Want to Profit from the Social Media Explosion in 2008 and Beyond?

As an online entrepreneur, it’s imperative to my success that I keep up with the current and future trends and implement as many as I can into my business.

It’s also my duty to keep my clients in the loop and implement these new strategies into their businesses as well.

My clients totally expect me to take the initiative and seek out and implement everything I feel makes sense according to the business goals we have defined together.

If you are a virtual assistant, online entrepreneur or someone who aspires to be then I encourage you to do the same.

Make a list of your business dreams, the ones you lie awake at night, sometimes all night thinking about. Keep this list visible at all times. Send this list to your virtual assistant even if you can’t afford, or think you can’t afford to implement them. You just never know what your virtual assistant may have up their sleeve. What you presume would take hours, days, or months may indeed be something much less complicated.

So, needless to say when I came across this email today regarding a free teleseminar teaching you how to make a profit from the “social media explosion” I had to sign up.

You too can sign up, remember it’s free!

Here’s the link: “How Virtual Assistants can Profit from the Social Media Explosion in 2008 and Beyond”.

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How To Turn Your Newsletter into a Dynamic Publication

Have you ever thought about dynamizing your newsletter?

What I mean by that is making the content dynamic instead of static. If you have an html based newsletter or eZine why not consider turning it into a dynamic, interactive, online showcase!

Here are the top reasons why you should turn your newsletter into a dynamic publication:

  1. Make your content Googleable; it takes time to create and maintain a successful newsletter and sharing that with as many subscribers as you can should be your #1 priority. If you turn your newsletter dynamic your content will then become indexed in Google making it Googleable.
  2. Categorize your articles; just like in your blog you can create categories to file your news stories under. This way your readers will be able to easily access related content from past issues. Tip: turn your categories into your outline for your newsletter. This way you will always know which area’s to write about and your readers will know what type of content to expect and also be encourage to contribute news of their own.
  3. Stay a head of the game; by making your newsletter dynamic you will be able to have one central “project management area” for your newsletter. This will save so much time for you, your VA and anyone else you wish to give access to your manage your newsletter. No more emailing back and forth, copying and pasting etc…
  4. Time stamp your articles; you can use the time stamp feature in WordPress to time stamp when your article gets published. This way, you could have your newsletter ready to go months in advance.
  5. Use Aweber’s Blog Broadcast feature; Aweber has this cool feature called blog broadcast. You set the broadcast to go out at whatever interval you want and it will automatically pull the content from your newsletter and email it to your list. It’s the exact same as your html based broadcast.
  6. Encouraging your readers to interact; by turning on your comments you are inviting your readers to share their opinions and tips as well.

So as you can see these are only a few of the benefits of turning your newsletter into a dynamic publication!

All you need to turn your newsletter into a dynamic publication is your favourite WordPress theme, an Aweber subscription, and a virtual assistant.

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Have You Seen The WordPress Shop?

I just did!

I can’t wait to order a WordPress mug… I am a huge coffee drinker and this one looks so nice and shiny. :)

I think I will save up and get a hoodie, and 2 mugs (one for a buddy of mine!).

So, if you haven’t yet shop for WordPress goodies at the new WordPress Shop!

Extend Twitter To Your Desktop With Twhril

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I added a Twitter a client to my desktop, it’s called Twhril and I love it! It allows me to have a separate tiny window to send and receive all of my tweets.

To add this Twhril client to your own desktop follow these simple steps:

For full details visit the Twhirl site.

View my Twitter profile eMarketingVA.

My Notebook The HP Pavilion dv6000 Entertainment PC

HP Pavillion NotebookI have been using my HP Notebook for about 6 months now and am very happy with it.

I must admit that this was my first laptop beside the ones I used while I was in my corporate position.

At first, I only used my new notebook for certain tasks but now I choose to use it for almost all of my projects.

Here is what HP says about the newly designed Notebook;

The newly-designed HP Pavilion dv6000 Entertainment Notebook PC combines mobility, power and entertainment in a new design. Featuring an HP Imprint finish, the dv6000 ’s subtle “wave” pattern was influenced by Zen rock gardens and compliments the stylish, curvilinear design. High-gloss piano black on the outside with polished silver on the inside, HP’s new resin finish is more durable than standard options. The dv6000 design is further enhanced by back-lit, touch-sensitive media controls that are activated by a touch or tap of a finger.

My only complaint (which is probably just me being a bit ignorant on the subject) is that a message keeps popping up saying D drive is low on space and cannot perform backup. So, I do a manual backup every week or so to be safe.

I rarely call HP support but when I do they are fantastic, which coming from a former call center employee says a lot!

I certainly enjoy my HP Notebook, how about you what brand of laptop do you prefer?