30 Learning Days
September has arrived and Assist Us wonderful founder Anastacia Brice announced this month's theme, "30 Learning Days," which resonates totally with me as I am beginning to build my practice. I am very excited about welcoming two clients, and am looking forward to...
Google Search Tips
Did you know that you can search on Google in many ways? I have put a few tips together below that help to get more out of a Google search: Use quotation marks for exact phrase searches. If you type in "Your Name" Google will generate a list of pages with your full...
Tips From a Traveling VA
Recently, I spent a few weeks on a small boat traveling the St. Lawrence and Saguenay rivers in Canada. At the same time I was very much involved in my AssistU Internship. In other words, I transferred my office on to the boat. Here is what you need to do/have...
31 Days of Laughter
What a wonderful theme for an entire month! Who does not like to laugh, to have fun, and to giggle? I could not resist participating in Anastacia Brice's August project. Every month, Anastacia offers a different theme. Anyone can participate, and this month it's...
AssistU Community Recognition Awards
AssistU has held its CRAs (Community Recognition Awards) since 2007, in Maryland, Las Vegas, and Minneapolis. This year's event will be held in Virginia, my first time to attend the Awards. I feel very blessed. I have been nominated by my AssistU colleagues for the...
My Mobile Office Requirements
I have been thinking about the need for a mobile printer. Do I really need one, and can I warrant the higher cost compared to a more voluminous home office printer? I have come to the conclusion that I do need to make this investment. I do travel frequently, and...
Virtual Assistance Internship
Why am I doing an Internship, and what is so special about it? You would think that I have learned all I need. After successful graduation from the Virtual Training Program VTP, I decided to register for the eight-week Internship offered through AssistU. Recently,...
Are We Bragging Enough?
Recently, I read about a study that investigated the perception of boasting. What the researchers were looking for was whether there are specific situations in which bragging is more effective than in others. During the study, "As" personality was evaluated by...
Dropbox – File Sharing and More
For the past few weeks I have been using Dropbox. It is a wonderful and user friendly program for the sharing, synchronization and backup of all types of files. One of the features I like most is that it works well with PCs and MACs. No matter which operating...
Building Business Relationships
A few weeks ago, I attended a group coaching call with Anastacia Brice, entrepreneur and founder of AssistU. I enjoy these calls tremendously, and Anastacia's’s insights and advice are genuine, and informative. Many questions were asked, and one area that was...
