Just a few short months after starting my VA business I started getting emails and private messages on forums asking me one of two questions:

1) Are you hiring?

2) How can I start my own VA business?

While I was flattered that someone thought, at that stage, that I was successful enough to answer those questions, I was also baffled because I just didn’t know how to answer them.

Now if someone were to ask me that today, I would know exactly what to tell them: Buy a copy of Cindy Greenway’s Virtually Successful: 8 Simple Ways for Virtual Assistants to Find (and Keep) Clients.

First, let me tell you a bit about Cindy. She’s been a virtual assistant since 2003 when she launched Victoria Business Solutions. Since then, she has grown her business to the point where she’s been able to work with just a few select clients and still have the time to support others who want to develop a successful VA business.

In her book, she addresses the two most common questions new VAs have – how do I find clients and how do I keep them? But rather than just give you a bunch of lists and general concepts, Cindy walks you through various exercises, beginning with finding your niche and your target market and ending with effectively communicating with clients and maintaining a successful working relationship with them. She also covers some of the more technical aspects of running a VA business like creating a work agreement/contract and setting up payment processing.

Throughout this book, Cindy includes numerous resources, checklists and exercises and relates her own personal experiences with the various issues you’ll face as your business builds.

If you’re still in the research and planning phase of starting a VA business, Virtually Successful: 8 Simple Ways for Virtual Assistants to Find (and Keep) Clients will provide you with the knowledge and tools you need to get your VA business off to a great start. If you’ve already started working as a virtual assistant but you’re struggling with taking it to the next level, Cindy’s book can provide you with the solutions to help you overcome those obstacles standing in your way along the road to success.

Purchase your copy of Virtually Successful: 8 Simple Ways for Virtual Assistants to Find (and Keep) Clients at Amazon.com.

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It sounds complicated, doesn’t it? There is a ton of information out there about SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and, as with a lot of Internet business topics, you’ll end up feeling overwhelmed and suffering from information overload. Now there are a lot of SEO experts out there that will gladly help you if you’re willing to shell out the money for it. But before you do that, you might want to check out SEO Lies by Justin Brooke.

For just $1, Justin’s 35 page report will help you sort through all of the conflicting information you’ve probably heard about SEO so far. Straight and to the point, SEO Lies explains the answers to questions about search result ranking, nofollow links, duplicate content and more. And, yes, it really is only ONE dollar. Its not a trick and it doesn’t lock you into some kind of monthly subscription nor do you have to purchase anything else to get this report.

Even if you learn just one thing about SEO – and you will – it’s worth a buck. Visit the SEO Lies site to learn more about what’s in this report and get your own copy for just $1 today.

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When I was shopping for a new printer, I asked my mom and a few friends for ideas and recommendations. I needed a printer that would print photos, make copies, and scan documents but I didn’t have much money to spend on one. Some of the responses I got were along the lines of “If you find one, let me know!” Seems like I wasn’t the only one that was searching for something affordable that could print, scan and copy.

Then I got a chance to try out a Lexmark X3650. This printer offers all of the features I needed at a very affordable price of less than $100.

Lexmark has designed this printer with the home office or small office user in mind. Its very easy to use and it even has a convenient port on the front of the printer that makes it easy to hook up a laptop computer for quick printing.

Everyone in my family has used this printer and both my teenagers and my 6 year old were impressed with it. My 15 year old son used it to scan some pages from one of his textbooks and make copies of an assignment. He had absolutely no problems at all setting it up. He even taught his little sister how to use it and in no time, she was printing off coloring book pages all by herself.

Making copies with the Lexmark X3650 All-In-One Printer is simple with just one push of a button. The scanner can easily handle thick books and reports with a screen resolution of up to 600×1200 dpi. Your photos can be printed directly from your camera, memory card, or USB flash drive. And with Precision Sense ™ technology, the Lexmark X3650 will detect the type of paper being used and then adjust the print settings automatically.

If you’re in the market for a new printer that’s affordable and easy to use but still offers all of the features you need, definitely get your hands on the Lexmark X3650 All-In-One Printer.

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