Even though I am not a Mom, I was approached by Sandy Naidu of DotComMothers to be interviewed for their website of successful business women. To read my interview, visit http://www.dotcommothers.com/virtual-assistant-personal and hope you have time to read the stories of other inspirational and successful women business owners.
Thank you Sandy for sharing our stories!

The content of your emails plays an immensely important role in gaining trust from your subscribers. Although the quality of the information you send out is still the most important element in building trust through your content, there are a lot of other factors to consider. Listed below are the most important ones.
Give more than [...]

I had the pleasure of being interviewed on The Sassy Ladies’ Blog Talk Radio Show this week. I was interviewed by Wendy Hanson, one of The Sassy Ladies’ and the subject of the show was on the Benefits of Partnering With a Virtual Assistant. By the way, Wendy has been a client of mine since [...]

President Obama signed into law the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act, which is focused on accelerating the hiring of unemployed workers.
The HIRE Act has many provisions that impact employers, including a payroll tax exemption, and increased tax credits for employers that meet certain eligibility requirements.
Social Security Tax Exemption
The 6.2% [...]

Everywhere you turn, you hear the words “going green”. As a small business owner you probably wonder what you can do to help the environment. Can I really make a difference? Well you can, and here are a few steps that you can start implementing to create a positive impact on the environment. Going green [...]

In this present state of economy, many firms have had to make the hard choice of laying off key employees in order to keep costs in line with their profit margins. With eliminating employees, companies also save on health care costs, no 401K contributions to be made, and no vacation, holiday or sick pay to [...]

In this present state of economy, many firms have had to make the hard choice of laying off key employees in order to keep costs in line with their profit margins. With eliminating employees, companies also save on health care costs, no 401K contributions to be made, and no vacation, holiday or sick pay to [...]

Beginning January 1, 2010, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be:

50 cents per mile for business miles driven
16.5 cents per mile for medical or moving purposes
14 cents per mile in service of charitable organizations

The new rates for business, medical and moving purposes are slightly [...]

Article marketing allows writers to promote themselves, their customers, websites, products and services, or literally anything by writing about them and making the content freely available for reproduction on other internet sites.
So how does it work and what does it offer as a marketing tool? First, you need to write an article on whatever subject [...]

You are a highly sought after professional speaker traveling the country and motivating your audiences. So how do you keep up with all the administrative tasks when you are back in the office? Who is motivating you to get these tasks off your desk? Do you wait until you get back in the office and [...]

On May 11th the price for a 1-ounce First-Class Mail stamp will increase from 42¢ to 44¢.
Prices for other mailing services – Standard Mail, Periodicals, Package Services (including Parcel Post), and Extra Services – will also change.
The average increase by class of mail is at or below the rate of inflation as measured by the [...]

Despite the fact that so many are using computers today – people still have way too much paper to deal with! Here are some quick tips to help you keep your financial records and receipts organized throughout the year – so that tax season is less of a burden!

Monthly Transactions. I have found that this [...]