Your Contacts List is Golden
The almighty “List” is quite simply the most important business asset today. Its importance is beyond measure because it holds the key to countless opportunities. It contains important records about each of your clients, colleagues, customers, friends, and possibly family members. You update your list often with changes or by adding new records either manually or by use of an automated system. ...
How to Create Extra Time by Delegating to a Virtual Assistant
Whether time is a friend or foe to you, I am sure you will agree that there is never enough time in the day to accomplish all that needs to be done. How is your “To Do List” doing? Does it seem that you often move the same unfinished work from your list today to your “To Do List” for tomorrow? More than likely, these items are tasks that require more time to accomplish than you have available...
Misuse of the word affect vs. effect
By: Tameka Anderson of L.A. Say, Inc.
For some strange reason, there are certain words in the English language that are frequently misused. We are going to deal with just two of them today; affect versus effect. It’s not difficult to see why these two are commonly misused because they have very similar meanings; this makes it really easy or difficult, whichever way you want to view it. It...
How would you rate your Netiquette?
By Guest: Tameka Anderson of L.A. Say, Inc.
First of all, what is “Internet-iquette” or as most like to call it, “Netiquette”? We will define Netiquette as the proper way and technique one uses in order to approach, relate, and communicate with others by way of Internet. Whether it’s via email, blogs, twitter, myspace, facebook, or any other social media networking sites, understanding...
Go Paperless In Six Easy Steps
One of the simplest ways to Go Green today is by going “Paperless” at your business and/or home office. The beginning of the year is an excellent time to get started. If you are stumped and not sure where to start, here are six simple steps to help you achieve this modern way of record keeping.
Step 1 – Make the decision to go paperless. Sounds simple enough but, going paperless will require...
Virtual Holiday Helper
The holidays are literally around the corner. Are you ready for the shopping frenzy? Retailers expect lean profits again this holiday season because of the economy and the growing trend embraced by consumers to scrutinize every penny we spend. We want to ensure that our purchases add value to our lives, our homes and that the gifts we buy are meaningful to our colleagues, family and friends.
Research,...
Are You Being Served By Customer Service
A wonderful lady professor taught several of the business courses I attended while studying management in college. During each semester, she would always ask, “Who are our customers?
We have our inside customers and our outside customers, do we not?” She was labeling managers and co-workers as inside customers and the obvious patrons, vendors, colleagues, and such as
outside customers. Not...
Comma or No Comma
During my years of administrative support, I have found people to be in one of two categories when writing and the use of the comma. There are those who are nervous about the use of the comma and avoid using it as much as possible. Or, there are those who are fearless and put in a comma whether the sentence needs it or not.
As a virtual assistant, I am somewhere in the middle between these two...
Lemons And Virtual Assistance
It’s amazing how life can take a turn for what seems to be the worst and later you find that your circumstances brought about the best for you in the long run. We’ve all found it difficult to believe that things will turn out for the better while we were going through a major challenge. At some point you begin to ask yourself, “What do I do now?”
The old saying “When life...
Debbie Plummer is the Founder and Owner of Plum ExecuServices: As a business owner, I am committed to providing ethical, proficient service as a Virtual Assistant specializing in Administrative Support. With a degree in Management and over 25 years of experience in the corporate administrative assistant field I bring the best, of what I have learned from the best, to my clients and their businesses.
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