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Book Review – “Cat got your Thumb? Communicating across distance, cultures, generations and even species.”I recently met Jay Speyerer author of “Cat got your Thumb? Communicating across distance, cultures, generations and even species” at a networking event I attended. I knew Jay from Facebook as we connected through mutual friends and I look forward to his everyday whimsical tidbits of information. So when I received a copy of his book I...
Published 1 day ago
Virtual Events: Tips for Presenting, Moderating & Attending
I was fortunate to be interviewed to discuss my knowledge on Virtual Events. Thanks to Darlene Victoria of True Harmony Media for again having me on A Virtual Perception. We tackled all subjects from what is a virtual event to best practices for presenters, moderators and attendees. If you missed it, catch it here. In the meantime, here are...
Published 2 weeks ago
Not a QuickBooks user?
I have a few clients who are in need of bookkeeping support but just do not want to use QuickBooks. Now I am a QuickBooks user, have been for years, and there is a lot I like about it. But I understand there are those who do not like the program or just do not want to take the time to learn it. So off I went in search of alternatives. One g...
Published 1 month ago
Can You Hear Me Now?
Recently I was talking to a colleague about teleconferencing and teleseminars in which the subject came up about what is my favorite tool and some tips to go with it. My all time preference, and believe me as I have tried them all, is FreeConferencecalling.com. First and foremost for using it is well, it is FREE! But it is more than that. The f...
Published 1 month ago
Hey I Need a Vacation
Image by Kenzoka [Insearch for a new cam] via Flickr Being a small business owner, it is tough to completely break away. Even though I do vacation, I really do not stop working. Part of my luggage includes the laptop, the air card, the portable scanner, headphone and mic and some other little goodies. Can you hear my husband’s sigh? Does t...
Published 2 months ago
Virtual Events – Five things
Image by genericavatar via Flickr One of my new service offerings is Virtual Events, mostly webinars and video presentations/recordings. Running events gives you a new perspective on what works and what does not. With any technology, you need to be prepared and here are some tips I have garnered as I provide more clients with this serv...
Published 2 months ago
Here I Go Again…
Blogging has always been that proverbial thorn in my side. I have a love/hate relationship with my blog. You see I love to share and provide information and resources to make your life just a little easier. On the flip side however, I hate to write. Well not really hate, but being grammatically correct and proper has never been a strong suit. I c...
Published 2 months ago
How is your 60-second commercial?
I belong to Virtual Assistant Forums, who is ready to begin celebrating their 3rd year of virtual existence. To celebrate a week of activities and special happenings will be going on at the forums. One such event is a contest for the best 60-second commercial or as properly known, VAF Bash Elevator Speech Contest. As one of the committee me...
Published 6 months ago
Creating a Facebook Page
I have been asked lately to present to some local groups on creating a Facebook fan page and why you would need one. So instead of writing out all the step by step directions, I put together this handy 5 minute video that will walk you through the beginning steps of creating a fan page. Keep in mind that you can create as many pages as you woul...
Published 6 months ago
Bad PR, Social Media and Kevin Smith
Image via CrunchBase I have been following the Kevin Smith/Southwest debacle because it is what is happening in the Twitter universe. I have been asked who do I think is right and quite frankly I have no opinion. Why, because I am not sure of all the facts despite all the comments being tweeted. What I do know is that this sure puts custom...
Published 7 months ago