ProAssisting Blog

MARCH 18, 2010

Very easy to search and the instructions are easy to follow… and you can also rate your experience using that number or add your own with instructions if you have any that aren’t listed. Just another use of technology to bypass a level of technology that drives me batty. Share it with others.

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ProAssisting Blog

MARCH 9, 2010

By partnering with IngBoo, we’re giving them a tool that completely simplifies searching for assistant positions in their specific location and makes sure they won’t miss any new postings if they don’t happen to check a particular job search site that day.&# Pretty cool, huh? Enjoy this post? Share it with others.

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ProAssisting Blog

MAY 31, 2010

Now, if your boss is the one who wants you to look the other way when they are the ones who aren’t fully on the up-and-up, take our advice and have some “See ya!&# Submitted by Ethan on May 26, 2010 at 04:18 PM From the assistant position, you’re privy to a lot of confidential information. Enjoy this post?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 May, 2009 Will Google ever stop amazing me? Introducing Goog/411 I was introduced to Google when I went back to work as an assistant in a law firm in Ottawa. It was then she introduced me to Google. Recently, a temp worker at my job gave me another Google tip.

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ProAssisting Blog

MARCH 9, 2010

For me, I’m usually under the gun with my hair on fire because I need to get this work done ASAP before my boss heads out the door for their business trip… and my computer freezes or the printer stops working or my fax machine won’t send. And do you know what they do? Try it, you’ll be amazed. Share it with others.

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ProAssisting Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

From our perspective we don’t believe that an assistant’s role or position is “imperiled&# however we do recognize, as the article details, that the role is evolving due to technology. .&# Their by-line states: “An Assistant knows her boss like few others. Why their partnership is imperiled.&# Enjoy this post?

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ProAssisting Blog

MARCH 9, 2010

Speaking, emailing or writing a new business deck, the communication doesn’t take on the formal tone that work communication deserves. I don’t blame our “wired in&# generation for this; they’ve grown up with Twitter, Facebook and IM status updates where slang and short communication rule. Agree, disagree?

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ProAssisting Blog

MARCH 9, 2010

Don’t worry about being neat or making sure everything is in order, you just need to make sure that your brain is opened up for everything needed for success. What didn’t? Define success - it’s important to know what you and your boss view as a success for each project you’re assigned. Enjoy this post?

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ProAssisting Blog

MARCH 9, 2010

Submitted by Stephanie on November 04, 2009 at 05:24 PM I know I said two weeks back that I wasn’t going to blog about assisting but rather about what we (Ethan, Sadie and I) are doing behind the scenes of ProAssisting however after coming across this story through my fashionista reading, I had to post about it! Enjoy this post?

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ProAssisting Blog

MARCH 9, 2010

Sadie wasn’t too happy with us for being left behind but she had a great time staying at our dog walker’s home and playing with his 1 year old puppy so all was not lost… I think she’s just getting over being mad at us:) I’m sure Steph will post some more pics of her soon. Share it with others.

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ProAssisting Blog

MARCH 9, 2010

He didn’t want to discourage her candor, but, like Mr. Hicks, he offered tips about how to be more effective—“like giving people credit for ideas that they didn’t have, but you sold to them, to give them ownership,&# Mr. Allaire recalls advising her. Hicks, so she could be his executive assistant.

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ProAssisting Blog

MAY 31, 2010

Being invited into this membership is a big deal for us because, as a new company, we want to assure all of our current and future members that we value our reputation and will do what we say we will whether that involves our training, our support or giving you a refund if our training wasn’t what you were looking for. Enjoy this post?

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ProAssisting Blog

MAY 31, 2010

If you’re not, don’t worry, they’ll surely let you know. You will develop a thick skin and be able to take criticism better than people who haven’t worked for a tough or demanding boss. Digg Email Facebook Google Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati TwitThis Comments #1. it does happen. Enjoy this post?

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ProAssisting Blog

MARCH 9, 2010

I know that this doesn’t answer the whole “So what’s my career got to do with pizza?&# Digg Email Facebook Google Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati TwitThis Comments The Assistants Toolkit - Free Assistant Training Join ProAssistings free 10-part assistant training series delivered weekly to your inbox: CLICK HERE TO JOIN NOW!

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ProAssisting Blog

JULY 23, 2010

Rest assured though that we are going to keep blogging and putting out free content in addition to the paid executive and admin training program that we offer so don’t be strangers. Digg Email Facebook Google Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati TwitThis Comments #1. Enjoy this post? Share it with others.

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ProAssisting Blog

MARCH 9, 2010

On Sunday evenings, I log onto my work email from home to take a peak at my inbox and perform my initial round of email triage so I don’t feel caught off guard come Monday morning bright and early when I boot up my computer at work. Digg Email Facebook Google Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati TwitThis Comments #1. What about you?

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Productivity Bits

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Productivity Bits. When you’re done with this article you may see that two-stepping your security isn’t unlike two-stepping with a dance partner, though. When you’re done with this article you may see that two-stepping your security isn’t unlike two-stepping with a dance partner, though.

