UNC Releases Whitepaper on Managing Virtual Teams

One of my goals this year is to establish a virtual assistant team to provide virtual support to entrepreneurs and small business owners in the areas of online marketing, social media, and search engine optimization (SEO) so that they can run successful online businesses.  Managing...

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,...

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...

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...

Tired of Shopping? Get Yourself a Virtual Online Shopping Assistant

So you want to give your younger sibling an entry-level yet feature-rich point and shoot camera for Christmas.   As for yourself, you wouldn’t mind spending some decent money on the latest mirror-less camera, a tablet computer for dad and mom, and a hard-to-find comic book video game...

Win a Web Site Package Giveaway!

October is a very special month for me. Not only is it my birthday month, but it’s also the anniversary month of this blog. It will be turning two years old this October 28 and as a thank you to every one who has supported this blog and my journey as a virtual online assistant, I...

Do You have a VA Buddy?

When I started, I have never heard of the term “virtual assistant”. It seems to be a relatively new job description that time that I wasn’t aware of. To be honest, I can’t even remember when did I first start calling myself a virtual assistant. LOL!   Back then, I...