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June
2009
Vol. I, Issue I
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{!firstname},
Welcome to my VERY FIRST
issue of VA Solutions! After contemplating what I have
gearing up in my business this week, I may be changing the
name again. So when you get your second issue, do not be
surprised if the name of the newsletter changes to something
new and exciting!
I will tell you that it has
been a very busy couple of months for me and my family. What
proved to be a challenging May was my son, Dakotah (pictured
here with his teacher), taking the North Carolina
standardized tests that would determine whether or not he
got promoted to the next grade. And with determination and
some extra studying with his mom, he did it. HE’S GOING TO
THE SIXTH GRADE IN THE FALL!
But now with school tests and
stress behind me, I am now able to refocus on my business
and I am proud to announce that I will be holding a
*FREE* teleclass on the benefits and secrets of how you can
use WordPress to not only build your blog, but your website
too! It’s called “WordPress to Website” and I would love for
you to come join me! Details for the call are given in the
Events & Workshops section.
Oh, and I would LOVE your
feedback on what you think of my newsletter. Email me at
aletha@dcvirtualoffice.com with your comments,
suggestions, etc.
All the best,
Aletha
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5 Easy Ways to Write Content for Your
Blog
by Aletha McManama, VA and
Online Business Manager
Have you ever found
yourself stuck on what to write for your blog or someone
else’s blog for that matter? That’s a challenge I face
all the time and it’s the reason why I do not post more
often. And it’s because I honestly do not have a plan of
action on what I want to write about.
So I have come up with some
tips that I think will help you and me get past the
“writer’s block” and have a plan of action AND a blog post
schedule that will put you on the right track to becoming a
successful blogger.
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Create a topic series
or a tip series and schedule the posts on a daily basis
or a weekly basis. For one topic, you could
interview other experts in your industry and get some
really good content to post.
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Create and send out a
survey to your industry and see what kind of topics of
interest your audience would like to hear more about.
This could be a goldmine for you! I recommend
SurveyMonkey to create and distribute your survey.
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Repurpose your old
newsletter articles or reports you have written in the
past. They make for great blog articles!
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If you are an avid
Twitter user, round up your best “tweets” and formulate
blog articles from those. You would be surprised
what you wrote a week ago could be your best article
yet!
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Devise a simple blog
posting calendar in Outlook or Google and set reminders
so you can remember that you have a blog article due.
Lastly, if you do not already
use
WordPress for your blog (and/or website), consider
switching to their platform. I am a huge advocate of the WP
product and I will be offering training to those interested
in learning the system from top to bottom. If this is
something that interests you, email me at
aletha@wordpresstowebsite.com and I will inform you of the
training dates when they become available.
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Aletha is the owner of DC
Virtual Office Solutions, a Virtual Assistant practice
designed around assisting the solopreneurs in the coaching
profession, as well as those that are speakers, authors and
internet marketing professionals. Her real passion is to
teach others how to create their own systems for their
business AND to also be a mentor and teacher to people on a
personal level. Aletha is the mother of two wonderful
children, Dakotah and Chloe, and the keeper of two labs,
Sunny and Ace. Oh, and she must not forget the love and
support of her husband, Tom. You can find Aletha at
www.dcvirtualoffice.com and now at
www.wordpresstowebsite.com.
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