Banners for Buzz?

January 28, 2009 by yelena  
Filed under Articles, blog

I recently came across several partnership offers that essentially all boiled down to this idea:
Participant is to mention a particular website in blogs, forums, on Facebook, Twitter, etc. and in exchange the site will display participant’s banner on their site for free.
Now, I’m not going to name these websites. Let’s just say that they were highly relevant to my niche – [tag]internet marketing virtual assistant services[/tag] – and attract a… Continue reading

4 Steps to Reclaiming Control of Your Email

January 21, 2009 by yelena  
Filed under Articles, blog

Just last week I was spending close to an hour a day sorting through e-mails. This week, after cleaning it up, it’s 10-15 minutes a day! Here’s what really helped me:

Forward 

I have to keep track of 6 e-mail accounts – Outlook, 3 Gmails, 1 Hotmail, and 1 at my website. Sure, I had some forwarding set up before, but now I finally set up forwarding of ALL… Continue reading | 2 Comments

Use a Wiki to Grow Your Business

January 19, 2009 by yelena  
Filed under Articles, blog

Just like blogs were the big thing in 2007 and social media – in 2008, 2009 can become a year of wiki. The technology came a long way and you can now create a free easy-to-use wiki in a matter of minutes.
A wiki is a website that uses wiki software, allowing the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked (often databased) Web pages, using… Continue reading | 2 Comments

How To Automatically Back Up and Update a Wordpress Blog

January 14, 2009 by yelena  
Filed under My BIG Mistakes, blog

My BIG mistake – I recently tried to make some changes to my blog without first running a back up.

Lesson Learned  - Always backup! The best way to do it is through automatic backups (let’s say once a week) and manual backups before any major work is being done on a blog.

I’ve been using the WordPress Database Backup plugin. The installation is a breeze -… Continue reading

9 More Ways Virtual Assistant Can Help Market Your Business

January 7, 2009 by yelena  
Filed under Working with Virtual Assistant, blog

Virtual assistants can help with more than just administrative tasks. More and more virtual assistants offer internet marketing support services for their clients, including

 1.  Affiliate Management support – a virtual assistant specializing in this area can help you set up your affiliate program, build relationships with new and existing affiliates, and manage all the materials, including banners, e-mailes, etc. 
 2.  Social Media support - this goes beyond simply setting up profiles… Continue reading