by Amy Hood | Business Tools, Work Thoughts
Currently, as a senior VA of an intern in the AssistU Internship Program and a mentee in the AssistU Virtual Mentoring Program, I get to see the beginnings of their businesses. The starting out. The foundation work. During a call with another VA last week I discussed...
by Amy Hood | Business Tools, Work Thoughts
Have your business systems helped you deal with the latest security threat? Well, the Heartbleed bug is all over the news. I hate to even add to the noise, but it brings up an important point about systems and processes and maintaining them. We each have to do what we...
by Amy Hood | Business Tools, Work Thoughts
Early on in my practice, I only had a Mac. I worked my corporate job on a Windows PC and a Mac, but only had a Mac to use for my business. It wasn’t until seeing how Office 2008 for Mac played with ‘real’ Office that I determined I really needed to maintain a PC in my...
by Amy Hood | Business Tools, Work Thoughts
I struggle with perfectionism. I work on things sometimes far too long before I pull the plug and let them fly. I decided late last week not to do that with my website and brand relaunch. And, it’s funny. I expect my life to be a work in progress. I welcome...
by Amy Hood | Business Tools, Work Thoughts
My office is one of my most important tools for my business. It is where I do the majority of the work, so it needs to function for me and feel good at the same time. It had not been feeling good to me lately, so I changed it. I emptied the room. Yep, took...
by Amy Hood | Business Tools, Work Thoughts
It’s not glamorous by any means, but I fashioned a comfortable treadmill desk and moved my Mac laptop down to use on it in our basement. I can now do research and keep in touch online while walking on the treadmill. And… I can still remote into the Mac...
