Ten Ways To Use Your Virtual Assistant
May 23, 2006

• Deal with your marketing. VAs can prepare your marketing materials, have them printed for you, and even get them in the mail for you.
• Cope with your bills. Let’s face it, paying bills is not anyone’s favorite thing to do. A VA can handle your bills and send you a report on what is paid and how much.
• Handle your invoicing. Invoicing clients is a real time killer. A VA can handle invoicing and soft collections, just as your office manager or credit manager would do. That will both free up your time to generate more business, and make the business you already have even more lucrative.
• Keep your books in order. When tax time comes, you want to make sure your books are in good order for your accounting firm. Your VA can make sure your expenditures and income are entered into your accounting software quickly and accurately, and can even keep your reciepts on file.
• Handle your mail. Most of what comes in the mail is junk, do you want to waste your valuable time coping with junk mail? Have your mail sent to your VA and let her sort and process the mail. She can send you the important stuff by FAX, email, or Priority Mail. Get the junk mail off your desk!
• Remind you of important dates. Yup, even including Valentines Day and your anniversary! Just think how impressive that will be to your wife! We can also remind you of clients’ birthdays and important dates. We can even send out cards to your clients, and build loyalty to you, you thoughtful person you!
• Manage projects. Yes, we can do that. Send us a list of what needs to be done and we can help you deal with the workload. We can generate the information and reports you need. We can also follow up with the folks that haven’t done what they need to do for the project.
• Screen your email. If you don’t want to see the latest ad for Viagra, have a VA screen your email and delete all that killer junk. Your VA can also handle routine requests, and forward items that really need your attention.
• Reconcile your bank accounts. Yes, it has to be done. It is also very time consuming. Let your VA handle it!
• Provide professional presentations. Send your VA an outline (or text) of your next presentation and let her provide you with a PowerPoint presentation for you.

Using a VA is usually limited only by your imagination. Check with your VA today to see what she can do to help you.

10 Tips for Organising Things

1. Look at your work space. Look at your workflow. Make sure the space fits the flow. In should lead through ‘Work’ to Out.

2. Plan your time, literally plan your day in advance

3. Use a system – do things in order and don’t get distracted

4. Be neat and tidy – clutter in front of your face leaves clutter in your brain

5. Set time aside for your post. Most of it will be junk. Read it and then deal with it. Do it now/File it for later/bin it.

The Growing Trend of Comparing Shopping on Your Mobile Phone
May 20, 2006

We live in a world where we can do just about anything from a computer; chat with people in other countries, trade stocks, visit exotic locations that would never be seen otherwise; rent DVDs, and of course engage in the growing trend of comparison shopping. The Internet is gaining in popularity at an exponential rate and as adoption for broadband increases, so does the opportunity for consumers to compare prices for products and services as they look for the best deals on the web. Based on a recent ComScore study, 55 percent of Internet users now have broadband access at home; and are more likely to engage in online comparison shopping. Even better is that the majority of US consumers also have a mobile phone; and combined, takes comparison shopping to the next level.

The Real Secret To Getting Things Done

In a previous article I talked about the value of a “Commitment Ritual” in helping you adopt a new habit, develop a new skill, complete a new project, or achieve any goal.

Basically, I said that an effective way to achieve something new is to go through the same “ritual” that has helped you commit to, and accomplish, similar goals in the past.

Designer Ties Make A Statement
May 17, 2006

Dress for success, we’ve all heard that advice and many cases, it’s true. The way you dress does send a message. When you’re in the business and corporate world, it’s important that the message you send is the right one.

Here are different styles of ties and how they can reflect on you:

Cartoon and Novelty Ties
These convey a sense of humour, jokester, someone who doesn’t take himself too seriously. In some situations, a novelty tie is appropriate. In the business world when you are trying to close a deal–not normally a great fit.

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