What Is A Virtual Assistant & Why Do You Need One?

Written by Janice D. Byer, MVA


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7.Your administrative tasks have you so overwhelmed that you just don’t seem to have time for anything else. 8.You spend so much time working that your family says it’s like living with a stranger. 9.Your business is booming by you have no one to share it with or draw on for support. 10.Your website looksrepparttar same as it did two years ago, or 11.Your website is just a figment of your imagination. 12.You dread looking atrepparttar 106169 piles on your desk and wondering when you will get everything accomplished. 13.Running your business just doesn’t have that same fulfillment as it used to because you’re spending too much time doingrepparttar 106170 non-core tasks and not doing what you loverepparttar 106171 most. 14.You wonder where your ‘life’ has gone. 15.FREE TIME? … WHAT’S THAT?

Operating a business should not have you stressed out and wondering how you are going to make it a success when you are so busy doing everything yourself. You started your business because it involves what you love to do. But,repparttar 106172 non-core tasks that are involved with running a small business should not be a discouragement.

Virtual Assistants are in business to help you alleviate some of that added pressure by taking some of it off of your shoulders. They want you to succeed and will do everything possible to see that happen.

From general word processing to graphic design to website design. A VA’s specialties can be just what you need to allow you to get back to running your business instead of it running you.

Janice Byer is a certified Master Virtual Assistant and owner of Docu-Type Administrative & Web Design Services (http://www.docutype.net). Visit her website to read more of her articles, sign up for her award-winning newsletter, and browse her various services, testimonials and resources.


Clarify Your Message With Clean Design Elements

Written by Linda Elizabeth Alexander


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Next, their eyes travel towardrepparttar right, then move down repparttar 106168 page diagonally torepparttar 106169 lower left hand corner. Good document design will helprepparttar 106170 readers' eyes travelrepparttar 106171 page easily and naturally. Finally, they readrepparttar 106172 last line of repparttar 106173 page and end inrepparttar 106174 lower right corner, andrepparttar 106175 z- pattern is complete. From there, your design should direct repparttar 106176 reader to flip torepparttar 106177 next page, if there is one, for repparttar 106178 most visually attractive impact.

3. Use graphics to enhancerepparttar 106179 message, not detract from it.

Regardingrepparttar 106180 above z-pattern, don't place your graphic elements inrepparttar 106181 upper right or lower left corners ofrepparttar 106182 page. Use them to direct readers into your document instead. You don't want your readers to look at your photos or graphs without readingrepparttar 106183 words! Too many graphics and poorly placed graphics will both scatter your readers' attention, taking it away fromrepparttar 106184 text. You'll simply lose them if your graphics detract from your document. When it's so easy to place them properly, why risk it?

4. Create visual partitions with typography.

Combined with white space, graphics andrepparttar 106185 z-pattern, your choice of font can also help readers scan your document and focus their attention. White space begins to create distinction; you can create even more distinction by adjustingrepparttar 106186 size and weight of your font. Remember to use bold and italics sparingly, preferably only inrepparttar 106187 headings and not in your text. You can also varyrepparttar 106188 actual font or text style you choose for headings. But stick to one serif font (like Times or Courier) and one sans serif font (like Arial or Helvetica). Mixing too many font faces and styles looks garish and amateur.

Today, those who write documents must also design them. Just because you're not a designer doesn't mean you have an excuse for poorly designed documents. So followrepparttar 106189 above advice and create eye-catching designs that make it easier for your reader to understand your message.



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