The Savvy Entrepreneur

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Welcome to this edition of Weekly VA Marketing Tip! This series is specifically designed to help virtual assistants avoid marketing insanity. Every Monday, my posts will prompt you to accomplish one specific marketing action to promote, brand or position your professional virtual business.
Implement these tips each week [...]

It’s raining and gray in Montreal today, with a forecast of rain through the weekend. Perfect weather to curl up with a cup of tea and a good book. And I have just the one!
I know, I know… you’re saying “No, not another book! I still have 3 others on my desk, just begging to [...]

Now that we are back to a “normal” routine (hubby’s back at work, kids at daycare) and I’m home with Jasmine trying to work between naps and feedings, I’m finding it difficult to avoid distractions. And there are, oh so many distractions!
The usual suspects are: social media (tweet, tweet), email, internet, baby care and — [...]

The Top 4 No-Brainer Shortcuts to Achieving Expert Status, Fast!
Independent service professionals often ask me how they can become a sought-after expert in their field, especially if they are just starting out. The secret lies in getting others to perceive you as an expert in your field. To achieve this, you must BE (and believe [...]

This post was created thanks to today’s Back To Blogging inspiration.
On August 23rd, 2006 I published my very first blog post called Are You Biting Off More Than You Can Chew. It seems so long ago…
The person responsible for me starting a blog is my best friend, Eve Leonard. She was my newsletter editor and [...]

Summer is over, baby is born, hubby is back to work and kids are in daycare. So there are no more excuses… I’ve been slacking off long enough.
This blog has been sorely neglected, with only a minimum of posts (have you at least been enjoying my weekly Savvy Snippets? Please say yes! ). I’m [...]

I’m in… Are you?

Blog Action Day 2008 Poverty from Blog Action Day on Vimeo.

… on my blog, that is.
Last week, a post I had written in August 2007 had been reposted as an April 2008 post.
It was brought to my attention a few days ago that my RSS feed is going out with questionable link ads at the bottom of each post.
To top it off, as I was [...]

A great way to get people to read and comment on your blog is to actively involve the reader. It’s something I’ve been struggling with (you know, searching for THE perfect idea).
Well, Chris over at GenuineChris.com came up with such an idea. His blog is not for everyone; I like him ’cause his style and [...]

In doing research for my upcoming special blogging report, I’ve come to realize that (gasp!) not all bloggers view blogging the same as I do. To me, blogging is all about creating a conversation, opening the lines of communication and encouraging honest discussion.
I’m floored by how many blogs — many by well-known and so-called marketing [...]

Here’s an article my long-time colleague, Tracey Lawton, wrote last year which generated good feedback. She re-published it in her ezine today, so I thought I’d pass it along to you. By the way (she doesn’t even know I’m telling you this), I highly recommend you take a look at Tracey’s Complete Article Tracking Toolkit [...]

Last week, Liz Strauss over at Successful and Outstanding Blog(gers) (SOB) honored The Savvy Entrepreneur with an official SOB badge of achievement. I modestly accept her nomination and am proud to be part of the SOB Directory!
Here’s Liz’s introduction to the award:
They take the conversation to their readers, contribute great ideas, challenge us, make us [...]