Author Archives: Danielle Keister

FYI: Sayanara Gritty VA

September 7, 2011 – 12:14 pm

My new blog is up and you can subscribe over there:  http://www.administrativeconsultantsassoc.com/blog/ I won’t be publishing here on Gritty VA any longer so you’ll want to update your RSS feed and Networked Blogs subscriptions accordingly. See ya over on the new blog!

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The Portable Business Ezine for August 17

August 17, 2011 – 10:53 am

This week’s issue of The Portable Business ezine is out. Today’s edition focuses on administrative partnering with an article for clients on “How to Choose an Administrative Consultant.” Check it out here (and be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss an issue) >>

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Whew, I ‘ve been gone awhile

June 28, 2011 – 8:37 am

Man, how time flies. I’ve been so focused on getting the new Administrative Consultants Association site done that I had to completely abandon the ol’ blog here (which will undergo its own metamorphosis soon as well). I have a zillion draft posts, too, that I could have been posting, but I just couldn’t spare the [...]

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POLL: What Is Your Favorite Ezine Reading Day?

June 6, 2011 – 10:00 am

I am so excited! We are very close to completing the new Administrative Consultants Association website. I can’t wait to unveil everything and give the official word. I’ve been very busy with that work the last couple months. Since we’ll also have a new ezine design, I thought it might be a good idea to [...]

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It’s Sad When People Have to Close Their Business Doors

May 26, 2011 – 10:00 am

You know, it’s so sad when those in our biz who self-identify as Virtual Assistants have to close their doors because they just couldn’t make enough money. What strikes me is that there doesn’t seem to be anyone anymore out there (except me) who is trying to help them actually be financially successful as an [...]

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Dear Gritty VA: How Do I Pay Myself?

May 25, 2011 – 10:00 am

Dear Gritty VA: I am always curious and have asked lots of people.  I am wondering just how you pay yourself.  Do you pay yourself sick/annual leave?  Aside from overhead costs, do you deduct taxes?  What kind of taxes do you face, ie, self-employment, FICA, etc?  Your help is greatly appreciated. –SH Seems like such [...]

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Giving Is Good Therapy

May 23, 2011 – 10:00 am

Being in business is one of the most thrilling, self-actualizing, independance-building rides you’ll ever experience. Being a business owner can also be one of the most stressful “jobs” you can have when success or failure is completely on your own shoulders. Women, I think, have it especially tough. Being the natural-born givers and nurturers that [...]

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Is That Really What You Signed Up For?

May 17, 2011 – 10:00 am

If you put yourself in the position that you are forced to rely on volume of business in order to make ends meet (often because you simply are not charging properly), you will also be forced necessarily into a bigger and different kind of model entirely, one that you perhaps don’t want and didn’t bargain [...]

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Commanding Professional Fees

May 3, 2011 – 9:44 am

Finally getting around to reading Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. Fascinating read. Interesting anecdote: “The economist Richard Thaler, in his 1985 Beer on the Beach study, showed that a thirsty sunbather would pay $2.65 for a beer delivered from a resort hotel, but only $1.50 for the same beer if it [...]

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Are You Working in Ways that Support Your Commitment to Your Clients and Business?

April 25, 2011 – 10:00 am

How you set things up in your business and the ways in which you work with clients have everything to do with how long you continue to enjoy and stay committed to the work you do and the clients you serve. Which is important, because your quality of work and service to clients is directly [...]

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