Posted by admin on November 15, 2008
As a virtual assistant for professionals interested in maximizing their on-line marketing efforts, I spend a good portion of my day working on blogs. From design and creation to optimizing and writing, clients have me focus a great deal of time and effort on ensuring their blog is a true reflection of them and their company.
As I mentioned in my last post, I believe backing-up is vitally important and this especially includes the blogging work that clients have paid me to do on their behalf.
I have found the WordPress Database Backup plug-in to be the easiest and quickest means of backing-up each blog and all of its contents. This plug-in is free and once set up can be used to either e-mail the back-up file or save it to your desktop. From there you can treat it like any other file and back it up accordingly.
Since the blog software of choice for me and most of my clients is Wordpress, I am always looking for new plug-ins, tips, short-cuts etc. So please send any you have our way, and visit back often for more as they will be featured in up-coming posts.
Posted by admin on November 10, 2008
One of the scariest questions that ever came my way was, “when is the last time you backed up?” And if you ever find yourself in a computer crisis with potential data loss, you will likely find it equally as frightening. Even when you back-up regularly, it is scary!
Obviously backing up can be achieved with CDs/DVDs or some form of external hardware, but I find that an on-line source is much more efficient. There are many companies out there offering on-line back-up, but my two favorites:
Carbonite: I have tried many (and many are good), but this is my FAVORITE. Mainly because you can just “set it and forget it” and color coded files let you know what is safe or not. An absolute breeze to use and very economical.
and
Mozy: Another great one, but a bit more work than Carbonite.
Whatever company you choose, just be sure to physically test out a restore…this is HUGELY important.
And, if you have any suggestions, please share them with us.
Posted by admin on November 5, 2008
How can you not love Skype?
While it’s true you may occasionally experience a dropped call or hear a bit of an echo, all and all when it comes to VOIP technology, Skype has really stood out as a leader.
And for good reason.
If you operate your business in a virtual environment, Skype is just an all around great tool. Whether you need to hold a conference call, make a video call, IM or just make a standard call to an individual, you can do it all through Skype. And best of all, it usually costs you next to nothing (and in some cases it is completely FREE of charge).
Obviously Skype (as well as its competitors) and the VOIP technology is nothing new, but I am pretty excited about a recent find that I believe makes Skype even better. The CuPhone is a small plug-in that lets you answer and make calls via any cordless phone. It even carries over some of the Skype features, one major one being caller ID. A pretty economical purchase at $39 when you compare it to the Skype phones. Plus the convenience of having one device handle your VOIP calls and landline calls is great way to keep your work space uncluttered.
Posted by admin on November 2, 2008
We are excited to roll out our “Business Done Easy” blog.
As a company that provides professional assistance to entrepreneurs and small business owners interested in expanding their on-line presence, we’re continuously seeking out the latest tools and trends to manage and grow a business over the increasingly competitive Internet. Our first hand knowledge of the pains and challenges that go along with being in business, as well as the need to keep our clients ahead of the curve, is our motivation for finding the best solutions available to make internet based and virtual business operations efficient, profitable and whenever possible EASY.
That said, it is here that we will be posting cost effective tools, strategies and tips that we believe will benefit our clients and you. And because we can’t personally try every tool or read every publication, we will be soliciting your opinion and suggestions as well. So whether an established business owner or a start up in bootstrap mode, you will want to bookmark this site so that you can gain and share insight with your fellow virtual professionals.
