I've been on LinkedIn now for just over 10 years and have seen a lot of changes during that time. When I joined there were only 14million members worldwide, now I'm connected to more than that at third level connection. In 2012 I received a certificate stating I was in the top 1% most viewed profiles. At that stage there were 200 million members. That meant I was amongst the top 2M people but it still sounded impressive. I had that certificate laminated and show it when doing presentations on … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2016
Did you see the article on the weekend?
The one that says: Per head of population, Australia leads the world in online work and is the world's biggest supplier of online freelance workers – according to a 2014 report by Elance-oDesk The article was in the business section of The Age on Saturday and was highlighting the VA industry, with a great interview of Ingrid Bayer, a fellow VA and member of AVAA (Australian VA Association). I hadn't seen that stat before so was delighted to see it. Was also good to get a mention towards … [Read more...]
Need more work?
I belong to a number of VA groups, as I'm sure many of VAs do too. One of the things that saddens me is seeing (desperate) posts from some almost begging for work from other VAs. Usually it means something has happened in their life and now suddenly it's become urgent. Often they've been a VA for awhile but have just been coasting along. As most of you know I've been doing this line of business for over 20 years and I have to tell you that yes, I've had desperate times, especially in my … [Read more...]