http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Laurie+Dart Business Management Laurie Dart Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=136594&ca=Business+Management The saying, “nothing is for free” isn’t necessarily true especially when you’re talking about added value services you can offer your client. These are services you offer your clients in addition to your regular services. They can be standalone services or they can incorporate existing features of y... Writing Laurie Dart Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=129930&ca=Writing You’ve created the product. You’ve sharpened your skills. Now it’s time to get your message out. How will you do that? The most effective way is through your Web site. How do you generate sales or land clients from your Web site? By writing winning sales copy that’s how. You have only a few seconds... Writing Laurie Dart Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=128705&ca=Writing What? I know it can be confusing – figuring out when to use than instead of then. In fact, there are many confusing words in the English language. Some sound the same, but are spelled differently and mean different things. Some don’t sound the same, are spelled the same but mean something different.... Writing Laurie Dart Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=122657&ca=Writing Have you ever read something that made you stop and say to yourself, “what the heck does that mean?” I know I have and usually it’s because someone has destroyed an otherwise coherent sentence with a dangling participle or a misplaced modifier. The majority of small business owners rely on the writt... Business Laurie Dart Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=132682&ca=Business The theme of Dallas, Texas is “Live Large, Think Big” and that’s exactly what I did, along with many other VAs at this past year’s Virtual Assistant Conference. The socializing, networking, and nightly pajama parties assured me I made the right career choice and these people I had come to rely on “i... Writing Laurie Dart Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=125908&ca=Writing Now that you’ve decided on a topic for your writing, it’s time to do some research. Hopefully, you’ve chosen a topic that you know something about. It’s much easier to write about something you’re familiar with or passionate about than it is something you haven’t a clue about. The first thing you s... Business Laurie Dart Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=127939&ca=Business Writing and selling e-Books are a great way to generate passive income and establish yourself as an expert in your field. You may be thinking that you can’t write an e-Book for one reason or another or that the process of writing and selling is just too overwhelming. While it’s true it is a big unde... Writing Laurie Dart Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=124928&ca=Writing So you’re going to write an e-Book. Good for you! It’s a great way to generate passive income and to establish yourself as an expert in your field. Make sure you get to know your reader before you start writing. Find out what they need or what they want; the problems they face. The style of your wri... Writing Laurie Dart Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=143726&ca=Writing To is a homophone. I know what you’re thinking – a what? A homophone; if you watch Jeopardy you know homophones are words that sound alike but have different meanings and are spelled differently. How do you know when to use to versus two versus too? Well, it can be confusing, but there are a few way... Writing Laurie Dart Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=149797&ca=Writing If you want to draw people to your Web site, you’ve got to show some cleavage. What do I mean by that? Well, you want people to do a double-take when they get to your site. It should be pleasing to the eye and have copy with substance. You only have a few seconds to grab the attention of your reader...