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DECEMBER 22, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Building on your skills Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at 8:46 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Virtual Assistant Resources It’s the time of year when we all do some self assessment and then look ahead to changes we want to make in the coming year.Â

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MARCH 10, 2010

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs AZVAs Podcast Episode 2: March 2010 Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 10:28 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: AZVAs Podcast Here’ s your quick link to the March 2010 AZVAs Podcast: [Listen Now!] Click here to retrieve the details.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs AZVAs Podcast Episode 1 Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 2:34 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: AZVAs Podcast , Life of the Virtual Assistant AZVAs Podcast launches today! Subscribe to AZVAs podcast by emailing ktcosmos@LooseEnds.net.

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OCTOBER 15, 2008

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Blog Action Day 2008 Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 1:00 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging As a participant in Blog Action Day 2008, I asked everyone I know for information on programs (actual or planned) which combat poverty.

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JANUARY 13, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Can Virtual Assistants provide social networking support? As a hot new niche market, it’s natural that training programs have sprung up for VAs who want to offer this service. She offers training and support in many services, including social networking.

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OCTOBER 8, 2008

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Reasons why work slowdowns can be good Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 11:12 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Life of the Virtual Assistant My DH had his first-ever no work day in 35 years as a Land Surveyor. Not that he has never taken a day off.

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AUGUST 30, 2010

Elizabeth used to spend countless hours replying to customers and answering questions by email; so much time that she didn’t have time for her own family, so what did she do? When the FAQ and forums are not enough to help her customers, Elizabeth also has a Help Desk. A customer logs in and sets up a user account.

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They will conduct a panel discussion on this topic and invite you to submit your questions in advance: please post them in the comment area below or send an email with your questions to ktcosmos@LooseEnds.net. normally $125.00) Special rate good only for attendees, must be redeemed during the event.

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APRIL 27, 2010

His emails are usually brief, casual, and mention something like, “Have a nice weekend,” or “Hope everything’s good with you.” So it was weird to get an email that was so stilted and formal that it sounded like it was written by the Queen of England’s chamberlain to someone she was too polite to outright call a waste of space.

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MAY 20, 2011

Here's a tip: you talk to, email several people a day. I wrote The Deeper Meditation Training Course first, then the audio course came out later. 1) Send an email response. 2) Turn your email into a blog post - at least 250 words, spell-checked and edited. (3) The list itself could be one. Let the articles begin.

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MARCH 18, 2010

It includes hundreds of hours’ worth of training modules – with new additions constantly coming in – task lists to keep you moving forward, how-to videos, and community forums, as well as one of the best guarantees we’ve ever seen: They guarantee you’ll earn your first dollar using the Gamer Lifestyle in just three months, or your money back.

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MARCH 4, 2010

You can even send an email just to say hi. How might a relatively recent college graduate, who has not yet had significant work inside their field of training or interest, get started as a freelancer? Sign up for Twitter or Facebook and start talking to freelancers you like. Compliment their work and get the ball rolling.

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MARCH 5, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Dissecting a WordPress Blog Crash Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 10:06 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging This is a really long, detailed post for anyone who may ever have to sort through the labyrinth of possibilities in the aftermath of a blog crash.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

It’s more difficult to organize a coherent train of thought through 50 pages than it is through 5. For one thing, there are more possible sidetracks for the train to take , risking it getting lost. Usually copy comes in nice bite-sized chunks: a webpage, a blog post, an article, a press release. The long ones tell an epic.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Email the owners and offer to guest post or to do an interview. Octopus Obedience Training—Better Than Ricky Gervais Reply Deneen Wilson ( @typingbug ) November 20, 2009 at 8:41 am This is so true. Am I formally trained in food preparation? Then find 3 or 4 blogs for each of those niches. Stay branded as whoever you are!

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JUNE 23, 2010

Fiction is great training to become a good writer. Of course, fiction isn’t just a good training ground to being a better writer. We respect your email privacy Well never rent, sell, or otherwise share information we collect, because thatd be a violation of everything we believe in. "I Let me tell you a quick story.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2009

DO NOT look at a single work email after that. Your quick email check becomes a written response, some analysis, and finally that little voice says, “What the heck. It’s really easy to get sucked in to one more email and lose an entire evening. Stick To Your Business Hours. I might as well just do it.&#

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MARCH 1, 2010

You’ll have to apologize for mistakes you made or for something you forgot and that fell through the cracks or for being snappy in that last email. Freelancing is NOT the gravy train, if you think it is, then you’ve got problems. Time is money. Wasted time adds up to pretty big losses quickly. Reply Go ahead.

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APRIL 6, 2010

I have taken language courses for free, learned new programs with video training, and have thousands (if not millions of books available). We respect your email privacy Well never rent, sell, or otherwise share information we collect, because thatd be a violation of everything we believe in. "I cool concept… Reply Go ahead.

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JUNE 30, 2010

Sure, it’s great to hit the snooze button and give yourself an extra hour of R&R once in awhile, but before you know it, you’re getting up at noon and puttering around before you answer your customer emails. It’s all too easy to fall into bad habits, starting with procrastination. For starters, institute a schedule and stick to it.

