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Great Graphic – 15 Common Grammar Goofs

I’ve covered most of these before – way back when I was frequently updating this blog. Check the newsletter archives. The dreaded apostrophe – man, it’s actually kinda sad how few people actually know when and where to use one. In fact the most excellent Frank Zappa wrote a song about the apostrophe and its [...]

Is Your Outsourcer Outsourcing Themself?

I just came across this funny video from The Onion.  It's a great satire on the whole outsourcing boom that has been taking place since the release of books like "The 4-Hour Workweek ". Thankfully, they don't use the dreaded term "virtual assistant", which is, in reality, an impossibility until such time that the prophesized [...]

What It Means To Be An Entrepreneur

I love this short video. It’s both reaffirming and uplifting at the same time…

There’s No Such Thing As A Virtual Assistant

OK, enough is enough! For several years now I’ve seen and heard hundreds of marketers refer to their outsourced staff as "virtual assistants" or "VA’s". But in reality, that term is completely incorrect! Think about it, what does the term "virtual" mean? Well, Webopedia defines it as: "Not real. The term virtual is popular among [...]