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Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail

Let me tell you how I came to the title of this post. I was looking at different cuts of meat at Puregold with my daughter when we noticed the attendants not-so silently arguing about something written on a white sheet of paper. The sheet contained the proverb “Failing to Plan is...

Top 11 Posts of 2011

The past year has been a prolific year for this blog. I wrote more than a hundred posts this year  and some of them were really popular with the readers. I’m making a list of 11 of the most popular blog posts for  2011 so I can plan ahead of time what sort of posts should I write...

When Eagerness is a BAD Thing: Facebook Marketing Gone Wild

WARNING:  This post contains adult material.   I felt it necessary to warn you, my dear readers, that this is not the usual post that you will read here. Admittedly, I’m not always a rain of sunshine when I write posts or make comments in Facebook. But I don’t seek out to...

Don’t be a Faceless Commenter, Use Gravatar

Can you guess what makes my day as a blogger?   Yes, you’re right! Comments. I absolutely love getting comments and get excited when I see notifications in my inbox that I have received one.    But do you know what I love more? Getting comments from people with pictures. It makes...

I Dare You to Stop Working

We all suffer from addiction in one way of another. Some people are addicted to drugs, while some are addicted to food. There are others who are addicted to the gym, while some can’t be parted with their game consoles. For small business owners, including online virtual assistants,...

Entries to Web Site Package Giveaway

Where did time go? It’s been a month since I announced the web site package giveaway in honor of the 2nd anniversary of this blog. To tell you honestly, I was super  worried that no one will participate. So many of my readers are lurkers and those who make their presence known...

Why I want to become a Virtual Assistant?

I came across the term Virtual Assistants from one of my relatives. She told me she works online and stays at home. And I really don’t have any idea what she’s doing and how come she earn while at home.  One time she asked me to join her as one of her staff but unluckily things went...

Hottest Social Media Tips From PubCon 2011

PubCon, the highly-esteemed search and social media conference and expo, was held  November 7 – 10, 2011 at the Las Vegas Convention Center South Hall in Las Vegas, Nevada. I wish I was there but I’m not so I must content myself with blog posts covering the event. So here I...

Pacquiao Knocks Out Marquez in Social Media

Nope. Sorry guys, it didn’t happen. The world-famous Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao didn’t even win over the judges unanimously. Instead, the People’s Champ defeated Juan Manuel Marquez by a controversial majority decision, 114-114, 116-112, 115-113.   But outside...

Location Independence Rocks!

Grey clouds guided our way along the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) as we made our way to Batangas City. It’s November 6 and tomorrow, my daughter will be turning 8 years old. There will be no celebrations this year, only this outing with my aunt, her driver, and the driver’s...