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		<title>Learning to Market a Blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Colaiacovo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Mini-Course on Blogging!  Great idea to learn more about marketing your blog and all in 2 weeks!
VAclassroom is a favourite learning place of mine, much of my social media training was done with them.  This month they have rolled out another innovative way to learn virtually &#8211; the Mini Course! The first one is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Training is vital to Growth</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Colaiacovo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I realized the other day after finishing a consultation with a new client, that my business has grown almost 40% since completing a certification course this past April.  It was kind of a wake up call on how important training is to growing your business.
Of course training is always beneficial in that you gain new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Anticipation is building&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Colaiacovo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well&#8230; here it is Tuesday and I am all packed and ready to go to my first ever conference with fellow virtual assistants.
I am heading to Niagara Falls, Canada for the Forum on Virtual Assistance (FoVA) to learn and share and connect with many people in the VA industry.
I have been networking online for almost [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Networking and Conferences ~ a Perfect Match</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Colaiacovo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOVA (Forum on Virtual Assistance) is only 5 weeks away, and I CAN&#8217;T wait! I&#8217;m ready to learn and network and this conference is a perfect place to do both.
I think I am most anticipating all the people I know I will be meeting. Since last summer I have been very active with my online [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interested in Social Media?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Colaiacovo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As many of you know I have been doing some additional training in order to become &#8220;certified&#8221; as a Social Media Specialist &#8211; my kids actually refer to the word &#8220;certified&#8221; in a  much different manner. &#8220;Oh there&#8217;s Mom, on that Twitter thing&#8221; &#8230; anyhow, the point of my post today is that many people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#039;t sell yourself short</title>
		<link>http://timeontaskva.com/business-planning/dont-sell-yourself-short</link>
		<comments>http://timeontaskva.com/business-planning/dont-sell-yourself-short#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Colaiacovo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of my Charter Membership with Nova Scotia&#8217;s Come to life program, I recently attended a one day Media Training Session.  It was meant to help the members learn how to &#8220;tell your story&#8221; whether to print media, or radio or tv.
Jim Meek, Jennifer MacIsaac and Hugh Fraser of Bristol Group were on hand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are you a Good Audience Member?</title>
		<link>http://timeontaskva.com/business-planning/are-you-a-good-audience-member</link>
		<comments>http://timeontaskva.com/business-planning/are-you-a-good-audience-member#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Colaiacovo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, at a workshop I attended there were a few audience members who just were not paying attention and you could tell because of the questions they were asking. For the rest of us it was most annoying and for the speaker is was extremely distracting.
Being in an audience of any kind, requires your skills [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guess this Four Letter Word&#8230; and Win</title>
		<link>http://timeontaskva.com/entrepreneurs/guess-this-four-letter-word-and-win</link>
		<comments>http://timeontaskva.com/entrepreneurs/guess-this-four-letter-word-and-win#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Colaiacovo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve decided to have a bit of fun with this post.  It was inspired by the CEED workshop I attended last night &#8211; Entrepreneurial Trinity by the Phone Lady.
Mary Jane Copps is the Phone Lady and she trains people on how to communicate on the phone whether you are the receptionist, customer service, sales people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volunteering does more than you think!</title>
		<link>http://timeontaskva.com/business-planning/volunteering-does-more-than-you-think</link>
		<comments>http://timeontaskva.com/business-planning/volunteering-does-more-than-you-think#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Colaiacovo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I never really started any serious volunteering until my first child started school. And when I started, boy did I go at it! Why not, I wasn&#8217;t working and it kept me busy, not that my three kids plus the other three I was babysitting didn&#8217;t&#8230; but it was different. It involved connecting with other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sales with pain&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://timeontaskva.com/business-planning/sales-with-pain</link>
		<comments>http://timeontaskva.com/business-planning/sales-with-pain#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 05:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Colaiacovo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business planning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I always learn something at the CEED workshops I attend, and this week was no exception.  It&#8217;s funny&#8230; many times as the speakers start out on something that seems familiar, I think, &#8216;Oh we did this a few weeks ago with someone else&#8217;.  And then, they continue on and I find it&#8217;s got a different [...]]]></description>
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