Sat.Aug 18, 2012 - Fri.Aug 24, 2012

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5 Strategies for a Super Follow Up System

Office Organization Success

Having a super-duper follow-up system in place is a critical, if not the critical, system you need to grow and build your business. Let me ask you…. When you have a client consultation and you ask the client to work with you, and they say something like: I need to think about it; Not yet; Can I get back to you? What system do you have in place to follow-up with them and turn them into a paying client?

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Writer's Block Stinks: 4 Steps for When Your Get-Up-And-Go Has Gone-Up-And-Went

Stephanie LH Calahan

In the last few weeks I have had a number of clients share their frusteration with writer's block.  Interestingly enough, I found myself in a similar slump!  Today, I am taking a stand to fight against writer's block and I'll share the techniques I'm using to do that.  What are your tricks? 1 - Come Clean About Your Writer's Block.

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Is it really a good time to be diversifying my business?

The Small Business Blog

The current economic climate presents challenges to businesses of all sizes. The effects of the recession have been widely felt, and in many cases, small businesses have suffered the heaviest impact. The economic downturn has seen a reduction in consumer spending, and in turn businesses are often hampered by limitations on their own resources.

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How Transparent Should I Be With Clients?

Virtual Moxie

One of the participants of our Virtual Mentoring Program asked, “I don’t really understand the topic of transparency as it pertains to my relationships with clients. How much is enough, and where’s the line where it becomes too much?”. Transparency with clients is all about what to share and what to not share--what's appropriate and what's better left unsaid.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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How to Build Rapport With Anyone

On The Job

I'm one of those people that loves to sit and people watch. Give me a nice, cold Diet Dr. Pepper and put me in a shopping mall or airport terminal, and I'm perfectly happy to find a nice seat and do nothing but watch people go by. I like to wonder where the people are going, what they do for a living and why they're wearing Uggs in the middle of summer.

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Key Concepts in Online Store Optimization

The Small Business Blog

Converting visitors into paying customers is the primary goal of every ecommerce website, and there are specific strategies online retailers can use to boost conversion rates.

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Quiz: Are You a Professional Communicator?

Eat Your Career

Communicating professionally is an essential part of workplace etiquette. It can be difficult to keep your emotions in check , especially when things are busy and stressful. But how you communicate with co-workers and superiors can truly make or break your career. Are you communicating professionally? Take this quiz and find out! Download the PDF version here >> Instructions.

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Cinch.fm Audio Service Shuts Down - Lessons We Can Learn on Customer Service & Not Counting on One Platform

Stephanie LH Calahan

Friday night I learned that one of my favorite pod-casting sites, Cinch.fm , was shutting down.  The news hit me like a lead brick.  Sure, shutting down is something that can happen when you use a 3rd-party tool. It was a real let down though, considering I had invested time linking to them and growing 1014 followers and creating 284 recordings.  I was hit by the lack of customer service too, but we can certainly learn from this story; so that is what I'm going to share tod

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What to Consider Before Accepting a Counteroffer

On The Job

Once upon a time there was a manager who searched the job market far and wide for just the right job candidate. When the candidate was found, the manager was very happy and tendered a fair and just offer. But the candidate said he needed a few days to think things over and the fair and just manager agreed. Finally, the job candidate called the manager to deliver the news.

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Elevating the Virtual Interviewing Experience

Sharing your authentic self in a virtual interview can be an unwanted challenge. How do you break through the digital barrier when conducting a virtual interview and share your exceptional self? Think in unconventional ways to elevate the virtual interviewing experience.

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Why use a Payment Gateway Provider?

The Small Business Blog

Online shopping is a billion dollar a year industry and only getting bigger. In order to sell merchandise from your website you need the ability to handle payment processing for your clients. Most website owners do not have the technology or budget to handle the processing of customer payments.

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Improving the Job Market With Big Data

Small Business Labs

Interesting article from John Horton at oDesk  on the Digitization of the Supply Side of the Labor Market. It covers the growing role labor supply sites such as LinkedIn and oDesk are playing in making job markets more efficient. Historically only on the demand side of the labor market has rich information been easily available.  As John points out:  "online job boards like  CareerBuilder ,  Monster.com ,  Indeed ,  SimplyHired , etc., job posts have

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Moxie Tip 227: Proper Posture

Virtual Moxie

Standing (always doing what's best) for the client is always a fabulous idea. Remember, when you stand for the client, you ultimately stand for yourself and your practice, too.

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Have Laptop Will Travel!

Office Organization Success

I’m sat writing this week’s ezine from the boot of my car!! George had a soccer practice out of town and it just wasn’t worth me driving back home again. So, I packed up my laptop and MiFi and off we went! This week I also held a Business Planning Intensive with a fabulous client. We went through her entire Client Consultation process and then put in place some simple strategies for her follow-up system.

