Skype is frequently used by VAs the world over now to have discussions with clients, participate in seminars, partake of coaching and contact distant family members. Recently on one of the VA forums I belong to there was a question about Skype and how easy it was to use. A VA's family member is going to be overseas for a period of time and they wanted to be assured of making contact regularly, easily and at low cost. There are costs involved for some of the services but we've not as yet made … [Read more...]
Type at home and tell your boss to quit!
Ever receive an email that told you that? Or what about 'Home typing out and submitting online forms'. I recently received two badly formatted emails offering me work at home 'typing out forms' and submitting them online, just doing 30wpm. Or how about the one that says you can 'make $250-$2250+ per day working only 30 minutes?. Sound to good to be true? Check out my proof of earnings above. No experience or special skills are required!' There wasn't anything 'above' for me to check out - … [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...]
Check It, Before Passing It On!
We all get numerous emails on a daily basis but when we get something that's a warning and seems like it's important, the urge to forward it on to as many people as possible prompts us to do so. But I'd like to encourage you to stop and think for a moment and do something else first. Put the subject heading into your search engine and see what comes up. More often than not you'll find sites like Urban Legend, Symantec's list of hoaxes, Hoax Busters and others at the top of the list. Ok, so … [Read more...]