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5 Great LinkedIn Tools

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Tracey

LinkedIn has proven to be a great business networking tool for me. It is different from other social networks that I use in that there is no real personal connection being made with people. What I mean by that is … Continue reading →

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Ask a Stupid Question …

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Tracey

The other day I put an open question on LinkedIn … very simple, or so I thought! My question was this: ‘Do you use automation in your social media strategy? Do you think it’s a good thing or a bad … Continue reading →

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Are You Working With a Virtual Assistant Yet?

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Tracey

For many small business owners and solopreneurs, working with a Virtual Assistant (VA) is becoming more common. Do you have a VA yet? If you do, congratulations on making a great business move! If not, what are you waiting for? … Continue reading →

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Are you a VA in Ottawa? Check out OVA!

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Tracey

This week I was able to attend the Ottawa Virtual Alliance (OVA) October breakfast meeting. OVA is the association for Virtual Assistants who are located in the Ottawa area. We keep in touch via email, but we get together several times a year for … Continue reading →

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How Do You Fit With Your Clients?

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Tracey

One of the things I love about being a Virtual Assistant is the chance to work with people that I want to work with. It’s not a job, it’s a business. And I have worked very hard over the years … Continue reading →

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Professional Development at FoVA

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Tracey

I recently took some time away from my busy schedule of client work to focus on my own professional development. From June 3 to 7, I was in Niagara Falls, Ontario with a number of other virtual assistants at the … Continue reading →

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Follow your road!

Posted on May 16, 2009 by Tracey

When I started my VA business, I was a hospitality industry specialist. I still offer some hospitality services on my website, and I get many questions about how I arrived at my selection of service offerings. In my early 20s I went … Continue reading →

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I’m out there!

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Tracey

Last week I went to a Women in Business networking breakfast, hosted by our  MPP, Lisa MacLeod. Although I network online all the time using Twitter and Facebook and LinkedIn, I have not done too much business networking in person … Continue reading →

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Twitter in Plain English

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Tracey

I have been on Twitter for a few months now, and this is about the best description that I have seen to date, of how Twitter works, and why people love it! As a virtual assistant, I have found Twitter … Continue reading →

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