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What's your strategy?
As many of you know, I have been busy lately finalizing my business plan and taking workshops on running my business. Many of the workshops focused on making a plan – whether marketing, business, setting goals etc.
Last night the workshop was presented by Tyler Hayden, a fantastic speaker! His goal was to help us set our Strategic Goals by taking apart our mission statement, objectives, long term goals and putting them into more of an action plan with all the steps required to achieve those goals.
Through his energetic and funny stories, Tyler helped up rip apart our goals and turn them into a plan to get our businesses (and in some cases personal lives) moving along with purpose.
Once done, it is something you need to keep referring to as, it is a lifelong plan… many things may pop up and change your original objectives, which means your overall plan will also need tweaking.
So, have you looked at your objectives and goals lately? Are you following a plan, or just moving along hoping all will fall in place as it should. Do you have time to do this? Are you spending your time on the strategic areas of your business, or are you so busy with the day to day tasks that you have no time for strategy?
You can always check into hiring a Virtual Assistant to help with your tasks – get a few more hours each day or even each week – you’ll be amazed how much your efficiency will increase by outsourcing the little things – stress levels tend to go down as well!
Check our website on the benefits of hiring a VA or you can also check out VAnetworking for lots of impartial information on the benefits of VAs for businesses.
Blogging Seminar was postponed
Well, many excited people were on the webinar tonight, anticipating a great seminar on Blogging by Kathie Thomas. Unfortunately, there were some technical difficulties and she could not do the presentation. It will be presented at another time and I will re post when that happens,
Just a reminder that these seminars at VAnetworking are not strictly for Virtual Assistants, and really, many of the topics can be applied to any type of business. If you check the page weekly, you will see what new FREE seminar is up for this Wednesday night. They are always at 7pm Eastern time.
Some of the recent topics have been; Facebook as a tool for business, Smartsheet training session, Copywriting techniques, Creating passion for work and life you will love, and so on. A real variety of topics that will interest many types of business and owners. Sign up for a free VAnetworking membership (and for those who worry, this membership does not come with a ton of spam emails, trust me!) and you can join in each week!
Blogging tips
I was just thinking the other day that I am not certain I am “using” my blog effectively, and came across this blog by Copyblogger, by Sonia Simone. It has a list of 9 great tips for more effective blogging. You can check it out here – Copyblogger.
VAnetworking is also having their weekly Free Eseminar on Wednesday November 5th at 7pm Eastern time. This seminar is open to anyone with a VAnetworking membership (free to join). Kathie Thomas will be presenting the topic “All about Blogging”, geared for for individuals and businesses.
You should know that these Wednesday seminars presented by VAnetworking may be run by a Virtual Assistant association, but many of them are helpful for any business in any industry, you do not have to be a VA to join in. Seminar info and be found at www.vanetworking.com/seminars
Have you been thinking of becoming a Virtual Assistant or hiring one?
If you are looking for information on Virtual Assistants, whether it is to become one or to hire one for your business, I strongly suggest you check out one of the world’s largest online Virtual Assistant forums – VAnetworking.
VAnetworking is geared to helping all parts of the Virtual Assistant equation :
The Business + a Virtual Assistant = All work done and time available to grow business.
This forum was started by a fellow Canadian, Tawnya Sutherland of British Columbia, and has lots of information that a businesses can use when making the decision to hire a VA to help them run their business more efficiently.
As for VAs, it is one of the best VA organizations around when it comes to having support for starting, maintaining and growing your own VA business. VAnetworking is celebrating its 5th year in business and has been having a celebration for the last 8 weeks, that continues on for 12 more. Anyone who joins VAnetworking can participate in the Birthday Bash.
For resources, whether they be for the business owner of a VA, I cannot say enough good things about this organization. It’s simply the best! There is a lot there, so take your time when surfing about, but you’ll find it’s worth the time investment.
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