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Productivity Bits

MAY 3, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Surprisingly it wasn’t the slick interface that users preferred but Producteev’s integration, which was the #1 response. We also have multiple applications for google which are available in google apps marketplace , and have a google calendar sync. Guest Post.

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Loosely Speaking

DECEMBER 13, 2008

Saturday, December 13, 2008 at 10:37 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Family Life , Life of the Virtual Assistant I won’t tell you how long it’s been since I became a Google Adsense Publisher. What I DO want to share is how I will spend that $100 check from Google. But I WILL tell you I have only $4.59 Loose Ends.

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Productivity Bits

MAY 12, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Follow me on t witte r. Around December last year (2010) Google launched a pilot program in which they gave away thousands of notebook units they called “Cr-48″ – a prototype of the Chrome OS-based notebook. Google Tasks. Google Calendar. Google Docs.

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Leverage Social Bookmarking – Google trusts sites more if visitors bookmark them. Keep Google in the loop – consider sending Google an XML sitemap which shows your site’s coding each time you make an update. External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 23, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 23 January, 2010 I gave at the office Years ago when I was a child, I would canvass door to door with my sister for a charity for cancer research. Whether they had or hadn`t I was never sure, but I know today that offices do fundraise for charities and workers are happy to participate.

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Productivity Bits

MAY 25, 2010

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Follow me on t witte r. But you don’t really need to pay if you only need to “get the word out&#. If you want an effective way of guaranteed visibility I suggest Google AdWords and the like. Visit the original article at [link]. Post written by Marlon Ribunal.

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Productivity Bits

MARCH 29, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. And I think it was a good idea because, even if it is very similar to great products such as Toodledo or Remember the Milk , it has got some peculiarities that can’t be found among the alternatives. Adding an event to your Google Calendar account (coming soon). Guest-Post.

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Loosely Speaking

JUNE 24, 2009

I know, WP experts will advise me that it wasn’t magic but rather misbehavior of a dormant plugin or something else I did or misjudged. Yesterday I discovered I’d been largely de-indexed by Google (again) due to a hacker’s evil redirect. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Loose Ends.

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Loosely Speaking

APRIL 18, 2010

RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs AZVAs Podcast 3: Prepping to Attend Industry Events Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 2:34 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: AZVAs Podcast Your quick link to the April 2010 AZVAs Podcast is at the bottom of this post. Loose Ends.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 27 February, 2009 Different spellings: British, Canadian and American I was proofing a document the other day, but since Ive been reading documents from the United States and Canada, I couldnt remember if behaviorial was the American or the Canadian spelling. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Don’t scribble it at the back of an envelope or a bill. Don’t write one message at the edge of another one. If the pen stops working in the middle of the call, you shouldn’t be putting the caller on hold to go searching for a replacement. Related articles Google Voice: The next killer app?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 27 February, 2010 Wheres the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? So I did what I normally do when I want an answer -- I Googled it! When I looked on Google different companies were calling it different things, but PowerPoint Remote or Presentation Remote does help. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 31, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 31 May, 2009 Go with your gut feeling! Taking stock We don't know what we don't know ► June (1) Playing nice in the sandbox ► May (2) Whose meeting is it anyway? Will Google ever stop amazing me? When taking initiative isn't the best thing.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 13 February, 2010 Dealing in real time. By the same token, I appreciate it when someone lets me know by when they will have something for me and if they can’t have it done by that date, then I like it when they get back to me to say when I can expect it. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 7 February, 2010 When your voicemail goes awry. I actually didn't know this and this is something I need because I tend to blather on a little bit and get carried away! :) February 12, 2010 Patricia Robb said. But, as I learned the hard way it doesn't work on all systems.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 January, 2010 What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Many young executives have never had an assistant before and are so used to not having one, that they don't know how to utilize one. He's found having a PA a great thing now and says he wouldn't be without one again!!

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Follow me on t witte r. A n open loop, according to David Allen , is “anything pulling at your attention that doesn’t belong where it is, the way it is&#. You don’t actually try closing them out but must control them so that they won’t blow you up into pieces.

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Andrea Kalli

JUNE 25, 2010

However, the major winners amongst SEO practitioners today aren’t mass-searched terms, but valuable local and regional keyword matches. These rules won’t push a business to the top of the local search results immediately, but they will certainly help businesses boost their rankings and become more visible. I learnt a lot.

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Andrea Kalli

JUNE 25, 2010

However, the major winners amongst SEO practitioners today aren’t mass-searched terms, but valuable local and regional keyword matches. These rules won’t push a business to the top of the local search results immediately, but they will certainly help businesses boost their rankings and become more visible. I learnt a lot.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 22, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 23 August, 2009 Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" Sometimes I need to do a job, but I can’t move forward until I get an answer from someone else. Taking stock We don't know what we don't know ► June (1) Playing nice in the sandbox ► May (2) Whose meeting is it anyway?

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