I coach my clients to spend their time doing what they do best and leave the items that they’ve contracted me for to me! Work on getting their trust and respect and you can’t go wrong.
There are so many things you can do to maximize your client relationships. Still there will be times when the relationship breaks down. So, what are 5 signs that you are working with the wrong client?
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I got a call a few weeks ago from a small local business owner who was very frustrated with her web designer. You know the type; someone who holds their cards close to their chest and would rather baffle the client with BS and hold them hostage.
This website person actually told me they were smarter than the people at GoDaddy. WOW. Seriously?
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You see, with a laptop, the wonderful world of wireless internet access and some discipline, I was able to publish client blogs, answer emails and deal with any emergencies while on the road and still enjoy my family and our time together. And as a Social Media Specialist, the bulk of the work I do is online, meaning, I have an easily transportable office! It doesn’t matter if I am sitting in my home office in Newmarket, Ontario, in a hotel in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia or in Europe for that matter.
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Posted in Advertizing, Brand Management, Business, Marketing, Outsourcing, Public Relations, Reputation Management, Social Media, Social Networking, VA, Virtual Assistant on Sep 1st, 2009
Twitter is the little rock star of the Social Media world. Who would have thought that 140 characters could be so powerful? Millions are using Twitter as a means of driving traffic to their own sites, to others’ sites and for communicating with the masses in real time. Yet for some, Twitter still seems a mystery. As a Social Media Specialist VA, I coach clients on Social Media usage. Here are my top 5 No-No when it comes to Twitter!
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Not everyone has the skills to successfully implement the first 6 strategies I’ve outlined above. Using a Social Media Specialist Virtual Assistant can be a good way to achieve success. This doesn’t mean that you can offload the entire responsibility onto your VA for your Social Media campaign. Social Media requires your authentic voice which allows your readership to get to know who you are and what you are about. What a VA CAN do, is help you identify your goals and strategies, and take on some of the tasks that require things like research, optimization, syndication, fine-tuning and basically help you stay on track. I offer coaching and consulting, assessment and strategy, profile set-up and ongoing maintenance and support.
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I was thinking the other day that this might be why I am so passionate about Social Media. It allows me to ‘travel’ and meet new people. Through the magic of the Internet, I have had the opportunity to meet and develop wonderful relationships with people all over the world. Even though I haven’t traveled to their cities in person, I’ve had the opportunity to learn about them, their families and their cities. But equally important, I’ve had the opportunity to learn about their businesses – their goals and aspirations and even their struggles.
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Posted in Business, Family, Virtual Assistant on May 14th, 2009
As a busy Virtual Assistant, wife and mom, my usually well organized household occasionally goes to hell in a handbasket. Yesterday was one of those days.
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I love thinking outside the box. I am told I have a flair for the creative and I love using it not only in my home life but in business as well. There is something very satisfying about taking a problem or challenge and turning it on its head to come up with a workable, interesting solution.
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Are you looking for opportunities to cut down on your overhead? What better way than to outsource some of your administrative or marketing admin workload?
A Virtual Assistant can take many of these tasks off your plate and it’s a cost effective way to do business.
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It continues to surprise me when people say they don’t understand the appeal of Social Media. I can’t remember any job that I have ever had where relationship building wasn’t a key criteria to the success of the business relationship.
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