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Mdominguez
May 20, 2025June 4, 2025
Business Practices

10 Tasks You Can Hand Off to a Virtual Assistant Today

Free up your time so you can focus on what matters most. Hi friend, Let me guess—you’re running a business, managing your home, trying to keep up with emails, social media, Zoom meetings, that one drawer full of receipts, and somewhere in there, you’re also trying to breathe. I see you. As a virtual assistant,

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
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
July 27, 2024July 27, 2024
Business Practices

Stress-Free Moving: Tips to Keep Your Business Running Smoothly

This past weekend, my husband and I moved out of our home in South Florida and into an Airbnb while we await the sale of our home to go through. It was a hectic week filled with packing, moving, cleaning, and a lot of stress. I anticipated some of the stress but not all of

Mdominguez
March 26, 2024March 26, 2024
Business Practices

I Want My Two Dollars: Effective AI Communication

Effective AI Communication: 5 Expert Tips for Success Artificial Intelligence or “AI” is a hot topic these days, and it can be scary. Some folks worry about it taking away jobs, invading privacy, or causing ethical issues, like students using it to cheat on schoolwork. Another worry is loss of control. If you’ve watched The Matrix, Terminator, or

Mdominguez
November 21, 2023November 24, 2023
Business Practices

Networking: Unicorn Hats and All

When I first learned that networking was a necessity, the idea nearly gave me a panic attack. It is challenging being in a room full of people I am familiar with, let alone approaching strangers and initiating a conversation. However, as I embarked on the journey of becoming a small business owner, I recognized that

Category: Business Practices

10 Tasks You Can Hand Off to a Virtual Assistant Today

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

January: Fresh Start Tips for Business Owners

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

Stress-Free Moving: Tips to Keep Your Business Running Smoothly

I Want My Two Dollars: Effective AI Communication

Networking: Unicorn Hats and All