Archive for the 'Marketing Methods' Category

Using Social Networking to Grow Your Business

Friday, August 7th, 2009

I hate to say it, but the end of summer is not very far away. I’m not talking about the official end of summer on September 21, but the start-up of fall activities. In fact, in some places, they’ve already gone back to school!
Even when the school year had no bearing on [...]

Creating a Marketing Plan

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

The second workshop I attended at the Forum on Virtual Assistance (FoVA) was Creating a Marketing Budget & Plan to Help Your Business Grow. The session was presented by Jeannine Clontz, the recipient of this year’s Thomas Leonard International Virtual Assistant of Distinction Award.
A week or so prior to the conference, I [...]

Read Articles? Write Articles? Read This!

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

Even before I started blogging, I was sharing helpful articles on the main Organized Assistant website, and when there became too many to be user-friendly, I set up OrganizedArticles.com. In addition to my own, you’ll find articles by Marcia Francois on organizing, C.J. Hayden on marketing, Donald Wetmore on time management, [...]

Speak Up and Succeed!

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

New business owners are often advised that public speaking is one of the best ways to promote their business. If you’ve been afraid to try this free form of marketing, you’re not alone – according to Chase’s Calendar of Events 2009, 97% of Americans have a fear of public speaking. This is [...]

Where do you find your clients?

Monday, January 12th, 2009

As small business owners, it’s helpful to know how new clients have heard about us, so we know which of our marketing and/or advertising methods are effective. It can be as simple as adding the question to the contact form on your website, or remembering to ask every time you receive [...]