February Check-in

Wew, another month flew by and let me tell you, I’m making some progress at building a sustainable part-time social media support business that would provide sufficient supplimentary income for my family (that’s my goal for this year). Continue reading

Part-Time Business Owners Need Not Apply

As I was looking for a networking group to join, I came across one that basically advised start-up and part-time business owners to look elsewhere. I can’t say I totally understand their motives, but hey, it’s their group. So I’ll just move on.

But it got me thinking – is it even possible to have a part-time business? Let’s say, to be a full-time stay-at-home mom during the day and a… Continue reading

January Check-in

With all that’s been going on in January, I am seriously questioning the idea of building a part-time business. Is it really possible? How should I adjust my goals and expectations? How should I schedule tasks and manage my time?

But first, I think I ought to report on my January progress:

Just to remind you (and myself), my business goal for the first 6 months of this year is to “Create… Continue reading | 1 Comment

5 Time-Saving Twitter Tools For Busy Business Owners

Lately I’ve been doing a lot of Twitter-related work, helping out some very busy business owners to organize and manage their Twitter accounts. Which, ironically, left me with very little time or energy to keep up my own tweeting - a typical case of “shoemaker’s children”.

Dealing with a social network notorious for sucking up all the free (as well as not-so-free) time while in a terrible time-crunch made me appreciate some of the fantastic Twitter tools… Continue reading | 2 Comments

Pros and Cons of Business Networking

One of my goals this year is to attend 4 real-world face-to-face networking events each month. Why bother with offline networking at all? After all, several virtual assistants I spoke with told me they do all their marketing and networking strictly online.

Face-to-face Networking Builds Trust

My personal experience with online-only networking is a mixed bag. I met all my past and present clients online. The problem is that some of my… Continue reading