I've been tagged (again), this time by Angela Wills of StarVA so here I go with some new random facts about me. I'm the eldest of 4 children. I grew up in South Australia. I'm constantly told I don't look old enough to have 5 daughters in their 20s ;-) Yay! I once spent 6 months dressed as a nun - at least in a theatrical play I was. As I grow older I want to spend more time writing - got so much to share! I have written lots of poetry and songs in the past. I used to play guitar and … [Read more...]
Blogathon Interview
Chris Conley at Startup or Bust contacted me recently for an interview for his upcoming Blogathon which is now taking place. Why not head on over there and give him some encouragement and read all the interviews he's done on many different subjects? Mine is interview number 4 out of a total of 48 he's doing over a 24 hour period. You can see him live in action during the Blogathon. KMT Blogathon, blogging, interview … [Read more...]
ACS News
You might not be aware that I produce a monthly newsletter from the "A Clayton's Secretary" website. This newsletter has been running since 1995, first in print format, then went to web format a few years later - the earliest one I have on the site is dated July 2000. I still have some copies of the printed ones. They've come a long way since those days and I've always looked to give information about technology, things clients are doing and interesting tidbits. With so much happening on the … [Read more...]
I’ve Been Tagged!
Seems I've just been tagged by Darlene at Interview Chatter. The idea seems to be to write 7 random facts about myself and tie them into my blog somehow. Mmmm. Now what to share? As a young girl I'd always dreamed of running my own business, I just didn't know what or how. Twenty years later I finally realised that whilst I was waiting for that business opportunity to come along I had developed the very skills I would need for a business. In 1993 I won 'Secretary of the Year' and Microsoft … [Read more...]
Google is Quick!
I did a post on a newspaper article about our industry yesterday and then heard that another newspaper had published the same article. So I did a Google search to see who else had and was amazed to see my blogpost on the first page of Google in 4th position less than 3 hours after I published it. Now that was fast. … [Read more...]
Blogging For VAs
Have you noticed all the different communities available now for bloggers? So many places to list your blog to attract visitors and readers, or dare I say it? Fans. Particularly since I've been hanging around LinkedIn I've been learning about other places to list my blogs, and to mix and mingle with other bloggers. LinkedIn has a bloggers discussion group and I've learnt heaps from them. If you missed my post on Linked in, then please go and read it now. Going back to the blogging … [Read more...]
More on Top Aussie Bloggers
Further to my recent post about the Top 100 Aussie Blogs list, The Age (Melbourne Newspaper) has an article out today - page 9 I'm told, but it's also available online about Aussie bloggers. Worth checking out the links they have attached to the article. http://blogpond.wordpress.com/top-100-australian-blogs-index/ and http://problogger.net/ I wonder if this means Australia is now regarded as 'coming of age' with blogging? What got me about the article was their reference about 'an … [Read more...]
The VA Blogging Tour Goes Down Under
Hi Kathie, This is my first stop “down under†and I am honored to be a guest at your blog. I know I will have a great time visiting all my Australian VA associates during this drive to promote the VA industry and leading up to our Online International Virtual Assistants Convention (OIVAC). So Kathie, what do you have in store for me? 1. How do you know if a VA is brand new or experienced? I have to think deeply about this question. My initial response is: a) If a VA has difficulty … [Read more...]
Ultimate Aussie Blogroll Top 100
A year ago I saw a post on Duncan Riley's blog about the A-list of Australian bloggers and he talked about the lack of Australians in the top 100. He started to mention bloggers he thought could be on that list. I came across the post and made a comment that there were no women on that list but that I planned to be on it. A couple of other women also posted similar comments. Well, this morning I see that Des Walsh has a new post referring to a list of the Top 100 Australian bloggers (on Craig … [Read more...]