WordPress Tip – Publish At Later Time June 29, 2009
Posted by gsbusinessresources in WordPress.Tags: Social Media, WordPress
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If you use WordPress, you probably already know how to set up your posts to publish at a later time. It really is very easy, but it took a couple of tries for me to get it right. So, for anyone new to using WordPress, here is how to set up a later publish time.
When you are on the Add New Post screen, in the top of the right-hand column is the Publish box. It looks like this:
Publish Section
See where it says Publish immediately Edit? Click the Edit button, then you can set the date and time you want the post to publish.
Edit Publish Time
When you are finished, and have the date and time set, then you click the Schedule button in the lower right of the Publish box.
Sounds simple, right?
Well, it is! I missed the step about clicking the Schedule button, and my posts were just sitting in my list. Once I figured out this last step, my posts have appeared right on schedule.
So, for anyone new to WordPress who hasn’t tried to use this, or for anyone having trouble scheduling posting times, I hope this helps.
Good luck!!
GS Business Resources Is In The News June 24, 2009
Posted by gsbusinessresources in Biz Resources, GS Business Resources, Uncategorized.Tags: Biz Resources, Publicity
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I had a pleasant surprised last week when Dawn Rivers Baker, editor of the MicroEnterprise Journal contacted me requesting an interview.
After staring at the email for several minutes, wondering if she had lost her mind, I decided why not. I’ve read her blog for several months and have always enjoyed Dawn’s insightful, thoughtful, and sometimes sassy posts. I’ve also been following her on Twitter, and we’ve had a few pleasant exchanges about health insurance and the weather. If she thought my situation was worth talking about, who was I to argue!
The interview was a delightful way to spend a half hour of my day. The resulting post makes me sound very good indeed. Thanks Dawn, for a great opportunity! I look forward to chatting with you again, to let you know how my business is growing.
You can read the blog post here.
She also mentioned me, my business, and the interview in her weekly podcast which can be found here.
Take a look and listen, and post comments here and on Dawn’s blog.
If you came here via The MicroEnterprise Journal or its blog, welcome! If you didn’t, you need to go check it out!
Get Clients Now! – Update June 22, 2009
Posted by gsbusinessresources in Biz Resources, GS Business Resources.Tags: Biz Resources, Get Clients Now!
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The last couple of weeks working through the Get Clients Now! program have been…..well, interesting to say the least! Many things have been going well, but overall I am feeling quite frustrated. I’m not making progress through the program as I thought I would ( and could!). Even when I sit down and plan out my day, things seem to go off track rather quickly.
Part of the problem is I still have a full-time job which leaves only nights and weekends for working on my business. But if I work then, I end up without a day off. Not good at all!
So – some changes had to be made. The first change I made was one of my Success Ingredients – my web site. If you are reading this, you know I have a website/blog on WordPress, but I want to have my own site that I build myself. I bought the domain name in March, but still have to work out hosting, getting the site built, trouble-shooting, etc. Well, that isn’t going to happen during this 28 day period! I decided instead of trying to build a new site, I’d spend my time and energy on improving this one. So, I’ve added more links, I’m trying to post more ( and I finally figures out how to use the delay publish feature), and add more color and visuals to it. Not where I want it to be, but it will be a reachable goal and will move me in the right direction.
Once I made this decision, I could feel my body relax. That was when I knew I had made the right choice. Not only did I sleep better that night, I also found I began coming up with ideas for posts (including doing this series!).
Then I realized something else. One area I want to focus on for my virtual assistant business is social media, including blogs. Spending time working in WordPress is great experience for me, and will allow me to confidently offer this service to my clients.
In my next post, more changes and adjustment as I near the end of the 28 days.
Growing my VA business with Get Clients Now! June 10, 2009
Posted by gsbusinessresources in Biz Resources, GS Business Resources, Marketing, Virtual Assistant.Tags: Biz Resources, Clients, Get Clients Now!, Marketing, Networking, Virtual Assistant
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Get Clients Now!, by CJ Hayden, outlines a 28 day program designed to help you find clients for your service business. This post, however, is not a book or program review. It is a record of what I learn as I work through the program to see if the program will help me get clients now.
I started the program in mid-May, when a post appeared on the Virtual Assistant Forum about a reading group forming to go through the book and work the program. One thing the book notes is that it is better to work the program with a group, so you have support and encouragement. I don’t often participate in reading groups because I usually find I don’t have the time to keep up with the reading or work involved. But something told me this would be a great opportunity, so I signed on. One of the best decisions I’ve made this year!
To work the program you first choose which area you are stuck in. For me, as a new business, owner, I need to fill the pipeline with potential clients to contact and with referral sources. For more details on areas you may be stuck in, and on the ingredients to select to get you out, please see the web site where you can download the table of contents and a sample chapter.
So far, my group has had three weekly calls on Skype. (Not only have I been working the program, I’ve also had the chance to learn Skype!) I really look forward to these calls; they have been very supportive, informative, and a lot of fun! I have a feeling that we’ll continue to be a support group for each other after we finish the program.
For the first call, we read the first 3 chapters of the book, and completed the first half of the action plan. There was a lot of information there, but overall, it was easy to do. For our second call, we read the fourth chapter and finished the action plan. This is where it got more challenging. Trying to narrow down the areas we were going to focus on to help me reach my goal was hard – there were so many that I was either interested in or believed I needed to do to get my business off the ground. After much reflection, I selected the correct number and was ready to begin.
What do I think of the program so far? I like it! It is very straightforward, and can be adapted to focus on the area you are stuck in, and pick success ingredients that play to your strengths. I can see returning to the program as my business grows and I need to work another area.
And now we are actually working the program – I’ll talk about how it is going in the next post…..
