How to Create a Google Calendar Event from Gmail

Scheduling appointments is something that we all do on a daily basis. Some prefer using a planner, while the savvy ones use an online calendar like Google Calendar. I personally use both: I add important client consultation and meetings on my daily planner from Belle de Jour. I also add...

How Online Virtual Assistants Help Save the World

The virtual assistant industry is a GREEN industry. Why? The very nature of our jobs allow us to leave virtually no carbon footprint and use as little paper as possible. In fact, if not for old habits, online virtual assistants won’t have much use for pen, paper, and other office...

How to Pin a Quote to Pinterest

In a previouspost ,  I discussed how to create pinnable quotes.  For this post I am going to show how you can Pin a Quote to Pinterest using the tool developed by Adam Rotman, a creative web strategist. This tool is one of my favorite Pinterest tools because it saves  me a lot of time...

How to Create Pinnable Quotes

Pinterest is the hottest social media tool around. If you don’t believe me, ask the millions of women, aged 25-34, who visit Pinterest in an average of 97.8 minutes per month since January 2012. Consequently, where there are potential customers, there are the marketers. I’m...

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...

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...

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...