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Alyssa Gregory

Alyssa GregoryAlyssa Gregory is the owner of avertua, LLC, a full-service virtual assistant firm. She has been designing websites since 1995, and has a passion for supporting small businesses. Alyssa provides business tips, advice and news through her Small Business Idea Generator blog.

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Stop Thinking Small! How to Open Your Mind to Thinking Big
7 Tips to Improve Your Web Site Copy
7 Free Teleconference Services
23 Tips for Conducting a Successful Teleconference
How to Get More Comments on Your Blog
Everyone Wants Something For Free
4 Free Self-Paced Online Training Resources
How Not to Be Boring
5 Steps to Effective Delegation
The Ultimate Guide to Killing Work-at-Home Distractions
How to Deal with Trolls on Your Blog
The Pomodoro Technique for Time Management
Wearing the Other Shoe: Understanding How Your Clients Think
Is Cold Calling a Dead Marketing Method?
13 Must-Read Business Blogs
Why You Need A Business Continuity Plan
How to Use Twitter for Customer Service
Brainstorming: Making Sense and Taking Action
Brainstorming: The Cubing and Webbing Methods
Brainstorming: A Guide to Breaking Through Your Barriers
4 Steps to Dealing with Everyday Stress
Pick a Winner: How to Choose the Right Wiki for Your Business
Use a Wiki to Run Your Business More Efficiently
38 Marketing Mistakes That You Don’t Want to Make
The Power of Persuasion
Balancing Act: Is Work-Personal Life Balance Achievable?
7 Non-Obnoxious Ways to Celebrate Self-Promotion Month
How to Work with Indecisive Clients
Is Text Messaging Marketing the New Advertising Fad?
14 Quick and Effective Communication Tips for the Time-Challenged
5 Crucial Email Marketing Tips
How to Build an Email Marketing List
Stop Over-Scheduling! How to Take Back Your Time
How to Cut Ties without Burning Bridges
Zoom Zoom Zoom: The Better Way to Multitask
20 Ways Starting a New Business is Like Skydiving
15 Online Press Release Distribution Sites
Why You Should Be Using Press Releases to Promote Your Business
5 Ways to Use Twitter to Kill Your Business
Are You a One-Man Show or the Man Behind the Curtain?
5 Reasons Why Mistakes Make Me Happy
Will You Ever Be Able to Retire? How to Start Planning Now
How You Can Maximize Your Social Media Time in Only 15 Minutes Per Day – Part 2
How You Can Maximize Your Social Media Time in Only 15 Minutes Per Day – Part 1
Friends with Benefits: A Social Media Marketing Handbook
20 Tips for Creating an Effective Email Signature
The 4 Personalities of Poor Email Signatures
What's Your BHAG? How to Create a Big Hairy Audacious Goal
Branding Me, Myself & I: Make Your Brand More Than Just a One-Night Stand
Branding Me, Myself & I: The Irreplaceable Brand
6 Steps to Creating a Unique Selling Proposition (USP)
Boundaries vs. Barriers: 3 Ways to Set Limits without Losing Work
Structured Procrastination: Can It Make You More Productive?
Using Internet Marketing Tactics to Promote Your Business
7 Simple Steps to Meeting Deadlines
How to Build an Unshakable Support System
16 Customer Service/Help Desk Apps That Make Customer Support Easy
Business Plans: Do You Really Need One?
How I Plan to Do More (Better) in September
Bored? 7 Ways Turn Downtime into Uptime
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Do You Get It?
Kill Fees and Six Other Clauses to Consider for Your Contract
Slow Down! 5 Important Questions to Ask Before Taking on Rush Projects
20 Crucial Tools for Working On-the-Go
Get "RID" of the Undecided: How to Qualify Potential Clients
How to Stay Engaged When You Thrive on the Challenge
7 Essential Steps to Creating an Efficient Mobile Office
Who Are You? Employee or Self-Employed?
Negotiation Toolbox: 5 Must-Use Tips for Negotiating with Clients
Do You Know Right from Wrong? How Business Ethics Can Change Your Life
6 Essential Things To Do On Friday To Make Monday Morning Manageable
Can I Have Fries with That? What Clients Really Want
HootSuite 2.0: The Professional Twitter Client
You Want To Pay Me What? How Lowering Your Rates Can Hurt Your Business
Time for a Makeover? How to Reinvent Your Business
27 Work-from-Home Advantages and Why I'll Never Go Back
Task, Information Management and Productivity Systems
To-Do Lists: 12 Online Tools for Organizing Your Tasks
To-Do Lists: 10 Tips for Increasing Productivity
Customer Service 101: The Customer's Perspective
Get Out! Three Foolproof Ways to Get Yourself Out of the Office
Is Coworking Right for You?
How to Inspire Your Team
Collaborating With The Competition: How It Can Help You Succeed
20 Social Networking Sites for Business Professionals
Tips for Using Blogs, Twitter and Facebook to Find New Clients
The Non-Virtual World of Freelancing: Face-to-Face Networking
The Non-Virtual World of Freelancing: In-Person Meetings
The Power of Follow Up
Freelancers: How Do You Get Paid?
Stuck In A Rut? 20 Places to Find Entrepreneurial Inspiration
Four Steps to Developing a Business Budget
Are Great Leaders Born or Made?
A Complete Package: How to Create and Maintain a Professional Image
