Archive for May, 2007

Calling all VAs who blog

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

Kathie Thomas is a VA pro who lives and work in Australia. She’s left a lot of footprints all over the blogosphere with her well written posts on topics of value to VAs everywhere. Kathie recently rounded up some good resources for those VAs interested in blogging. So, whether you are still planning to get [...]

Niche? Sheesh! Defining Your Blog’s Focus

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

There are hundreds of how-to posts on why you must niche your blog. The conventional wisdom is that you will never gain a following if your blog lacks that focus. Pro bloggers seem to be in full accord that this is the ONLY way to actually make a living at blogging. So, let’s see… If [...]

Loosen Up v.1

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

Working at your business and personal goals is a self-centered undertaking. Yes, to succeed demands focus and commitment … but so does doing great things for others. Here’s somebody who deserves a few minutes of your thoughts, so loosen up (take off your tie, upbutton your waistband, put your phone on mute, stand on your [...]

Utility Service Out(r)ages

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

For about six months my office experienced internet service disconnections sporadically. Sometimes once a day, sometimes more often. Confident I could troubleshoot my own equipment (router and cable modem), I actually found no definitive answers that would prove to me whether or not the issue was on my end or the cable company’s. During a [...]

Face Time or Blogging – Which Wins in Your World?

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

Can we have it both ways? Have you ever made an excuse to a friend (or worse, a relative!) that you couldn’t get together because you were busy blogging? Well, you probably didn’t admit that reason to the friend or even to yourself. But, have you found yourself writing, or commenting, or studying up on [...]

Mac Resources I Like

Monday, May 21st, 2007

Mac Recon has a lot of great tools and tips for Mac users (like you and me!). If you’re blogging, the link above will take you right to Mac Recon’s “5 Mac apps for bloggers,” but don’t skip the archives / categories page where you will also find Mac-relevant material on accessories, free stuff, hacks, [...]

Print-Friendly Web Design and Client Education

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

As a Virtual Assistant specializing in web development, it’s been a wild ride for the past several years. The ability to appropriately utilize new techniques drives business purchases and necessitates carving out time to learn them all (whether Flash, CSS, php, etc.). Then, you have to put on the brakes long enough to ask yourself [...]

The ProBlogger Group Writing Project Continues

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

Man, this is a challenge. The second day’s submissions have been published and there are almost twice as many as the first day. I can’t bring myself to just link to all of them (sorry guys). So, herewith is my group of faves from day two, which boasts 242 submissions in a great group blogging [...]

ProBlogger Group Writing Project Faves

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

Cheers! Here are my favorite posts from the first round of submissions in this week’s project by Darren Rowse: Definitive Guide for Geeks to Time Pass at Work by Ashwin. If you are geeky on any level, this is for you. (I am apparently quite geeky, according to my children and husband.) After reading another [...]

Top 5 Things About My Ex

Monday, May 7th, 2007

Before you get the wrong impression from the title of this post, let me mention that I am happily married to someone else and so is my Ex. Perhaps this should be categorized under tales of the weird, as I don’t personally know anyone else who shares this type of relationship with their Ex. We [...]