Do Virtual Assistant Forums Help You Get Work?

September 27, 2008

Absolutely! Networking with other Virtual Assistants is the name of the game. Become an active participant in several forums. Try not to lurk in the background for too long. It’s important to the group to hear your voice – express your opinion. Share whatever knowledge you have with others and you’ll be surprised by the [...]

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E-books Are Too Darn Hard to Write!

September 23, 2008

I’ve had ideas for e-books circulating in my head for a few years but put it off because frankly, I didn’t know where to start. The task seemed too complicated and quite overwhelming. Of course, I saw several “How to” guides online but who can you trust? Well, around 3 years ago, I came upon [...]

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Website Ranking: How to Improve Your Ranking Quickly!

September 21, 2008

Whether you are new to the Internet marketing game or a seasoned pro, it’s important to make sure your website is optimized to the max. Traffic = $$$. The more traffic your website has, the more exposure you will experience. How do you optimize your website? Take a look at Website Grader Place your url [...]

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Curious Minds: Why women Use Social Media

September 17, 2008

A couple of months ago, a fellow paralegal invited me to check out her profile on LinkedIn. I was already a member and then added her as a connection. I didn’t think much about it until I received another invitation from her to become a member of another social media network called Facebook. I wondered [...]

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Blogging Freaks Me Out!

September 12, 2008

Seriously. No kidding. When I began the 30 Day Challenge over 4 weeks ago, I figured I’d tough it out for the full 30 days – pure focus. And I did it. Ok, not only did I do it, but I made more than the $1.00 challenge and doubled traffic on one of my sites [...]

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Is LinkedIn Just a Bunch of Social Media Hype?

September 8, 2008

I listened to a great interview today on The Connection Show between Stan Relihan of Expert Executive Search and Patrick Crane, Vice President of Marketing and Advertising for LinkedIn. Stan is one of the top 50 LinkedIn folks and utilizes LinkedIn extensively in his professional life. Patrick advised that LinkedIn has over 25,000,000 members (I [...]

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Building a Squidoo Lens

September 7, 2008

I tell you, did you ever watch a video or take a course that you thought would clarify things and it only made it muddier? Well, I felt that way when I watched a video recently on How to Build a Squidoo Lens. It was so confusing. Anyway, I went on the hunt for a [...]

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Increase Google Ranking/Position Using Backlinks

September 1, 2008

In my quest to generate traffic for my websites, I learned something very important that I didn’t know before (what a surprise! LOL). One of the most powerful methods for drawing traffic to your website is by having others link to your website from their website (backlinks). One way to get those precious backlinks is [...]

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Increase Your Website’s Google Ranking: One Day at a Time

August 28, 2008

So, you have services, products or perhaps information you wish to gain more visibility for via the Internet. And your question is….”just how do I do this?” How do you quickly develop an online presence? The operative word is “quickly”. Ok, here we go! Buy a domain name and sign up with a reputable hosting [...]

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The RAP Method to Internet Marketing: Reading, Action, Persistence

August 24, 2008

When I took a day off last week for a little time off from the ol ‘puter, I had a chance to look back over the last 2 months. I wanted to analyze exactly how I was able to increase traffic to one website by 100% and to the other site by 300%. Here’s what [...]

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