2 Minutes With A VA » setting up http://2minuteswithava.com Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:30:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 How do I get started in getting my business into a paperless environment? http://2minuteswithava.com/2010/08/how-do-i-get-started-in-getting-my-business-into-a-paperless-environment/ http://2minuteswithava.com/2010/08/how-do-i-get-started-in-getting-my-business-into-a-paperless-environment/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:30:21 +0000 Candy http://2minuteswithava.com/?p=603 Today we answer Lisa’s question…how do I get started in getting my business into a paperless environment?

Resources:
Maxtor
Mozy
Carbonite
Fujitsu ScanSnap
Dropbox

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]]> http://2minuteswithava.com/2010/08/how-many-clients-is-a-new-virtual-assistant-able-to-take-on/feed/ 0 Is having a dot com domain a personal preference for you? http://2minuteswithava.com/2010/06/is-having-a-dot-com-domain-a-personal-preference-for-you/ http://2minuteswithava.com/2010/06/is-having-a-dot-com-domain-a-personal-preference-for-you/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:30:42 +0000 Candy http://2minuteswithava.com/?p=546 Today we answer Daya’s question…is having a dot com domain a personal preference for you?

Resources:
27 Tips – Getting Started as a Virtual Assistant

]]> http://2minuteswithava.com/2010/06/is-having-a-dot-com-domain-a-personal-preference-for-you/feed/ 1 What are the best programs to use in protecting client files? http://2minuteswithava.com/2010/06/what-are-the-best-programs-to-use-in-protecting-client-files/ http://2minuteswithava.com/2010/06/what-are-the-best-programs-to-use-in-protecting-client-files/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:30:13 +0000 Candy http://2minuteswithava.com/?p=544 Today we answer Becky’s question…what are the best programs to use in protecting client files?

Resources:
Mozy
Carbonite
Clutterdiet.com
AlphaWAHM Blueprint

]]> http://2minuteswithava.com/2010/06/what-are-the-best-programs-to-use-in-protecting-client-files/feed/ 2 How do I *price* a package of services without de-valuing the end product and my time? http://2minuteswithava.com/2010/06/how-do-i-price-a-package-of-services-without-de-valuing-the-end-product-and-my-time/ http://2minuteswithava.com/2010/06/how-do-i-price-a-package-of-services-without-de-valuing-the-end-product-and-my-time/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:30:27 +0000 Candy http://2minuteswithava.com/?p=539 Today we answer Marie’s question…how do I *price* a package of services without de-valuing the end product and my time?

]]> http://2minuteswithava.com/2010/06/how-do-i-price-a-package-of-services-without-de-valuing-the-end-product-and-my-time/feed/ 0 Is it better to be available to your clients 24/7 or have set hours? http://2minuteswithava.com/2010/03/is-it-better-to-be-available-to-your-clients-247-or-have-set-hours/ http://2minuteswithava.com/2010/03/is-it-better-to-be-available-to-your-clients-247-or-have-set-hours/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:30:10 +0000 Candy http://2minuteswithava.com/?p=500 Today we answer Pat’s question…is it better to be available to your clients 24/7 or have set hours?

Resources:
Ring Central

]]> http://2minuteswithava.com/2010/03/is-it-better-to-be-available-to-your-clients-247-or-have-set-hours/feed/ 0 How do you keep up with following up with all of your clients? http://2minuteswithava.com/2010/03/how-do-you-keep-up-with-following-up-with-all-of-your-clients/ http://2minuteswithava.com/2010/03/how-do-you-keep-up-with-following-up-with-all-of-your-clients/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:30:17 +0000 Candy http://2minuteswithava.com/?p=464 Today we answer Candy’s question…how do you keep up with all of your clients?

Resources:
Gmail Inbox Heaven
The Art of Follow Up, by Jaime Lee Mann

]]> http://2minuteswithava.com/2010/03/how-do-you-keep-up-with-following-up-with-all-of-your-clients/feed/ 0 Today, you get your 2 minutes! http://2minuteswithava.com/2010/02/today-you-get-your-2-minutes/ http://2minuteswithava.com/2010/02/today-you-get-your-2-minutes/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:30:10 +0000 Candy http://2minuteswithava.com/?p=451 Today we ask you to answer Melissa’s questions…and you get your 2 minutes!

1. How did you become a virtual assistant?

2. What type of education and experience did you have that prepared you for this position?

3. What personal qualities are necessary in order to be successful?

4. What is your workspace located? What equipment do you have? What software do you use?

5. What do you find the most challenging about your work?

6. What tips would you give a potential virtual assistant?

7. Do you enjoy being a virtual assistant?

8. What made you decide to become a virtual assistant?

]]> http://2minuteswithava.com/2010/02/today-you-get-your-2-minutes/feed/ 0 How do you handle year-end files? http://2minuteswithava.com/2009/12/how-do-you-handle-year-end-files/ http://2minuteswithava.com/2009/12/how-do-you-handle-year-end-files/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:30:06 +0000 Candy http://2minuteswithava.com/?p=424 Today we answer Sophies’s question…how do you handle year-end files?

Resources:
Fujitsu ScanSnap
Brad Farris

]]> http://2minuteswithava.com/2009/12/how-do-you-handle-year-end-files/feed/ 1 Did you have to scan every bit of paper in your files to have your office go digital? http://2minuteswithava.com/2009/11/did-you-have-to-scan-every-bit-of-paper-in-your-files-to-have-your-office-go-digital/ http://2minuteswithava.com/2009/11/did-you-have-to-scan-every-bit-of-paper-in-your-files-to-have-your-office-go-digital/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:30:51 +0000 Candy http://2minuteswithava.com/?p=418 Today we answer Nicky’s question…did you have to scan every bit of paper in your files to have your office go digital?

Resources:
Fujitsu ScanSnap

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