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It’s almost 2009, what are your business plans? If 2008 left you with tired arms from juggling all of your own business tasks, then you may want to start 2009 outsourcing. Not only will outsourcing help you lessen the stress of managing all of your own business related tasks, it can even make it seem like your getting more hours in your day. Some other outsourcing perks may include helping you get organized and see faster results than you would if you were to continue to handle all of your business tasks yourself.

If you want your business to be more successful in 2009 then perhaps you need to outsource to a virtual assistant. Even if you don’t know what tasks to outsource, contact a VA (virtual assistant) and he/she will be able to help you decide what to outsource.

Here’s a list of popular tasks to get you started on your “Outsourcing 2009 Success Plan” :

1. Content Writing such as press releases, articles, blog posting, and newsletter writing

2. Article and Press Release Submissions

3. Search Engine Optimization to website

4. Seek Podcast Interviews

5. Submit blog and/or podcast to various directories

This is only a small list of  tasks that can be outsourced. By writing a business plan, even a rough draft, you will be well on your way to having a more successful 2009.

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Stephanie Fish, owner of Buckeye V.A. has a current full-time opening, as well as, by-the-hour services. Contact me at buckeyeva@gmail.com for a free 30 minute consultation.

Hello Fellow Business Owner,

With all the talk about our current economic “crisis” I thought I’d jump in and give you some free marketing advice.

1. Don’t skimp on your marketing! There are several free article and press release submission directories for you to utilize during this time.

2. Create an ebook and give it away at the next online seminar you attend!

3. Find blogs that your target market are active at and get involved. Offer quality comments and advice, and please be kind to the blog owner.

4. Seek interviews! Find the podcasts that your target market listens to and ask to be interviewed. Remember, an interview is to educate your target market, not sell your wares. (Hopefully your interview will plant seeds so you can see a harvest in the future)

5. Educate yourself! Did you know that there are free educational classes you can take?

6. Add content on your blog on a daily or weekly basis

7. Add an ezine/newsletter to your website, you have to be proactive in staying in touch with your potiental customers

8. Dust the cobwebs off your website/blog and make sure its up-to-date in its design

9. Be active on forums. Add your signature and url (read the rules first)

10. Twitter! Post the URL of your newest blog post and/ or about a specific product that you want to showcase
I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and Awesome New Year!!

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Stephanie Fish
Virtual Marketing & Research Assistant
Get Your Products Seen!

http://www.buckeyeva.com/services-offered

Perhaps you’ve got a small business and it’s been thriving with your own marketing and research efforts. But if you want to boost your business marketing, consider the services of a virtual assistant.

Virtual assistants who’ve been trained and experienced in marketing research and business marketing — particularly through the Internet — can be invaluable to growing your business. It would take time for you to learn and do everything yourself, time that you could put to better use by focusing on the aspects of your business that you enjoy and are an expert at.

For example, not everyone is adept at using Web 2.0 for business marketing. Besides, it can eat up a lot of your time every day. Wouldn’t you rather use that time to develop your business in other ways or even relax and enjoy your family?

Here are a few marketing and research tasks that a virtual assistant can perform for you:

* promote your business in social networking sites, a very time-consuming task
* produce a podcast which will expand your business’ web presence
* look at competitors’ websites and report on what they’re doing – so you can analyze what your competitors’ approach is and come up with strategies to outdo them
* find information you need to grow your business, such as identify affiliate programs that are relevant to your business and could increase your market reach
* look for websites or blogs relevant to your business where it might be profitable for you to advertise your products or services

Could you do all this yourself and still live the life you want? Probably not. Yet these things could take your business to the next level and ultimately increase your income. You should certainly be familiar with these processes in order to effectively hire and supervise somebody to do them for you. However, you don’t have to do them yourself.

Let a virtual assistant declutter your mind of the minute but essential details of business marketing and research. Then you can focus on work that have greater impact on your business, such as monitoring and evaluating your marketing efforts and those of your competitors, formulating strategies, and mapping out growth directions.

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Stephanie Fish is the owner of Buckeye V.A, she works from her home office in Ohio. After completing her Associate of Applied Business Degree from KSU,she launched her own virtual assistance business. To learn more about the VA industry or how Buckeye V.A. can help your business please visit http://www.buckeyeva.com

Have you heard of Joint Venture (a.k.a JV)? If not here is a brief description:
a business enterprise in which two or more companies enter a temporary partnership. Abbreviation: JV, J.V. (source cited below)

Joint Ventures can take on different forms such as creating and publishing e-books, create contests and even hold online seminars, as well as other partnership opportunities.

Now on to my story…about 2 weeks ago Kelly McCausey posted a “Barter To Success” blog post inviting business owners to barter their goods or/and services. So I jumped in with both feet and sought after an experienced freelance writer.

