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Twitter Basics: Getting the Most Out of Your Twitter Experience

When used successfully, Twitter can be a powerful tool for connecting with current and potential clients. It is also a great way to showcase your knowledge and position yourself as an expert in your field. In this article you will find ideas to help you get the most

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31 Days of Wishes

Piggybacking off the the 30 Days of  Thanks which ended yesterday, Stacy and Heather have started a “31 Days of Wishes.” Although this is also a wonderful idea, I won’t be participating in this much as I did the 30 Days of Thanks. I will, most likely, post occasional wishes

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30 Days of Thanks – Day 16 – Media Fasts

With all the information out there constantly vying for your attention, it is good to take a break and do a media fast once in a while. This can mean unplugging the computer, TV, cell phone or whatever gadget you happen to be addicted to.

For me,

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30 Days of Thanks – Day Ten – Dark Chocolate, Yum!

Last week, I mentioned to someone on Twitter that dark chocolate should be considered one of the main food groups. LOL I just love dark chocolate, don’t you?

There’s nothing like a piece of Ghirardelli’s dark chocolate to satisfy a sweet tooth.

Techno Thursday: Transferring Large Files

Yesterday, a Twitter follower, Lynne Lee, needed an economical way of transferring a large file. I had suggested using her FTP client or Dropbox, but those solutions didn’t met her needs. I turned to my VA colleagues at AssistU and the VACOC, who gave me a bunch of options to

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Techno Thursday: TweetDeck

If you are active on Twitter, you will love TweetDeck. For a long time I resisted downloading TweetDeck because I liked Twitter’s web interface and didn’t see the need for TweetDeck. It only takes a second to log in to my Twitter account, and it’s just one more tab opened

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On Twitter and Dealing with Writer’s Block

When you have writer’s block, what do you do? Do you have writing exercises or techniques to get the creative juices flowing again? If so, great, I’d love to hear your ideas!

If not, I have a suggestion for ya. Tweet about it! Yesterday I tweeted that I was having trouble coming

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Great Twitter Tips for Beginners

One of my Twitter buddies, Kevin Kute, wrote a terrific article on his blog for Twitter beginners. If you are new to Twitter or thinking of joining Twitter, check out Kevin’s post.

References Don’t Work

When people read different articles about Virtual Assistance, or how to chose a Virtual Assistant, they are often told to get references before agreeing to work with a VA. Some of these articles are just laughable. I’ve also noticed different discussions around the blogosphere about the pros and cons of

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Erin Blaskie VS the Prime Minister of Canada

This is funny. Erin Blaskie is second to the Prime Minister on Twitterholic in the Ontario, Canada category and wants to be first!

Here is her blog post about it and her HILARIOUS Youtube video! Read it, watch it and then sign up (if you haven’t already) and follow her on

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