A client asked this Facebook® question recently: "How I can get rid of the various application notifications (i.e. Farmville, Indiana Jones, Words with Friends, etc) from friends without deleting the friends that keep sending them?" That's a great question! When...
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How to Use QR Codes to Build Your Business
You've started to see them everywhere... those little black and white squares that look similar to a bar code, but aren't quite the same. What are they? They are QR codes (abbreviated from Quick Response code) and they are two-dimensional codes that can be read by...
Do You Know What Others Are Saying About Your Company?
As I prepared for my presentation at the PPAW Annual Holiday Event, I found the following quote from the folks at Google regarding one's online identity... “Your online identity is determined not only by what you post, but also by what others post about you — whether...
A Go-Giver Attitude Witnessed in Person
In a world where there are books to build your business around every corner, it's hard to discern between the "can't miss" and the "don't need." However, every once in a while, you come across a little "gold nugget" which speaks not only to your business mind but...
How Do You Measure Success?
"How do you measure success? What makes you successful?" That was the questioned presented to me during a consultation with a potential client. We had discussed the multiple aspects of the project, we had discussed my rates and we had moved into a discussion of how...
Being Visible Even When You’re “Virtual”
I had an interesting experience last week. A client of mine was being interviewed by the local newspaper and he asked me to come to the interview. When the photojournalist arrived, my client introduced me as his "Virtual Assistant" - to which the photojournalist...
It’s time to celebrate!
Two years certainly goes by quickly! Two years ago I officially launched my company, Today's Virtual Edge. Although I had been working as a Virtual Assistant for a few years before that, I decided it was time to officially hang my "shingle". What an amazing ride it...
Mission of Mercy – Helping Alabama Tornado Victims (part 5)
Friday, July 29th. It is our last day here and we are bound and determined to finish Debra’s project. We plan to work until noon and then head back to the church to leave by 3pm at the latest. Best laid plans… Before we start working, we give her a gift from our...
Mission of Mercy – Helping Alabama Tornado Victims (part 4)
Thursday, July 28th. Heat index warning for today. Heat indexes are expected to be at least 105”. There is very limited shade at Debra’s house, so we prepare for the heat. We continue to clear out the trees that are entwined with other trees. We have to work around...
Mission of Mercy – Helping Alabama Tornado Victims (part 3)
Wednesday, July 27th. Back to job site #3 in Hanceville, AL – Debra’s house. She is glad to see the whole team there and a working skid steer. The skid steer starts removing some of the 5-6 foot long sections of trees that Brad and Erik cut yesterday. A group of us...