Does a Freelancer Need to Use a Contract?
How to Battle Business Boredom
A Match Made in Heaven: How to Interview a Client
Hello, Can I Help You? Alternatives to a Landline for Business
Busted! 10 Common Freelancing Myths
How to Write an Attention-Grabbing Professional Bio
Just Do It! 5 Ways to Get Over the Fear of Working for Yourself
Referrals: How Do You Say Thank You?
Referrals: Getting Clients To WANT To Plug You
Does A Freelancer Need A Resume?
43 Do-It-Yourself Marketing Ideas To Start Today
Does Multitasking Kill Your Focus and Productivity?
E-mail Marketing: 13 Services To Help You Make Contact
E-mail Marketing: Is It Worth Your Time?
Telecommuting: How To Approach Your Boss
Telecommuting: Is It The Answer To A Part-Time Freelancer's Juggle?
Feeling Overwhelmed? Clean Your Desk
Why You Should Improve Your Writing Skills ... And How To Get Started
How An Electronic Signature Service Can Save You Time And Money
Create a Buzz: Grassroots Viral Marketing For Regular People
How to Get and Use Testimonials
$#?%*! What To Do When You Mess Up
Need Advice? A Mentor May Be The Answer
FullCodePress: An Interview with Wendy White of Team Australia
21 iPhone Apps For Business
Attention Class! How Teaching As A Side Gig Can Benefit You (and Others)
Tooting Your Own Horn Without Sounding Off-Key
21 BlackBerry Apps for Professionals
Ow, My Back! Test Your Workspace Ergonomics (And Save Your Back)
7 Free Appointment Scheduling Systems
Swipe This! Use A Swipe File For Inspiration
How Striving For Perfection Makes Me Want To Be Average
Fake It 'Til You Make It: How Confidence Can Make You Successful
7 Online Scheduling Systems To Help You Manage Your Time
How To Streamline E-mail Communication
Signs The Recession Is Hitting Close To Home...And What You Can Do To Beat It
I Quit! Things To Think About Before Taking the Plunge
Online Reputation Management: How to Handle Negative Publicity
Online Reputation Management: 16 Free Tools
Online Reputation Management: The Basics
How To Set Boundaries With Clients
How I Mastered The Challenges Of Working From Home
17 Online Meeting Tools That Facilitate Collaboration
How to Differentiate Yourself from the Crowd
The ABCs Of Managing A Team, Part II
The ABCs Of Managing A Team, Part I
What To Do When You’re Getting Beat Up By Deadlines
Brain Freeze? How to Thaw Your Mind With Mind Maps
Top 5 Ways To Screw Up When Using Social Media To Build Your Business
Are You Making the Grade? How To Ask Clients for Feedback
Ouch! The Pain Of Rejection
20+ Online Invoicing Services To Help You Get Paid
How To Get More From LinkedIn
Do You Make These E-mail Etiquette Mistakes?
8 Ideas For Unique And Affordable Business Cards
What's Your Motivation?
How To Manage Work When The Unexpected Happens
Blellow: A New Site for Freelancers
4 Ways To Be More Productive
How Giving Back Can Help Your Business
Using Special Promotions to Generate Business
Debt Collecting
The Challenges of Virtual Business
14 Ways To Juggle Freelancing While Working Full Time
How To Estimate Time For A Project
How To Raise Your Rates
Do You Do Spec Work?
31 Tips For Successful Outsourcing
Subcontracting Basics
My Business Is Going Green For Earth Month
What Does It Take To Be A Successful Freelancer?
Why A Blog Can Be Good For Your Business
Specialist vs. Generalist: Who Wins?
Alkaline by Litmus: Windows Browser Testing for Mac Users
13 Ways to Avoid Burnout
Developing Personal Relationships With Clients
How To Upsell Additional Services To Clients
16 Project Management Tools That Make Juggling Easy
Are You Ready For Some Freelance Competition?
Why You Need A Powerful Elevator Pitch
Tips for Managing Communication Overload
Bartering Basics for Freelancers
Open Source Image Editors ... for Designers?
What is the Freelancers Union and Do You Need To Join?
Serif Fonts Vs. Sans Serif Fonts: A Working Case Study
Lessons Learned: Why My First Business Failed
Why Criticism From A Client Is A Good Thing
Vital Information For A Web Design Project Request Form
What It Means to Copyright a Website
7 Value-Added Services Web Designers Can Offer Clients
How Do You Store FTP Login Information For Your Clients?
Survey Says: Freelancers Sacrifice Bigger Salaries to Work Alone
A Collection of 30+ Free Stock Photo Sites
5 Ways to Please Your Clients and 5 Reasons Why You Should
7 Tips For Writing A Winning Web Design Proposal
88 Outstanding Favicons and 6 Resources to Help You Create Your Own
How to Calculate Your Hourly Rate
The Secret of Monetizing With Ads Without Sacrificing Design
7 Time Tracking Tools To Help You Manage Your Time
21 Stimulating Color Palette Tools For Designers
Designer Needed, Portfolio Required
5 Strategies to Maximize Word of Mouth Marketing
Recession Survival: 9 Ways To Make More Money As A Web Designer
Warning: 6 Signs You Are About To Hire A Bad Designer Or Developer
How Do You Design Around Messy Content?
5 Easy Ways To Deal With An Unhappy Client
7 Dummy Text Generators: Which Is Your Favorite?
Caution! Six Warning Signs Of A Bad Client
11 Ways to Find Design Inspiration

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