You just ran across a web page that you would like to share with a client or colleague – did you know that you can send the page itself instead of the link? Just press Command – I and a dialog box will appear asking for the email address of the person you want to send the web page to. Just enter their email address, type a short message, and click Send. The email recipient will see the page right in their email application.

Note: the above only works in Safari.

If you are using Firefox, select File, send link and your email program will open with the link embedded in the message area.

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Even though I am not a Mom, I was approached by Sandy Naidu of DotComMothers to be interviewed for their website of successful business women. To read my interview, visit http://www.dotcommothers.com/virtual-assistant-personal and hope you have time to read the stories of other inspirational and successful women business owners.

Thank you Sandy for sharing our stories!

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LetterMeLater.com allows you to send emails to anyone you wish, with the ability to have them sent at any future date and time you choose.

A feature missing from every email service is the ability to schedule when an email gets sent – you must click the “send” button at the exact moment of delivery.

With this service, you can write emails with your existing email address, and they will get sent at the exact date, or dates that you specific – down to the minute.

Some additional features:

• file attachments
• creation of html emails
• send recurring emails
• send emails from any of your email addresses
• your email will be the return address
• import your contacts and create group mailing lists
• sending emails with cc and bcc
• no advertisements will be sent with your emails
• send scheduled txt messages to your cell phone – a reminder notice
• and its FREE!

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Emailing PowerPoint presentations can create problems with file too large error messages from your ISP, especially those that are graphic intensive. There is a way that you can compress the images in your presentation to help on the file size.

Right click on any picture or graphic in the presentation and choose Format Picture from the shortcut menu to open the Picture dialog box.

On the Pictures tab, click the Compress button to open the Compress Pictures dialog box (shown here).

Choose All Pictures in Document. Select Web if the presentation will be shown, Print if you want more compression. Then click OK.

Save the file to a different file name such as Texas_Seminar_Compressed.ppt.

Note: For versions of PowerPoint before 2007.

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The content of your emails plays an immensely important role in gaining trust from your subscribers. Although the quality of the information you send out is still the most important element in building trust through your content, there are a lot of other factors to consider. Listed below are the most important ones.

Give more than what you’re asking for. Every email marketer knows the importance of providing relevant and engaging content in order to gain traffic and money in return. Providing timely information related to your niche but without direct benefit to you may work best especially if you don’t publish any obvious call to action. Subscribers who receive such content from you on a regular basis are more likely to trust you and become loyal to your online business than if you simply sent them content produced specifically to prompt them to make a purchase.

Always keep your promises. Your brand has a certain reputation that serves as a promise. No matter what your brand is, there are things that people expect from you. These expectations are something you must meet through your content. For example, if your brand is known to have a fun-loving and edgy personality, the content of your emails should reflect that. As long as you match the expectations you’ve set in your subscribers’ minds, you will be able to keep their trust and loyalty.

Proofread your emails. The content of your emails should be perfect before sending them out to your mailing list as one typographical error can have serious consequences. Spelling and grammar mistakes can breed distrust as your subscribers may tend to think of you as unprofessional or an unreliable source of information. It also helps to get a fresh eye to go through them for further improvement.

Communicate like a human being. In email marketing, you need to communicate with your subscribers in a way that doesn’t intimidate them. To do this, compose your messages in a tone similar to how you speak in casual conversations and avoid using corporate jargon and marketing buzz words. Doing this will allow you to make your subscribers feel that they can relate with you and that they can trust what you have to say.

Another very important factor in building trust through your content is to avoid using templates that come with your email marketing tools. Compose your own welcome messages as well as auto-responses and customize them to suit the personality of your online business. Doing this will further help you in gaining trust from your subscribers.

Implementing a successful email marketing campaign does not just entail sending out information in exchange for click-throughs. Much of your success lies in how you gain trust through your content.

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A duplicate row (also called a record) in a list is one where all values in the row are an exact maatch of all the values in another row. To delete duplicate rows, you need to filter a list for unique rows, delete the original list, and then replace it with the filtered list. The original list must have column headers. Just a word of caution – because you will be permanently deleting data, it is a good idea to copy the original list to another worksheet or workbook before using the following procedure.

1. Select all the rows, including the column headers, in the list you want to filter. Click on the top left cell of the range, and then drag to the bottom right cell.
2. On the Data menu, point to Filter, and then click Advanced Filter.
3. In the Advanced Filter dialog box, click Filter the list, in place.
4. Select the Unique records only check box, and then click OK. The filtered list is displayed and the duplicate rows are hidden.
5. On the Edit menu, click Office Clipboard. The clipboard task pane is displayed.
6. Make sure the filtered list is still selected and then click copy. The filtered list is highlighted with bounding outlines and the selection appears as an item at the top of the clipboard.
7. On the Data menu, point to Filter, and then click Show All. The original list is re-displayed.
8. Press the delete key – the original list is deleted.
9. In the Clipboard, click on the filtered list item. The filtered list appears in the same location as the original list.

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MyCardstar.com – Leave those bulky plastic “reward cards” and “club cards” at home! This CardStar App lets you easily store, manage and quickly retrieve your reward, club, and loyalty cards on your smart phone, where they can be scanned directly from your screen at most merchants.

Another plus – it’s FREE!

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I had the pleasure of being interviewed on The Sassy Ladies’ Blog Talk Radio Show this week. I was interviewed by Wendy Hanson, one of The Sassy Ladies’ and the subject of the show was on the Benefits of Partnering With a Virtual Assistant. By the way, Wendy has been a client of mine since 1999.

The Sassy Ladies’ are the authors of the book, The Sassy Ladies’ Toolkit for Start-up Businesses, where they share their knowledge and expertise, as well as the advice of several women entrepreneurs, to help shorten the learning curve for any woman interested in starting her own business.

To listen to the show, please visit http://tobtr.com/s/1050745.

I would be more than happy to answer any questions you  may have about working with a virtual assistant.

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Pricing:

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President Obama signed into law the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act, which is focused on accelerating the hiring of unemployed workers.

The HIRE Act has many provisions that impact employers, including a payroll tax exemption, and increased tax credits for employers that meet certain eligibility requirements.

Social Security Tax Exemption

The 6.2% Employer Social Security Tax exemption applies to previously unemployed individuals hired after February 3, 2010 who have worked less than 40 hours during the 60-day period prior to employment and whose 2010 earned wages after March 18, 2010 and before January 1, 2011 do not exceed $106,800.

Employers can save the 6.2% Employer Social Security Tax, whether they hire a $40,000 worker, or a $90,000 worker. Employers, including nonprofit organizations, and colleges and universities, would not have to wait until 2011 to benefit from this tax relief because savings would accrue with each payroll processed.

Tax Credit

Employers will receive an income tax credit, which is either $1,000 for each qualifying worker hired after February 3, 2010, and employed for at least 52 consecutive weeks, or 6.2% of wages paid to the qualifying worker over the 52-week period, whichever is less. Wages during the last 26 weeks must be at least 80 percent of wages paid for the first 26 weeks.

Neither the 6.2% Employer Social Security Tax exemption nor the retention tax credit is permitted if a person is hired to replace another employee “unless such other employee is separated from employment voluntarily or for cause.”

Additional information and criteria as to what makes a new hire qualified as well as downloading W-11 forms, please visit www.irs.gov.

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