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	<title>Social Media Virtual Assistant - Social Media Marketing Services &#187; Small Business Ideas</title>
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		<title>Selling a House with Social Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Mangen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business Ideas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Free or Inexpensive Ways to Use Social Media to Promote Real Estate
I&#8217;ve moved from Wisconsin to Florida and I have a very unique lakefront property on Lake Winnebago in Neenah, WI that I am trying to sell.
I know Social Media is effective and is far reaching. Therefore, I&#8217;m curious to see if Social Media can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hate Paypal Fees? Check out the alternative</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Mangen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bank account]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit card]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intuit payment network]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ugh, you want 3.1% of My Money?
If you are like me you hate giving up a percentage of your payments to Paypal. It&#8217;s almost like working for free when you see the cumulative effect of it. But I keep it and use it because it&#8217;s a convenience for my clients and I&#8217;d almost &#8211; mind [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aweber for Newsletters and Auto-Responders</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 16:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Mangen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[



Image via CrunchBase



E-Newsletters and Auto-Responders with Aweber
You have a great website, you blog (hopefully more regularly than I have been) and as a result you will have people who will want to receive notification of any specials or freebies you may offer. What is the best way to keep those people in the loop? With [...]]]></description>
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		<title>stickybits &#8211; tag your world™</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 18:03:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Mangen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business Ideas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

  Check out this website I found at stickybits.com
If you have an iPhone or Droid you may enjoy this new &#8220;fun and social way to attach digital content&#8221;.  
If you&#8217;ve used this before what did you like or dislike about it?

  Posted via web   from Your Virtual Assistant  

Related [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Easy To Implement Tips That Will Help You Gain Control Over Email</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Mangen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business Ideas]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[stress relief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[time management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you experiencing email and Social Media overload?
Can you relate to the woman in this picture?

(while this isn&#8217;t me I am sure I have often looked like this before when seeing a massive number of emails in my inbox)
While I&#8217;m sure that nearly every business person can relate -  however, I believe that the ones [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using Local Business Profiles to Promote Your Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Mangen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business Ideas]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[first page of google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free business promotion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insiderpages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Business Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[search engines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[serps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtual Assistant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yahoo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yelp]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Use Local Online Profiles to Promote Your Business
Even though as a Virtual Assistant I am not geographically limited to who I can assist with various virtual services that I offer it&#8217;s still beneficial to have profiles set up and most of them are free.
Benefits of Creating a Local Profile for Your Business

Local consumers can find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Proofing &amp; Editing Tips to Save Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Mangen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[editing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[formatting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Five Proofing and Editing Tips that Will Save You Time
As a Virtual Assistant I frequently edit and proof documents for my clients. These 5 tips will help you get the job done faster and more efficiently.
Proofing Tips for Greater Efficiency:

Proofing Tip 1: Proof/edit first and format last: often we want text to fit onto a [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Strictly Business Blog Talk Radio with The High Road: What is a Virtual Assistant and how do you know if you need one?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.thevirtualasst.com/strictly-business-blog-talk-radio-with-the-high-road-what-is-a-virtual-assistant-and-how-do-you-know-if-you-need-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Mangen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Shout-Outs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blog Talk Radio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Services]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your Virtual Assistant a guest on The High Road: Strictly Business Blog Talk Radio
Vernon Harleston was incredibly kind and invited me to be his guest last Sunday on his &#8220;Strictly Business Blog Talk Radio&#8221; show titled: &#8220;What is a Virtual Assistant and why do you need one?&#8221;
Thanks again, Vernon, for the opportunity to discuss with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How a Virtual Assistant can save you $2,044.08</title>
		<link>http://www.thevirtualasst.com/how-a-virtual-assistant-can-save-you-2044-08/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thevirtualasst.com/how-a-virtual-assistant-can-save-you-2044-08/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Mangen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bookkeeping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insurance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[                  ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>What is in your library?</title>
		<link>http://www.thevirtualasst.com/what-is-in-your-library/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thevirtualasst.com/what-is-in-your-library/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Mangen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[My Journey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Virtual Assistant]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What knowledge do you hold in your library?
Thanksgiving Day was my one year anniversary in business as a Virtual Assistant (my Year of #Tweetsgiving). As part of the reflection of my first year in business I realized that I have accumulated an immense amount of knowledge that has made me a better Virtual Assistant and [...]]]></description>
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