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		<title>Seven Reasons Online Businesses Fail</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a fellow virtual assistant recently congratulated me on my 6 year anniversary, she commented that I was fortunate to make it past the 5 year milestone. I am happy to have made it this far but I think it was more the good business sense that was passed on by others that got me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building A Business Is Hard Work..</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I never realized it until today how much work it takes to build a successful business. Its not that I have been completely clueless, just that the work never felt like work because I absolutely love what I do. Its just that today with several deadlines pressing and a few more popping up I felt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Have Only Just Started My Own Business / Would Hiring A Virtual Assistant Work For Me?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hiring a virtual assistant is a determination that can and should only be made by you the business owner.  You see, when starting a business, cash must be closely monitored, and wisely utilized, since you&#8217;ve only just started.  Maybe it will be more prudent for you to outsource a small bit at a time, giving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Outsourcing: Can I really afford it?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever thought to yourself, well I understand and like the whole idea of a virtual assistant but wondered whether you can afford it? Well I have great news for you. You do not have to outsource everything, but rather you can have that much needed help, in that much needed area, but strictly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How can small businesses compete with their larger counterparts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: I am a small business owner and quite unwilling to rent an office to hire in-house staff, but needs staff to perform administrative tasks, so becoming more competitive can have my fullest attention. Is there a solution to this? Dear reader, Your solution is a Virtual Assistant. The competitiveness that you want to capture [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Delegation at Work &#124; Why I Hired a Virtual Assistant</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Help for Upcoming VAs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a Virtual Assistant I save my clients time and money because time is money. I manage all the tasks that they need completed but don&#8217;t have the time to complete themselves. A typical day involves reading and responding to emails from multiple accounts, answering multiple phones, modifying multiple websites, updating multiple accounts, monitoring and [...]]]></description>
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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>Client Communication &#124; Some Things To Consider</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Free Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Holding on to my headset while I was waiting for a customer service representative from an internet service provider to take my call got me to thinking about communication. Marketing is a necessary expense for most businesses and recognizing this need they spare no expense. What comes after the marketing efforts is what has me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upload and Wait?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 23:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Free Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have heard many new business owners say &#8220;I have my website up and running, now what?&#8221; A few people think that once the website is uploaded the traffic will automatically build and the phones will start ringing. I am here to tell you, not so. Now that you have established your online presence you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Cost-Effective Solution for Small Businesses</title>
		<link>http://fivestarexecutives.com/the-cost-effective-solution-for-small-business/</link>
		<comments>http://fivestarexecutives.com/the-cost-effective-solution-for-small-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crystal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business Start Up]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: Can you afford to hire a Virtual Assistant? The answer is: Can you afford not too? Many business owners, entrepreneurs and executives are usually blown away by the hourly rate of a Virtual Assistant. They sometimes decide that it is more cost effective to just hire an in-house assistant at a much lower rate. [...]]]></description>
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