That’s where I found Teresa Hall owner of Write About Everything, so far our relationship has worked well. Here is her take on the new found relationship on her blog post

American Psychological Association (APA):
joint venture. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved November 10, 2008, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/joint venture

Chicago Manual Style (CMS):
joint venture. Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/joint venture (accessed: November 10, 2008).
Modern Language Association (MLA):
“joint venture.” Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 10 Nov. 2008. .

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Have you ever felt like you’ve taken on too much in your business, but yet you haven’t reached that top goal?

Do you remember that time, when you first started your business and you didn’t have enough “work” to fill your schedule? Now, fast forward a year or so and your business is booming! Your schedule is so full that you can’t even take that next step in your own business plan because you’re so busy taking care of everyone else’s work.

Well, I was introduced to a book titled “Becoming An Online Business Manager” by Tina Forsyth. She explains in great detail what makes a great “Online Business Manager”, what their role is, how they can become one, and there’s even a “test” that you can take to see if you are “OBM” material!

Whether you’re looking for your own Online Business Manager or are interested in becoming one, this book is a great investment that you won’t regret spending your hard earned cash on!

 This post was part of a blog tour.
Yesterday the blog tour stopped at Key Business Partner
 
Click the link to purchase Tina’s book,Becoming an Online Business Manager

And tomorrow the blog tour continues with Craig Cannings at VA Classroom

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The recent snow flurries reminded me that winter is upon us and that means added stress, particularly due to the fact that the Holidays are right around the corner. Can you believe that November 1 means that Christmas is only 8 Saturdays away!

When I start to count down the weeks until Christmas I start to feel over-whelmed and that can cause anyone to get lost in the chaos and loose focus of their business goals. 

Right around this time of year, business owners start to take on added stress. They may have to deal with the stress of meeting end-of-the-year deadlines, clients and customers added demands (after all, they are feeling the stress from their clients and customers) and  not to forget, the stress of pre-planning for the upcoming new year!

Whew!  That’s enough stress to throw even the most calm business owner into a tizzy! By outsourcing just one task, such as article marketing, you can save yourself up to 10 hours in one months time. Just think what you could do with those “unspoken” for 10 hours?

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God Bless!

P.S. Don’t forget to vote!

Every time I turn on my computer, radio or television I hear how  our nation is in a terrible financial mess. These news stories may be true, however, I’m not letting them bring me down. As a business owner I am determined to take the good and bad times all in stride, by stepping-up my business marketing.

As a business owner you can take some active steps toward your own marketing success by:

1. Article Marketing- Make a goal to submit 1 article per week for 2-3 months and see if you have an increase in clients and/or customers. Make sure that your articles are educating your target market and not just promoting yourself.

2. Interviews- Are you actively seeking opportunities to be interviewed? Online radio (podcasts) are increasingly popular because people can be surfing the internet while listening to your interview. This is a great way to reach your target market by educating them through voice.

3. Blog- Are you adding fresh content to your blog? This is so important, yet it seems that so many business owners have a difficult time with this task. Don’t forget to add your articles, press releases and interview links to your blog!

If your already full schedule doesn’t allow for you to do the above items yourself, by all means, find a virtual assistant who can assist you in doing these important marketing tasks. Just remember, the entire world isn’t having financial difficulties, even though it might seem that way.

God Bless!

Stephanie Fish, Owner of Buckeye V.A. virtual assistance for the physical product seller. If you are serious about building your business without sacrificing your family, please contact me at buckeyeva@gmail.com

I must confess, I do write articles, I just don’t ever let anyone read them! So what possessed me to sign-up for the challenge? Carrie Lauth over at Blah,Blah,Blog is hosting a “30 day 30 article challenge” and something in me screamed “I HAVE TO DO THIS!!”

I am going to submit my articles on my blog (here) and at the following article directories:

WAHM-Articles.com

1888articles.com

Articlebase.com

talkinmince.com

If you’ve been around me and read my ezines then you know how important article marketing is to your business. To sign-up or learn more about this free challenge go here  http://carrielauth.com/blog/2008/08/29/30-days-30-articles/

 Leave me a comment and let me know if you’re joining the challenge so I can root for you!

Have a blessed holiday weekend!

God Bless,

Stephanie Fish

As a virtual assistant for online physical product sellers I see a reoccuring question:

 ”Do I really need to outsource?” The only way I can answer this is by asking you a few questions.

1. Have you seen a growth in your business?

2. Do you feel you are stuck-in-a-rut?

3. Are you so consumed with fulfilling orders that you don’t have time to restock your online photos, grow your social network or get publicity?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then you need to learn “how” to outsource and “what” to outsource.  

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Stephanie Fish is the owner of Buckeye V.A. virtual assistance for the physical product seller. I invite you to take advantage of my free 30 minute consultation to see if my services will compliment your business. If you are serious about building your business without sacrificing your summer, please contact me at buckeyeva@gmail.com