility for and suitability for the VA profession earlier today. I love it. I can see Mr. or Ms. X assessing the technology in his or her home office and considering, “Hmmm… I think I have what it takes to be a Virtual [...]

A recent straw poll in one of my Virtual Assistant discussion groups asked members to break down their work load as to on site vs. off site service delivery. The majority of those responding indicated that they do most all of their work from their own office, although some commented that their place of work [...]

Here’s a chock-full-’o-nuts selection of tools for virtual collaborators, assembled by Gina Trapani: Geek to Live: Essential tools for the placeless office – Lifehacker. The “placeless office” is Gina’s term for those of us who work in one place while our colleagues toil a few to a thousand miles away.
VA’s are always searching [...]

I was just reading an article about Writing Seasonal Content for Christmas at Problogger, one of my favorite blogsites. Darren’s post got me thinking in a different direction though. That being the annual corporate gifting extravaganza.
Is it really necessary to spend a bundle on non-family (I include close friends in definition of “family”) [...]

Which I don’t.
In my reading about trackbacks (how to, etiquette â€â€? as in, don’t do it if the site you’re tracking back to is set for pingbacks, I find I’m more confused after looking through assorted tutorials.
A good site for info is OptiNiche Blog. Over there I learned that even though your own [...]

Connie at Signatureworx.com has a good article written by one of her clients, Suzette Flemming which gave me pause this morning. I’m dashing from my office to the kitchen and back, confusing piemaking with blog posting in my mind and I realized, hmmm… I really need to stop and think about this subject!
The article’s title [...]

I’m planning to update my Mac software in the next week or so. Before I buy anything Mac-related, I always visit macrumors.com to check the buyers guide, which reports info on buying cycles and has saved me hundreds (at least) in purchases made in the past.
In stopping there today, I spotted a great tip. [...]

Last winter I made two of these little hats, for our granddaughter and our grandson-to-be. Here is Tessa wearing hers. These are quick to make from Farfalla and Chunky. I got the pattern from a yarn shop which is no longer in business and would be happy to share it. These little hats are very [...]

All finished with a stocking for grandson Aiden, except for to weave in all those blasted loose ends and then block it. If you’ve shied away from entrelac, the best advice I have is to dive right in and try it. The structure unfolds before your eyes, much like turning a heel on a sock. [...]

A colleague, Jackie Kiadii, owner of Close-More-Loans.com, recently sent me a great review of a book called “Getting Business to Come to You,” by Paul Edwards, that taught her many important lessons on marketing. Jackie says that had she only read it three years sooner, she would have saved tens of thousands of dollars. [...]