Nina Feldman, Nina Feldman Connections, and I have talked often in recent months about the need to identify quality training options for Virtual Assistants at various points in their careers. Having been in the VA industry for many years, Nina and I agree it’s the responsibility of veterans in the field to help others find [...]

Do you meet up with your colleagues regularly? Meetups with those who share the same challenges and resources as you can be very motivational and, yes, comforting. In times like these, it feels good to share ideas and extend a helping hand. Though there was a time when colleagues in the same profession avoided meeting for [...]

Here’s a short except from my conversation on web development and SEO with Jeannine Clontz, owner of Accurate Business Services and VABizCoach. We spoke yesterday, March 18, 2009, as a part of her Insider series for Virtual Assistants. Listen to my interview with Jeannine Clontz Jeannine’s goal in offering her Teleseminar series is to help [...]

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Here’s a great opportunity to listen in on a conversation on web development and SEO between myself and colleague Jeannine Clontz, owner of Accurate Business Services and VABizCoach. Jeannine hosts monthly “Elite Virtual Assistance Insiders calls,” and I asked her to share information on this one and a few scheduled over the next few months. [...]

Today I’m excited to feature a guest post by my friend and colleague, Tara Fort, owner of Versatility! Take it away, Tara! What a treat to be featured as a guest blogger on Loosely Speaking.  Every month, Katie and I meet to provide tips, discuss challenges and issues, and brainstorm ways to enhance our VA [...]

What if you could eavesdrop on a conversation between a number of industry leaders as they join together to talk about where they’ve been and where they’re headed? I’ve invited a number of leaders in the VA field to have a conversation here, with each other and with YOU. Ask questions, share your own wisdom, [...]

The Virtual Assistance industry began as a spontaneous migration of like-minded but unacquainted people with administrative assistance backgrounds away from their corporate jobs to reinvented careers as independent contractors. As the industry gained momentum, it acquired its name, and along the way people from other backgrounds (like me) got on board, offering services beyond the [...]

Cleaning out ye olde bookmark files today unearthed some lost treasures I’d forgotten. Warning, this batch runs the gamut from technology to glamour to ethics. What can I say? I am an eclectic type: Tools for You Thinking With Type You Look Fab! Facesaerch Search Me How to Write an Ethical Will

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 [...]

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 because [...]