Financial Woes Forecast? Not For Your Business!

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

Article Marketing=Success

Articles+Customers=Success

O.k. I can hear you saying “Steph, come on..how is article writing going
to get me customers?” Well, I’m here to tell you that the correctly written
article can help you succeed in your business.

Articles are like blood types; they come in positive and negative.

1. Negative: if your article is written poorly, bad grammar, incorrect
information, misleading or promotional.

2. Positive: written correctly, no grammar mistakes, correct information,
educational.

All of your articles should be written to educate your target market. This
why your research needs to come first! Remember way back when I said you
need to focus your business? This is one reason why you have to have a
focused business before marketing your business, otherwise, you’ll waste a
lot of time and money.

So you’ve reseached your target market, your business if focused and now
you’re saying “I just don’t have the time to write my own articles” or
perhaps you’re saying “I need help getting started!”

Well, if you decide not to write your own articles for whatever reason you have 2 choices:

1. Ghost Writer- This is a more expensive option in which you hire/contract with a professional writer to write exclusive articles that you are for your use only.

2. PLR (private label rights) Articles- These are articles written by professional writers, that give you the right to rewrite them anyway you want, the distribute them to your readers, blog, newsletter and website. These are both great options to help you get the content you to educate your target market and help you in your quest for better SEO results!

Please use my affiliate link for EasyPLR.com

Remember, your virtual assistant is willing and able to help you succeed in your business and is most likely a great source to go to for help with your marketing efforts.

God Bless,

Stephanie Fish

Buckeye V.A.

*If your looking for a Virtual Assistant, may I suggest you contact me to see if my services can help you with your small business needs.

Article Writing Challenged? How About A Challenge?

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

Overwhelmed By Success? Learn To Outsource

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

 

Social Networking List

Here is a list of Social Networking Groups that I frequent. I’m sure there are a lot more out in the internet world….so check back often, you might just find a new one!

Squidoo http://www.squidoo.com

Facebook  http://profile.to/buckeyeva/

Pink Collar Club http://www.pinkcollarclub.net *Sorry, for women only!*

Gather http://www.gather.com

Twitter http://www.twitter.com/buckeyeva

If you own a small online business and are in need of a Virtual Assistant please contact me for a free 30 minute consultation at buckeyeva@gmail.com

Free Publicity? How?

Yesterday we learned that publicity is getting the public to learn about what you are selling and what benefits they will get from your purchasing your product. Now lets talk about:

 ”How To Get Free Publicity” 

*Submit press releases

* Write articles for your niche market offering your expertise

* Blog your knowledge

* Request to be interviewed on your favorite podcasts

* Setup your own social networking profiles

*Create your own YouTube videos!  

*Outsource the above list to a virtual assistant

As a small business owner it’s your responsibility to communicate the potiental benefits your prospective customer or client will receive when they purchase your product and/or service, you must take the time to educate then, don’t just assume they already know how great your service or product is.

Polite comments are welcome Have a great week, until next time….

To see if Buckeye VA is the right partner for your business please contact me for your free 30 minute consultation at buckeyeva@gmail.com

Tuesdays Toot:

This is my attempt at blogging more regulary…let’s give it try! My toot for Tuesday is something that happened a while ago…I got a new client! I’m so excited *Thank you for the recommendation M.W.*

This year has been more productive and I hope that my client base increases through-out this year.

Thanks for reading!