How to Get a Video on a Blog without a Plugin

Yazan: Michelle Schoen | 21 August 2009 | 3 Comments
Categories: How to Misc., Video and Webinars

Wow, I haven’t posted in a while. Had a busy summer with the kids. So I figured I’d start out with a tutorial. Tutorials always take me longer than simple blog posts so this is to make up for all the time I was so slack. This tutorial will show you how to get a [...]

Why it Pays to Specialize

Yazan: Michelle Schoen | 10 June 2009 | 3 Comments
Categories: Become a Virtual Assistant, Improve your VA Skills

Many Virtual assistants have the erroneous belief that if they just offer one or two specific skills they will have less clients and make less money. In this interview led by Affiliate Manager Angela Wills for her site Marketers Mojo we speak for about 20 minutes on why specializing in just a couple of things [...]

A Fun Video Interview with Copywriter Allison Nazarian

Yazan: Michelle Schoen | 14 November 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Improve your VA Skills, Podcasting

I got to expand my video skills a bit this week when I did my first video Interview. Today you will meet Allison Nazarian who is an Internet Copywriter. And she specifically has some advice for Virtual Assistants who want to ad copywriting to their services.
We talk about what copywriting is, her process and [...]

Could Your Videos Be Just Plain Crappy?

Yazan: Michelle Schoen | 26 October 2008 | 1 Comment
Categories: Improve your VA Skills, Video and Webinars

With the proliferation of web videos, it would appear that many have no shame producing and distributing crappy videos. While if this is a video of your dog Charlie catching a frisbee while jumping off the dock at the lake, that is one thing. But if this video is a business video that is promoting, [...]

How to Record a Webinar with Camtasia: Part 3

Yazan: Michelle Schoen | 31 July 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Improve your VA Skills, Video and Webinars

This is the third in my series on recording and producing webinar video. Once you have your recording it is time to start editing. If you have recorded a Webinar then you will need to start by mixing the audio with the video.
I always record my audio separately using Audio Acrobat. Some people will get [...]

Watch me Create a Google Adwords Campaign

Yazan: Michelle Schoen | 25 June 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Improve your VA Skills, Pay Per Click/Adwords

Introducing my new toy- Google Adwords. I actually just started using it regularly a few months ago and now I love it. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, just go to Google, type in something like “how to get rid of lice” and see all the ads running along the right side of [...]

What a Virtual Assistant can do with Squidoo

Yazan: michelle | 03 June 2008 | 2 Comments
Categories: How to Misc., Social Marketing

I had heard of Squidoo but for some reason the name was so yucky I just didn’t want to go there. And I certainly didn’t think a place like Squidoo would have anything of value for a Virtual Assistant. Well OK I was wrong..
The Squidoo idea is simple and easy to explain: allow anyone to [...]

How Do Successful VAs Manage Multiple Projects?

Yazan: michelle | 27 May 2008 | 6 Comments
Categories: Improve your VA Skills, Managing Projects

Some VAs have just one or two major clients that supply them with all their work. Most of us aren’t so lucky.
We are juggling 7-10 small or medium sized projects as well as having one or two other VAs handling our extra workload. This can be stressful. I remember times when I was literally [...]

Earn Higher Rates with Hot Virtual Assistant Skills Training

Yazan: michelle | 16 May 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Become a Virtual Assistant, Improve your VA Skills, News for VAs

Do you know exactly what business owners want to pay you money for Do you still have trouble finding or keeping the best kind of clients – the ones that pay well, know what they want, and have a sense of humor? Are you worried that your business just doesn’t seem to taking off the [...]

Watch out Fellow VAs the K-Humans are Coming to Replace Us!

Yazan: michelle | 05 May 2008 | No Comments
Categories: How to Misc., News for VAs

I really thought I had job security in this field. I thought if I just kept doing a great job for my clients I would never have to worry about being replaced. Now I find out these animated 2nd life type creatures are coming to steal all my work.
You’re going to LOVE this video which [...]