My Life as a Virtual Assistant

Good Day fellow VAs,

              Are you still enjoying being a virtual assistant? Well, to make you feel good and a bit envious of being a VA,  I decided to take pictures of my day as a social media manager. 

               First of all, I would like to apologize for the quality of the pictures. I was supposed to use my Sony digital camera but I just found out this morning that it was broken! I just used my Samsung Corby's camera and I hope that these pics  are clear enough. My work starts at 8 in the morning and what's good about it is - no TRAFFIC and no COMMUTE! Jealous much? LOL! Just kidding! Anyway here's my life as a virtual assistant. 

Just woke up at 730 in the morning. I'm still wearing my pajamas and checking my mail and Facebook. 

Here's my biggest fan, Miggy, my doxie!

See, even dogs are interested in becoming a Virtual Assistant!

Wouldn't it be great to get paid by spending time on Facebook and Twitter?
That's the life of a Social Media manager! 

Here's my sumptuous and hearty breakfast that I cooked.
Yes, you have time to cook and eat breakfast when you're a VA!

I'm a big basketball fan and I can watch my favorite games while working!
You can call it distraction - I call it multi-tasking! hahaha!

My "work" ends at 1 in the afternoon and then I can go to the mall or play Frisbee with my friends. But today, I chose to go to my nearest Sony service center and get my digital camera fixed. So that's my day as a Social Media Manager / Virtual Assistant! 

I hope this makes you change your mind about corporate work or employment and start feeling good working at home as a Virtual Assistant!

Life is too short to waste, so start living it now! ~ Anonymous

Thank you, Steve Jobs

Today, a truly amazing man has passed away. Steve Jobs, the chairman of the board of Apple and an icon in this techie generation, has died.


Here a statement given by Apple:

"We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today.

Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve.

His greatest love was for his wife, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts go out to them and to all who were touched by his extraordinary gifts."

I was really surprised when I heard it from the news that Steve Jobs has passed away just a day after the announcement of the new iPhone 4S. This will certainly create a buzz for Apple in the social media sites and all over the world.


Jobs left Apple and stepped down as its CEO on August to rest and recover from a chronic case of pancreatic cancer. Here's what he wrote on his resignation letter:

“I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.

      “I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.”

Contrary to popular belief, Microsoft's former CEO, Bill Gates, is a good friend of Jobs and has shared his sentiments on The New York Times as saying that he was "truly saddened to learn about Steve Jobs' death." He also quoted saying that: 


           “The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come. For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it’s been an insanely great honor. I will miss Steve immensely.”


          I'd like to share one of the speeches given by Steve Jobs on a Commencement ceremony in Stanford University that truly makes him a great thinker and innovator.

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” ~Steve Jobs (1955-2011)


Thank you, Steve Jobs. 

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What Can A Virtual Assistant Do in ONE hour?

What Can A Virtual Assistant Do in ONE hour?


Imagine this: More clients that you could connect with; more billable hours you could clock, or simply FEEL GOOD to have more time for your family, friends and for yourself!

With a virtual assistant handling the day-to-day administrative tasks associated with running and growing your business, you’ll find that you have more hours in the day, and more time to do the things you really want to be doing. The following list details just some of the things a professional virtual assistant could handle for you, in just one hour:

1. Call 25-30 prospective clients.
2. Mail merge 50-100 letters including stuffing and mailing.
3. Create and schedule an email marketing campaign.
4. Data Entry of a minimum of 75 contacts in an Excel spreadsheet.
5. Manage customer service correspondence.
6. Proof and edit a five to six page white paper.
7. Create a PowerPoint presentation.
8. Create a signup process on your website for an ezine or newsletter subscription.
9. Balance your business bank statement for the month.
10. Research travel, hotel and meeting facilities for an upcoming holiday or convention.
11. Provide personal or group training via webinar for a specific software or service.
12. Update web site content to be more search engine friendly.
13. Manage article and press release submissions.
14. Transcribe thirty minutes of audio from a conference, meeting, speech or similar.
15. Gather and organize research for a specific project.
16. Type handwritten notes from a seminar or meeting.
17. Utilize client’s content to create a basic sales page with PayPal.
18. Create a header graphic for website/blog.
19. Set up a Facebook page for the client’s business.
20. Manage a client’s Facebook business page (sending invites, interacting with users/comments, adding recent images, etc.)
21. Do follow-up research on a client, prospect, applicant, or competitor.
22. Manage incoming emails: delete spam; sort, answer, or redirect important emails.
23. Create a custom spreadsheet.
24. Organize files, label them appropriately, and mail them back.
25. Make confirmation calls regarding your appointments, engagements, or reservations.
26. Open and sort mail one week’s worth of mail.
27. Stuff, seal, label, and stamp a bulk mailing.
28. Write, format and post a detailed, relevant blog entry with image.
29. Collate and label personalized packets for your seminar or presentation.
30. Build at least 30 SEO-friendly links back to your website or blog.
31. Monitor and forward info from multiple sources of client industry news headlines, blog posts, and forum discussions.
31. Create and/or analyze and update Google Adwords campaigns.
32. Setup and/or analyze Google Analytics and relative conversion reports.
33. Add a press page to the company website.
34. Select and schedule 15 individual handwritten greeting or thank you cards for delivery to clients, colleagues, etc.
35. Edit and prep for download a 30-60 minute audio file using Audacity or similar.
36. Update shopping cart with new product images and information.
37. Create a customized, detailed Google business listing with images.
38. Manage the company Twitter account (providing Tweets, responding to @s, following/unfollowing per the company policy)
39. Create a draft of a company white paper out of last year’s relevant blog posts.
40. Scheduling a week’s worth of Tweets.
41. Planning two week’s worth of blog topics.

This is just a sampling of what a virtual assistant can do for you and your small business. The possibilities are truly endless!

A professional virtual assistant can handle any of these tasks in one hour – freeing you up to focus on more important business tasks and enjoy more personal time.

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This email was forwarded by a friend of mine and I really got inspired by the wonderful words of an 90 Year Old Lady. I hope this could inspire you too. Just remember to always FEEL GOOD!

Written by a 90 year old

   This  is something we should all read at least once a week!!!!! Make sure you read  to the end! Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio.
    
  "To celebrate growing older,  I once  wrote  the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most  requested column I've ever written.
    
     My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more: 

   1.  Life isn't fair, but it's still  good.    
   2.  When in doubt, just take the next small step.    
   3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.   
   4. Your job won't take care of you when you  are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.    
   5. Pay off your  credit cards every month.    
   6. You don't have to win every argument.  Agree to disagree.
   7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.    
   8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.    
   9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.    
 10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.    
 11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.    
 12. It's OK to let your children see you  cry.    
 13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.   
 14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.    
 15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye.  But don't worry; God never blinks.    
 16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.   
 17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.    
 18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you  stronger.    
 19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.    
 20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
 21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.    
 22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
 23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.   
 24. The most important sex organ is the brain.   
 25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.    
 26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'    
 27. Always choose life.    
 28. Forgive everyone everything.   
 29. What other people think of you is none of your business.  
 30. Time heals almost everything.  Give time time.    
 31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change. 
 32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

 33. Believe in miracles.    
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.   

35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.    
36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.    
37. Your children get only one childhood.    
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.    
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.    
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.    
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.   
42. The best is yet to come...    
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.    
44. Yield.    
45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."