TV, radio, and blogs often feature weekly roundups. Loosely Speaking is trying it out today.
Logging a lot of hours on the road over the past few months, I’ve got a lot of new knitted projects to show off, but am woefully behind on reading my favorite blogs. So, today, I’m thinking about success and social [...]

Specializing was the trend of the past five years in the Virtual Assistance Industry. Most of us start as generalists and then progress to narrowing down the industries we prefer to serve as well as the services we wish to offer.
It makes sense on many levels: honing your skills, having to stay current in [...]

It was a windy one in Tucson this weekend when Arizona and ASU finished up their seasons with a terrific 3-game series. Even better for our ‘Cats: they took the series after dropping the opener on Thursday night.
While in Tucson we met a delightful couple from Grenoble, France, who were also guests at the Inn [...]

I’m thinking about opening up a new niche providing VA services to people in the baseball world, such as agents and professional players. As I think about going after a market I have never served before, I have a little anxiety and know I have more to learn about this segment’s specific needs. (Just [...]

Debra Dorrell, owner of “A Good Yarn” in Prescott wants help spreading this news:
A Good Yarn, located in The Old Firehouse Plaza at 220 W Goodwin in Prescott, is proud to announce a book signing with Debbie Macomber on Saturday June 7th, at 1:00 P.M. The bestselling author of A Good Yarn, The Shop on [...]

This topic must be incredibly beguiling since so many people are searching for help with it. That, or simply very confusing and/or seasonal … grad and wedding season is upon us!
Here are a few questions I have received on the art of expressing thanks after publishing some other posts on the subject:
Question: Is it appropriate [...]