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		<title>Virtual Interview? Questions You Should Ask</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From time to time I need to interview Virtual Assistants to pick up extra work that my team cannot get to. With the right questions it is fairly easy to hire the right person who would compliment my existing team. The same is true when I am interviewed by potential clients. Right off I can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virtual Assistant Must Haves</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2007 23:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the sake of upcoming Virtual Assistants I have compiled the list of must have software. Please note that you can obtain a lot of them at no cost.  So here goes: Microsoft Office (Including Word, Excel, Powerpoint) Microsoft Outlook (Task management, email, calendar, contact management) Antivirus (Avast, Norton etc) Time Tracking Software (Timestamp) PDF [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Benefits Of Working At Home As A Virtual Assistant</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a few Virtual Assistants who have established offices outside of the home. However the vast majority still operate outside of their home offices. There are quite a few challenges to consider when you set up an office at home but I will leave those for another day. Today I will focus on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Entrepreneur or Employee?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I sometimes get emails from various people wanting to know how to get a job as a Virtual Assistant. There is a vast difference between being a virtual worker looking for a virtual job and a virtual assistant seeking new clients for the business. It is important for upcoming VAs to understand the difference because [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Technology and You</title>
		<link>http://fivestarexecutives.com/technology-and-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Help for Upcoming VAs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have come a long way in the last few years due to changes in technology. We now have The iphone The Blackberry The ipod Email The internet Virtual Collaboration The Virtual Assistant Yes I have added the Virtual Assistant to that list. VAs are now the driving force behind many small and not so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Word On Motivation</title>
		<link>http://fivestarexecutives.com/a-word-on-motivation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my eBook I discuss the power of motivation. I believe motivation is what sets apart a powerful, successful business from an unsuccessful one. Here is an excerpt from the eBook. I recently asked a few Virtual Assistants to fill out a short survey explaining what their motivations for staying in the industry. Some of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Things I love about being a Virtual Assistant</title>
		<link>http://fivestarexecutives.com/10-things-i-love-about-being-a-virtual-assistant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 10:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Firstly, there are days I get so busy I wonder where the time went. Some days I work 16+ hours and I do get frustrated from time to time. Today I had an idea: I decided to write (off the top of my head) 10 things I love about being a Virtual Assistant. I printed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Job Proposal- It&#8217;s not complete until&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://fivestarexecutives.com/your-job-proposal-its-not-complete-until/</link>
		<comments>http://fivestarexecutives.com/your-job-proposal-its-not-complete-until/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 21:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part of my business (and I am sure yours too) involves responding to RFP’s. I average at least ten a week and get about twenty percent of the jobs. Whether these are small projects or on-going retainers I have learned that there are some absolute musts when it comes to you job proposal. Outline Everything: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self-Employment &#8211; Do you have what it takes?</title>
		<link>http://fivestarexecutives.com/self-employment-do-you-have-what-it-takes/</link>
		<comments>http://fivestarexecutives.com/self-employment-do-you-have-what-it-takes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the owner of three increasingly growing businesses I often look back to my earlier days and the questions I asked myself before quiting my full time job. I had an idea to get into Virtual Assisting in 2001 but kept that idea on the back burner for almost two years. My paycheck at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Use the right mark &#8211; Then trademark</title>
		<link>http://fivestarexecutives.com/use-the-right-mark-then-trademark/</link>
		<comments>http://fivestarexecutives.com/use-the-right-mark-then-trademark/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 23:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we decide to set up  a business we give priority to a number of things and do not give a second thought to others. We have heard stories of plagiarism, of businesses that start off using names and images that belong to others. The other end f the spectrum arises when we use common [...]]]></description>
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