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Virtual assistant website tips
Posted by: | CommentsThis evening I was delivered a news item through the Virtual Assistant group on Linked In. The post talked about 5 Items You Must Include on Your Virtual Assistant Website .
I was intrigued because I have to say 85% of the virtual assistant websites I land on result in an immediate ‘No’.
The original post written by Tanya Sutherland whose blog is full of great tips for Virtual Assistants. Her list of five items (visit her blog post for more detailed descriptions) every virtual assistant needs on their website includes:
1) Your contact information.
2) Privacy policy.
3) Your rates and/or prices.
4) A sign-up box on EVERY page.
5) The most current information.
So here are some other things you need on your business website if you want me to consider you a professional virtual assistant.
1) A high quality, professional LOGO. If you can’t afford logo design, please spend some time searching for a unique professional free font and create a simple crisp high resolution logo. Brand your business with the font until you can incorporate the font into a professional logo.
2) Your photo, a professional nice photo. I don’t need to know you have a cat or 20 cats. I need to know you look like someone I want representing my business as my VA. Maybe a photo of your very organized workstation would be appropriate, a nice family photo (think portrait like) might make you seem more approachable.
3) High quality stock art. All images should be crisp and professional. You can download high quality stock art from Dreamstime for as little as .50 an image.
4) A content manager. If you created your website in html using frontpage I hate to tell you but that says this;
‘ I know less about administering a business online then your son in grade five’.
As Tanya mentioned in her original post, WORDPRESS. Its free, is easy to learn, and it can help you create a professional site. Read More→
Sweet Free Rss Icons
Posted by: | CommentsLooking for some great creative and free RSS icons? I went on a little hunt last night and found some to share with you.
The first are offered by Mathew (the original creator of Mingle2) on his blog 0at.org.
While you are at his blog you should check out his work. Its amazing. Mathew has not just developer and programming skill but a natural talent for web 2.0 from concept to launch.
He also created the site Recipe Star.
The next set is where I found the RSS coffee cup that I plan to use myself 
This icon set was designed by Dirceu Veiga from Brazil especially for Smashing Magazine as a gift for its readers.
They can be used on personal and commercial blogs with a link back.
Free web 2.0 peel back badge generator
Posted by: | CommentsWhen I find an amazing free tool online I have to share it. If you have been searching for tutorials to make web 2.0 badges then you need to go to Fresh Badge Free web 2.0 badge maker.
The site states you can create a free web 2.0 badge or peel back seal in under one minute and once you figure out how the generator works you can create on in about three minutes.
It’s a handy tool when you don’t have time to wait for a designer and need an interim web 2.0 graphic solution.
I used it to create the peel back image in the following creative for Her Affiliate. (If you have a blog for women you should join Her Affiliate to learn about affiliate marketing.)
Free Stock Art and Photos for your blog
Posted by: | CommentsSearching for unique, high quality free stock photos can be time consuming. Spending time registering for accounts then finding the same 100 images everyday would be one of my pet peeves. I have found a great free stock art site that offers a great selection of stock art images and photos for bloggers;
Rapid Share’s free stock photos and free stock art rotates for short periods of time keeping their free clipart and stock images new each day. Free images come in a standard resolutions suitable for blogs.
Click Here to register and download free stock art for your blog.
Here are a few great images I found this morning - each of these can be purchased in a higher resolution for as little$3.00 ($1.15 per credit). Read More→