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Mandatory COVID Vaccination Policy Template

New vaccine mandates and testing policies will affect employers with more than 100 workers. Get Paycor’s free, customizable vaccination policy template to communicate critical details and new requirements to your employees. Get Paycor’s Template today!

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Top 5 Tips for Small Business eCommerce

The Small Business Blog

Top 5 Tips posts from the SME Blog are always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1.

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Street Fight - Great Hyperlocal Information Source

Small Business Labs

I've become a big fan of Street Fight.  It covers the local and hyperlocal  content and commerce industries. I follow their website and subscribe to their free daily newsletter.  Anyone interested in local business or content will find Street Fight useful. Street Fight also nicely illustrates the growing trend of curated content.  Because they cull and report local information from a variety of sources, I don't have to spend a lot of time looking for this informat

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Moxie Tip 228: Filling Service Gaps

Virtual Moxie

The best Virtual Assistant I know (and can conceive of) have addressed their service gaps (the gaps between what they can do and what clients need to get done) and are able to be one-stop shops for their clients. I absolutely believe that clients should be able to go to their VAs for anything (quite literally). And the VAs should be able to do what’s needed, or get it handled--no matter what it is.

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Are You Really Good at Job Interviewing?

Job Advice Blog

Job interviewing is an act. Yes, you are the actor, and both sides know the rules: You, who are one of the candidates for the position, are doing your best to convince the interviewer you are the ideal candidate. The interviewer, who is the audience, has choices, is an independent thinker and often skeptic, and [.].

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Is Training the Right Solution?

Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

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Casual Friday Fashion

Practically Perfect PA

During the month of August myself and my colleagues are allowed to dress in a more casual manner than in any other month throughout the year which means that the guys in the office aren’t wearing ties and the women look pretty much the same. I’ve always thought that is one perk of being a women in that we have a variety of different clothes that we can wear in the office in winter and in summer that means we can be kept warm or cool depending on the temperature – poor men have a suit with or wit

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Millennial Myths

Small Business Labs

Good article on Monster's blog called Millennial Myths and the Truth About Gen Y Workers.  It covers 5 of the bigger misconceptions about the Millennial generation (born 1980 to 2000).   The 5 Myths are: Gen Y is lazy. Gen Y is apathetic. Gen Y lacks morals. Gen Y has trouble finding jobs. Gen Y thinks they are smarter than you were at their age.

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Marketing Tip: 5 things you must include on your website

Step It Up VA Coaching

This week has been a really busy one for me, so I’ve enlisted the help of Lisa Wells of VAMarketingMentor.com to help out a bit. She’s got a ton of marketing ideas for your VA business. I hope you enjoy her post. =. There is no question that having a website is the most important ingredient in an e-marketing strategy. Your website is the online face of your business; it is where people get to see your brand, view your offerings, read about your company, view your privacy policy, look at your pic

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Reducing Your Company Carbon Footprint On The Road

Eco-Office Gals

There’s nothing more frustrating than being stuck in traffic – no matter where you’re going. Similarly, there’s nothing worse than having your employees stuck in traffic, whether they’re simply late for work, or late with a delivery. It’s not only your profit margins that can suffer because of idling times, as these delays can often be costly to the environment too.

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.

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Casual Friday Fashion

Practically Perfect PA

During the month of August myself and my colleagues are allowed to dress in a more casual manner than in any other month throughout the year which means that the guys in the office aren’t wearing ties and the women look pretty much the same. I’ve always thought that is one perk of being a women in that we have a variety of different clothes that we can wear in the office in winter and in summer that means we can be kept warm or cool depending on the temperature – poor men have a suit with or wit

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Moxie Tip 226: Overhelping

Virtual Moxie

Is it your responsibility, as a Virtual Assistant, to tell a client how to structure his business to get his support needs met, how to spend his money, or how to protect himself legally? Possibly not. But it’s smart to have the conversation as it’s merited, and share any input about the topic that you might have. At that level,just in the same way you’d have a conversation about the best ways for a client to achieve any other goal he may have, it's part of your "job," but not your responsibility

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Dream BIG

Office Dynamics

Hello Monday Motivators! Well, the big 60 came and went! In January, I had thought about having a special celebration/big party for my 60th birthday. I love to celebrate milestone birthdays, mine or someone who is near to me. At first, it seemed likes months of waiting for my special event. Jasmine and Michele helped plan the main event with fancy invitations, music, sit-down dinner, flowers, a huge star cake and more.

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Free Coaching Call: August 2012

Eat Your Career

So, I held my free quarterly coaching call yesterday and OH MY GOODNESS THE TECHNOLOGY ALMOST KILLED ME. Okay. I’m breathing. It all worked out in the end. And some amazingly patient listeners persevered and stuck it out through all the frustration. I was rather impressed to be honest. Anyway, if you missed it, be thankful that you can listen to the recorded version which I’ve carefully edited to remove the moments of silence and various other technology interruptions.

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Brain Fog HQ: Memory Enhancement Techniques for Professional Development

Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion

In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha