Tips From T. Marie

JULY 6, 2021

Many didn’t realize that learning online was an acceptable way of learning and that you didn’t need to be in the same room to have a business meeting. Many people were surprised to learn that they were able to complete their work, oftentimes faster and easier, without a supervisor hovering over their shoulder.

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Tips From T. Marie

JUNE 5, 2012

It also has given me the opportunity to learn a couple of lessons about customer service. I’ve had Charter Cable and Internet for years, I’ve even blogged about them here before. a month Hulu Plus commitment prematurely. Lesson #1: Even long time clients can be lured away if the situation is right.

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Tips From T. Marie

APRIL 1, 2014

Categories: Blogging & Social Media. Blogging & Social Media Business Tips' Business Tips Is social media right for everyone? Can Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. make an impact no matter who/what you are? Example: has it changed the way meteorologists perform their jobs? The answer, […] ( Read more. ).

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Tips From T. Marie

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Photos are key in social media posts, blog posts and for product sales. An ideal blog post size is 1200 pixels wide by 675 pixels high. Do yourself, your social media platforms, your website and/or your product sales platform a favor and learn to downsize your images. Business today is image driven.

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Tips From T. Marie

APRIL 27, 2023

Consider starting a blog or creating videos that provide tips and insights related to your services. If you are interested in learning more about finding clients for your home business, be sure to sign up for my newsletter. Create Valuable Content I’ve talked about it here before. And most of all, don’t give up.

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Tips From T. Marie

JULY 27, 2011

As a Virtual Online Technology Assistant and a small business owner who has had a good deal of success using social media I’m often asked by others about how to use social media successfully for their own businesses.

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Tips From T. Marie

MAY 19, 2023

Read blogs, follow influencers in the area on social media, listen to podcasts, etc. By analyzing your competitors, you can learn more about their strengths, weaknesses, products or services, and marketing strategies. How do you do that? Start by digging deeper into the niche you’ve chosen.

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Tips From T. Marie

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Learning to use your time wisely is super important. Run errands like heading to the post office to ship items, spend time at a local coffee shop to work on a blog post or article for a change of scenery, or head to the gym for a workout. Part of that is finding ways to save yourself time. Set a time to make/take phone calls.

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Tips From T. Marie

MARCH 18, 2015

Some people have also complained about the Wix link structure for pages and blog posts. It should be noted that although Wix has integrated blog tools, they themselves use WordPress for the Wix blog , which probably speaks volumes for the Wix blog tools functionality. Learning curve? Anything has a learning curve.

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Tips From T. Marie

MARCH 17, 2020

Some of these projects may include: Creating graphics for client’s social media Scheduling said posts Setting up client blog post(s) Creating graphics for client website Working on redesign of client website Doing WordPress updates for clients Creating slideshow for a client presentation 11:00 am to 12:30 pm: I usually grab a coffee at 11 am.

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Tips From T. Marie

APRIL 28, 2020

Anyone who follows me here on the blog or on social media knows that I have been working from home for 13 years. Even those of us that have been using this type of communication are learning that Zoom fatigue is a very real thing. For 10 of those, I’ve had a focus on assisting other businesses with online technology.

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Tips From T. Marie

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

That meant less time for blogging, which also means I missed sharing some pretty cool stuff with you. Day one was short and sort of geared toward WordPress beginners, but I’ve always felt that I could learn a lot from other people even if they were speaking about something I already knew a lot about. I wasn’t wrong in this case.

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Tips From T. Marie

JUNE 1, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll explore practical strategies to help you overcome work-from-home guilt and reclaim your confidence. If you make a mistake or face a setback, remind yourself that it’s a natural part of the learning process. But fear not! So, let’s dive in!

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Tips From T. Marie

AUGUST 21, 2014

It’s just one of the reasons I’m getting ready to launch a new program for women who have a desire to learn how to design a website (or websites) using the Headway theme. The program will provide instructional information and learning events created specifically with women in mind. Business Websites and Blogs Girly Girl Geek'

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Tips From T. Marie

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

On Black Friday, not only did the VA Survival Guide become unavailable for purchase, the VA Survival section of the blog was inaccessible as well. And of course, Virtual Assistant Survival School with it’s learning courses and modules will be launching soon as well. What the heck?! So that’s what’s been done.

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Tips From T. Marie

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

After 8+ years of being the owner of a small business, there are a ton of lessons I’ve learned. But perhaps the most important lesson I’ve learned as a business owner and personally is the one thing I should never do. Of course, I’ve learned this lesson the way many of us do, the hard way. Never forget that things change.

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Tips From T. Marie

JANUARY 20, 2015

This morning I read Seth Godin’s latest blog post entitled, Please Go Away in which he talks about the way most big businesses deal with customer service. I believe it’s because they ultimately fail to recognize what Seth Godin pointed out in his blog post. As small businesses, we should be doing what big business seems to refuse to.

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Tips From T. Marie

MARCH 31, 2015

I’ve spent a large chunk of time over the past 10 days creating a new learning unit for virtual assistants regarding responsive website design. Business Websites and Blogs Girly Girl Geek' Source: Clerical Advantage Online Business Technology Services.

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Tips From T. Marie

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Others may raise an eyebrow at my online technology services when they view my rates thinking that it can’t be that hard to create PowerPoint presentations, assist with business blogs, or help create information products. After all, many of the tools I use are available to everyone aren’t they? How hard could it be?”. Agree or disagree?

