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Mdominguez
March 12, 2025March 15, 2025
Blog

Big Changes & A Fresh Start

I know it might seem like I’ve been missing in action, but life has been a whirlwind lately. My husband and I officially moved from South Florida to North Florida, and the past few weeks have been a blur of unpacking, settling in, and adjusting to this new season. Just as we started to catch our

Mdominguez
February 11, 2025March 11, 2025
Business Practices

Think Before you Report: The Unseen Impact of Hitting “Spam” on Legitimate Businesses.

Ever feel like running a business is just putting out one fire after another? Well, my latest fire is people marking my emails as spam instead of unsubscribing and I’d like to talk about that. I started my online business, The Grateful VA, in June 2023. Before that, I had no idea how to write a

Mdominguez
February 8, 2025February 8, 2025
Business Practices

January: Fresh Start Tips for Business Owners

It’s January, which means everyone has been thinking about New Year’s resolutions, what needs to change, and how to make those changes. Truth be told, we’re already at the end of January, and for many, that means whatever resolutions were made have already been forgotten or abandoned. But it’s not too late to start making meaningful

Mdominguez
January 14, 2025January 27, 2025
Renewed Mind

What Building a Home Taught Me About Running a Business: Delegate!

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from building a home and running a business, it’s that watching YouTube tutorials doesn’t qualify you to drill a 160-foot well—or run a business solo! Many of you know my husband and I bought land and are putting a manufactured home on it. Let me tell you—it’s been quite

Mdominguez
January 12, 2025January 12, 2025
Blog

Elementary, My Dear Client: The Case for a Great VA!

I have always loved reading and watching stories that revolve around solving mysteries—whether it’s The Hardy Boys, Hercule Poirot, The Nancy Drew Mysteries, or pretty much any version of Sherlock Holmes ever created. Why do I love them so much? Honestly, I have no idea because, in real life, I’m a total chicken. I’m the one running away from danger,

Mdominguez
December 11, 2024December 11, 2024
Business System

Trello: The Digital Upgrade Your To-Do List Needs

“I love a good legal pad, but sometimes even the pad can’t keep up with my to-do list. Enter Trello: my to-do list’s cool, tech-savvy cousin who actually gets things done.” “My daily legal pad list is great… until I lose it under a stack of papers. With Trello, I never wonder if my tasks fell behind

Mdominguez
November 24, 2024November 24, 2024
Business Process

Three (3) Steps to Building a Business and Knowing When to Ask for Help!

We are in the process of installing a manufactured home on the 5-acre lot we purchased in April 2023. It feels like it’s taking forever! We bought the land about a year and a half ago, but it was covered in dense trees and brush. It’s taken all this time for my husband, Rudy, to clear

Mdominguez
November 5, 2024November 5, 2024
Business System

Design Made Easy: Why Canva is the Ultimate Tool for Business Professionals

Back in May of 2023, I joined a business course to learn how to become a Virtual Assistant. Actually, it was more about learning how to start and run a business than it was about becoming a Virtual Assistant. This course included video modules of teaching, downloads of important lists and calculators, as well as live group coaching calls. When

Mdominguez
November 1, 2024November 1, 2024
Business Practices

Acts of Service: Bringing Hope to Hurricane Victims and Business Owners

This weekend, my husband, a team from our church, and I traveled to Bradenton/Palmetto, Florida, to help local churches and their members with Hurricane Milton cleanup. Our work mainly involved cutting broken branches from fallen trees and piling the debris for trash collectors to pick up. While it may not sound like much, it took

Mdominguez
October 22, 2024October 22, 2024
Business Process

Wave Goodbye to Accounting Hassles: October’s Feature of the Month!

A few days ago, I talked to a friend who would love to start her own business but was very concerned about how much it costs to start and run a business. Every tool necessary to get a business up and running costs something. Websites (Bluehost), newsletter platforms (Mailchimp), graphic design platforms (Canva), calendar platforms

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