Are blogs really last year, last decade, pointless? That was the message I got when I read a recent article in Wired magazine entitled Kill Your Blog. Paul Boutin seems to have been reaching a bit too far in the article though, at least in my opinion.  And I’m a huge Twitter fan, which is one of the platforms Boutin advocated as a replacement for blogging. I had picked up Wired last week while on a grocery run and the article really...

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Do you know what you can’t outsource? RELAXATION!!! This weekend I took the weekend off – off of work, off of parenting, off of housework and it was GREAT!! I went to the mountains with a girlfriend and we relaxed, ate yummy food and went to the spa! I don’t think I even realized how much I need the time to wind down and just have some fun. The picture above is of a gorgeous mountain in Banff, Alberta.  I am so lucky to live...

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I admit, change can be difficult for me. It took a lot of prodding by my husband to switch to Firefox a while back. And thank goodness! I finally was aware of how many options we have for internet browsers, we don’t have to be stuck on internet explorer!! I’m actually currently trying out Google Chrome, due to some freezing issues after the latest Firefox upgrade. I loved Firefox though, especially with all the great add-ons, but...

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This week I read some great blog entries by some of my fellow virtual assistants, and I just had to share them all with you.  I love the virtual assistant community, and am so glad I can network with these great people! Over at VANetworking’s new blog, was a great post by Jaime Lee Mann.  Jaime said she originally posted it on her own blog, but didn’t get any comments.  Too bad, it’s a great article!! Glad I found it...

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I was recently interviewed for a spot on the Business Opportunties weblog and  I wanted to share the post with you all!  I was interviewed by Angela Shupe and she did such a lovely write-up, I really appreciate the opportunity.  They have a lot of fascinating interviews on the Business Opportunities blog that are also worth checking out, like this one about a neat invention called the Dripstik or this one about Erin Ely and her sale of...

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Okay, so I’m working on not quite enough sleep here, due to the joys of a sick baby in the house, but I’ve been doing some reading and thinking about my business planning.  It would help me a bunch if any business owners could answer a question or two for me!! Do you think virtual assistance is a good concept? If you use a virtual assistant, what tasks do they perform and has it improved your business? If you don’t use a...

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