7 Ways to Clean Your Computer

A slow computer has a negative effect on efficiency,  productivity, and income. I used to wait a minute for a file to load up because my computers S-L-O-W. But since I had a pretty fast processor, I attributed this to the large volume of files stores on my computer — ebooks,...

How to Use the Google Meme Generator

We’re living in a very visual economy nowadays. Offline we have jaw-dropping billboards and posters in every possible space. Online, we see image ads on almost all the site we visit. This trend is something that you should be using in marketing your business online and the Google...

Why Small Business Owners Should Use WordPress

One of my clients is into e-commerce. He sells coffee, cigar, sugar, clothing, porcelain and other merchandise items through his online stores. He still plans on developing more stores and has asked my opinion on whether he should stick with the content management system he is using now...

A Simple WordPress Theme for Your Online Store

I love freebies (Who doesn’t?) and if you’re a fan of totally free WordPress themes like I am, you’d be excited with this news. WooThemes has released a brand new WordPress plugin and several themes for an e-commerce store. One of the themes is called Wootique and in...

Top 3 Twitter Apps for Monitoring Your Brand on Twitter

Twitter and other social networks present a challenge for businesses of all sizes. Why? People talk about the products and services they get on Twitter. They rant. They rave. And with the volume of tweets sent out daily, it’s a challenge  to monitor what’s being Tweeted about...

10 Commandments of Social Media Enchantment

A couple of weeks ago, Facebook marketing expert Mari Smith hosted a FREE webinar featuring Alltop co-founder Guy Kawasaki, who talked about enchant through social media.  If you are not aware, Guy recently released a book entitled “Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds,...

Minimizing Your Paypal Fees

Most virtual assistants that I know, especially those in the Philippines, get paid through Paypal. It’s the fastest and most secure way to send payment online. if your client has a Paypal account, you can ask your client to send money to you. In case your client has no Paypal...

Where to Hire Virtual Assistants

Once you have made the decision to hire a virtual assistant, how do you go about finding one?  Do you post an ad about your need for a VA on job sites? Or, do you contact them on your own? These questions are probably running through your mind and I hope to put them to rest with this...

Who Needs a Virtual Assistant?

People who haven’t worked with a virtual online assistant before have no idea what they do and how they can benefit from having such a competent professional working for their business.  They might not even know that they need a virtual assistant. Generally, I’d say that...

What is A Virtual Assistant?

This is a question that is on the mind of many entrepreneurs who are hearing of the term for the first time. Allow me to define it with.     According to Wikipedia, a virtual assistant (typically abbreviated to VA, also called a virtual office assistant) is an entrepreneur who provides...