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Tips From T. Marie

AUGUST 12, 2015

I’m going to warn you, this blog post is me being honest. An online learning course that was available 24/7 from anywhere there was an internet connection. In it I would share everything that I had learned through trial and error, personal experience and training. What can you learn from my experience?

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Tips From T. Marie

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Blogging & Social Media. 5 Reasons to Abandon Your Blog for Twitter…(or not). Business Blogging…Did You Know? Is Your Blog Working for You? Business Websites and Blogs. Why I Broke the Number One Blogging Rule. Blog SEO Made Easy. What Can Your Business Learn from Nintendo?

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Tips From T. Marie

DECEMBER 30, 2014

So called experts claimed that blogging had died several years ago when Twitter and Facebook exploded in popularity. Blogs and other content marketing methods take their rightful place as king again in 2015. I’ll take it a step further and say that they also want real content on your blog or in your newsletters.

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Tips From T. Marie

MAY 31, 2011

So why is it that many of us are more than willing to spend money on software, computer equipment and all the physical trappings of business, but balk at spending anything on learning? I’m saying that continuing to learn new things, new skills and being exposed to new ideas is just as important. Virtual Education.

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Tips From T. Marie

JULY 15, 2011

I may have taken a few days away from client projects, but during those times I could be found working on my own projects, videos, blog posts and brainstorming. She’s been working with computers since she was 7 years old, learned Microsoft Office programs in middle school and has an amazing talent for writing. Until June 25 th.

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Tips From T. Marie

AUGUST 17, 2016

But first, learn the right way t o deal with those dreaded bad reviews. I didn’t even mention newsletters, customer relationship management, online events and information or the biggie…business blogging. Instead of dreading Yelp and Facebook reviews, encourage them. Hint: it’s not ignoring them or accusing the reviewer of being a jerk.)

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Tips From T. Marie

JANUARY 10, 2019

While it’s true that when you first start working with a client you may want to learn what their preferences are regarding their projects, when you do them and in most cases, what you use to get them done, shouldn’t be dictated by the client. You only do tasks related to your own business after hours and on weekends. for your own business?

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Tips From T. Marie

JANUARY 20, 2016

I started this blog post as a follow up to a prior post on second chances. Making changes means learning a new way of doing things. Funny how some posts end up having a life of their own somehow. Deals with what? Hanging on to things that are no longer working for us or our businesses. It means venturing into unknown territory.

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Tips From T. Marie

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

One day creating PowerPoint slides, the next managing a small guest blogging project, could I leave that flexibility? It’s rare that you learn to appreciate what you have before you’ve left it behind. And what about the diversity my online technology services gave me? Could I do it? I should have been disappointed. I felt relieved.

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Tips From T. Marie

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll look at the seven obstacles that stop women from starting their home businesses – and how to overcome them. Don’t let starting a home business intimidate you- learn more today on how Home Business Jumpstart can jumpstart your future. However, there can be plenty of roadblocks on the path to success.

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Tips From T. Marie

JULY 26, 2018

If you aren’t ready to learn the best ways to utilize it and follow through with action, you’re better off without it. It’s better to have no social media presence than one that makes it look like you don’t care or are no longer in business. In order for social media to be a benefit to your business or organization, it has to be used.

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Tips From T. Marie

APRIL 28, 2016

You’ll learn a lot, like how they are directly tied to your brand identity. You also don’t care that an email address that ends with your business name is viewed by everyone as much more professional than one that ends in yahoo or gmail. By all means, don’t be concerned about how critical they may be to continued success of your business.

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Tips From T. Marie

JULY 5, 2010

Professionalism is something that is extremely difficult to teach, and is most often learned by both observing and experience. Why I Broke the Number One Blogging Rule. It is crucial to the success of your business that you not only understand professionalism, but that you exhibit it in your interactions with others.

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Tips From T. Marie

JANUARY 27, 2022

It’s been crucial in learning how to unplug from work and give myself true down time. #3 It not only helped me in 2012, the skills and tools I learned continue to be useful to this day. Do you enjoy the home business tips here on my blog? This allows me to leave my business phone behind when I’m not working. 3 Business Coaching.

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Tips From T. Marie

OCTOBER 6, 2015

I assured her she had no worries, I was aware that I sometimes appeared to have a business related attention disorder that I have learned to embrace. That’s a blog post.” This is that blog post. The cause for our conversation was my latest personal project, a crafting blog called “ The Artful Geek Girl ”. She said.

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Tips From T. Marie

DECEMBER 28, 2010

And if your blog hasn’t been updated for months it may be doing more harm than good. What does work: Connecting with people: Look at your blog, Twitter and Facebook as starting and having continued conversations with your audience or market. In the same way, just having a static website doesn’t work either.

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Tips From T. Marie

MARCH 31, 2011

I advocate blogging for business , and that’s why you’re here reading Tips from T.Marie. Marie is to share what I’ve learned the hard way so that you can skip the same growing pains I did and find success quicker. I’m a self proclaimed girly girl geek , so the colors and images reflect that. I practice what I preach and it works.

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Tips From T. Marie

MARCH 30, 2011

Then there were the names that kept popping up as a virtual paralegal in the location I needed, but try as I might, I couldn’t find their website to learn more. I didn’t even have to scroll to the bottom of the page to see the telltale logo. Chances are, they didn’t even have one. Something that is incomprehensible in 2011.

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