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JANUARY 17, 2010

Reply FJ - No BS Fitness Blog ( @fitjerk ) January 18, 2010 at 11:11 pm @James Yeah very true… but if I wasn’t training clients by now I’d be worried. We respect your email privacy Well never rent, sell, or otherwise share information we collect, because thatd be a violation of everything we believe in. "I

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JULY 7, 2010

When training young people in ad agencies I always coach them to start with the positives, with the things they like and that are on target, then their comments will be better received and will have context. The Other James´s last blog. I am not that good at cold-calling yet. Sarah Charmley´s last blog. Reply Go ahead.

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JULY 4, 2010

That’s just a fast train to writer’s block. Sarah – Even if you’re not a copywriter, these exercises can help with simple things like client communication, emails, etc. Forget that. You’re not here to impress anyone – and you shouldn’t be trying to either. Enjoy yourself. Enjoy the cognac! Leave a Comment!

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JULY 18, 2010

While training for competition, I learned many valuable lessons (beyond the kind that made sure you didn’t canter off to your death). Have you also found that horse training psychology (i.e. making the desired behaviour easy etc) is helpful for human training psychology? But I digress. Thanks for sharing. Leave a Comment!

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JULY 25, 2010

There's nothing quite like waking up to the smell of money in my email in the morning. It’s ridiculous – they have no experience, no training, no research to back up what they say and they’ve probably never felt suicidal. This thought leader stuff. Too much thinking. Rather go surfing. Azstrel´s last blog.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

People like me often have extremely broad knowledge of a number of subjects in which we don’t have formal training. What does is past history, education, the books on my shelves, schooling, training, my work history and employment and life experience itself. But where is the line? What is “qualified to write on a subject?&#

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Luv ur train of thought Reply Shane Arthur ( @shanearthur ) February 28, 2010 at 10:19 pm James, I don’t know where I’ve been but this is the first time I’ve read one of your critiques. Thanks again, Scott Reply Autumn ( @Lianysa ) February 28, 2010 at 7:40 pm Wow u guys r so good! And i neither have a site or a business.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

About the Author: Josh Hanagarne is the twitchy giant behind World’s Strongest Librarian , a blog about living with Tourette’s Syndrome, kettlebells, book recommendations, buying pants when you’re 6’8”, old-time strongman training, and much more. Please subscribe to Josh’s RSS Updates to stay in touch. Thanks Dude! Reply Go ahead.

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APRIL 15, 2010

It’s all great training. Get RSS right here Get email updates here Recent Posts What to Do When You Feel Like You Can’t Catch Up How to Take the Next Step in Your Freelance Career What To Do When Clients Haggle Which Type of Entrepreneur Are You? Reply Go ahead. Leave a Comment! Click here to cancel reply.

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JULY 11, 2010

I think we’ve taught people to expect blog posts often and continually, we’ve trained them to want it for free. link] After writing 300+ blog posts, I decided to solve my “blogged out&# feeling by (DUH) starting a daily email instead – I figured the shorter post style would be just right for my busy life.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs And now for some damage control Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at 4:02 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging In the wee hours of February 18, while I was packing for a trip out of town, Loosely Speaking vanished from existence. Who does that??

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FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs And now for some damage control Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at 4:02 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging In the wee hours of February 18, while I was packing for a trip out of town, Loosely Speaking vanished from existence. Who does that??

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DECEMBER 13, 2009

Sonya – I do have to admit that most people who email me their resume and quote an English degree tend to have some of the worst writing in the world… Not sure why that is, actually. If you’d like to be the first, please email me at steve@ionleap.com and ask me. Wish I knew. I’d really appreciate it, seriously.

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JANUARY 10, 2010

It didn’t work at all as described and I emailed him to ask “did you actually use this or are you just selling it for the affiliate income?&# We respect your email privacy Well never rent, sell, or otherwise share information we collect, because thatd be a violation of everything we believe in. "I Leave a Comment!

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Andrea Kalli

AUGUST 12, 2010

Best ways to communicate with your Fans Link: Send an update to Fans – compose Facebook email, include links, etc. set up an FAQ page for questions you get asked most often. Best fitting tips, etc. - highlight the benefits of shopping on your site. 7) Have a Newsletter? Put an opt-in signup form on the Facebook page.

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JULY 17, 2010

I also added a Help and FAQ section. NOVA – Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance iPhone Review Reply Cancel reply Leave a Comment Previous post: 50 Ways To Start Fresh Next post: The 7 Links Challenge subscribe by RSS follow me on Twitter subscribe by email join me on Facebook Wanna Know How I Get Things Done? Loads of bugs.

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MAY 19, 2010

No matter how good you are at multi-tasking, you’re going to get a lot more done in a single hour of uninterrupted work than you would if you answered an email every five minutes and picked up the phone halfway through your 60-minute time frame. I deleted well over fifty feeds and email newsletters and ended up with just six.

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