What the Heck is Value Pricing?

If you've heard the term "Value Pricing" lately in the VA world and you're not sure what it is, here's the lowdown: Think of it as a package for your peace of mind. What is your peace of mind worth to you? Do you want to know that you work is being done by...

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International Talk Like A Pirate Day is September 19th

International Talk Like A Pirate Day is coming up soon on the 19th, so I thought I'd give you a head's up and help you make sure you're prepared for this exciting day! It's very simple, all you have to do is watch this short video, How To Talk Like A Pirate, and...

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Happy National Potato Day!

August 19th is National Potato Day, hooray! And just in time, our own potatoes that we are growing this year are just coming ready - nothing beats home-made potato salad in the summer, yummmy! So go grab your self a potato chip/french fry/baked...

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WooCommerce Shopping Cart Really IS the Best

First it started with myself and another website that I own. I was looking for a smooth shopping cart experience that didn't cost an arm and a leg, and that looked nice and was easy for everyone to use. Voila WooCommerce. I tried it out, it worked great,...

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AWtomator – A Nifty Tool if You Use Aweber

I recently needed to use AWtomator for a client who was using Aweber for their emails and contacts. Wowee, what a nifty tool! At first we started using it to tag contacts based on links that they had clicked in emails to indicate their interest, but pretty...

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Happy Spring!

Wow, April has come and gone pretty darn fast and I haven't had much time to write a blog post, so just wanted to say instead: Happy Spring! At last the snow is melting! Enjoy!

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Freshbooks recurring expenses

Last month I talked about Freshbooks and utilizing their recurring invoices section, it's a huge time saver. On a similar vein I also recommend using their recurring expenses. In my VA group we were talking about small business taxes and although we all...

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Freshbooks Recurring Invoices – A Super Time Saver

If you're using Freshbooks I highly recommend utilizing their recurring invoices section, it's a huge time saver. Here's how it works: you set up an invoice "template" of sorts, tell it how often to create an invoice (for example, monthly, bi-weekly,...

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Creating a Custom 404 page

It's always a good idea to create a custom 404 message so that if, heaven forbid, folks discover a broken page link on your website they'll at least be taken to a helpful, and possibly fun and interesting, error page instead of the standard "this page...

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Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day

Mark your calendars: November 24th is Celebrate Your Unique Talent day! Everyone has a special "super power" if you will, something that they can do with ease and is unique to them, and November 24th is the day to celebrate and give yourself a pat on the...

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