Think Before You Blog

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I read the websites of a lot of virtual service providers, and there's a problem I see cropping up again and again. Many of them don't seem to know who their audience is. Here's what it looks like from a reader perspective: The website promotes a business. It has a home page that talks about why small (and large) business owners need a VA. It has an about page to introduce the reader to the site owner. It has a services page which outlines packages and pricing and maybe (hopefully) has buy buttons so readers can make a purchase. And then there is the blog page. This is where the … [Read more...]

Time Spent Should Not Equal Money Earned

We would have been snowed in until June without that snowblower.

My snowblower quit running a couple of weeks ago. If you live in the great white north like I do, a dead snowblower means dreading the next snowfall, and hoping for light and fluffy rather than wet and heavy, so you have a prayer of clearing it with only a shovel and a strong back. Thankfully I Knew Who To Call I don't know anything about snowblowers except how to put gas in it, so I called a friend, who suggested we might need to change the spark plug. A trip to the auto parts store and $8.96 later and still no snowblower. Another friend thought starter fluid would help. Again, … [Read more...]

Why?

Maxx, aka Maximum Dog

Yes, it's that time of year isn't it? The new year is all stretched out before us - a clean slate, if you will. Time to make BIG PLANS. I've never really done that before, but I had breakfast with my friend Kelly McCausey a few weeks ago, and hearing about her plans for the future really got me to start thinking about what I want to be when I grow up. I don't want to be an Internet marketer. And when I say that, I don't mean it to say I don't want to DO Internet marketing, but that I don't want Internet marketing to be what I'm known for. I want to make a difference. (How's that for the … [Read more...]