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Welcome to the June 1, 2008 edition of Virtual Assistant/Home Business Blog Carnival.

Terry Dean presents Quality Website Traffic posted at Integrity Business Blog by Terry Dean.

Webmaster_1 presents 5 Reasons Why Blogging Is Beneficial posted at The Entrepreneurs Online Magazine, saying, “An article on why blogging is beneficial to any internet business”

Jose DeJesus MD presents Defending Yourself Against Time Thieves posted at Physician Entrepreneur, saying, “Here are some ways to become more effective by avoiding things that steal or waste your time.”

Colleen M. Johnson presents Web Database Management Tools posted at cmjoffice.com Blog, saying, “Discover some information on web-based database options.”

John W. Furst presents Aweber – A Marketing Lesson And Smart Pricing posted at E-Biz Booster Blog, saying, “Are you freaking out? One of the popular Email Marketing Tools provider — AWeber — has new features and new prices. What’s in it for you?”

Jimson Lee presents Free or Cheap Help Desk Support Software posted at CRM Help Desk Software.com, saying, “A quick review of the 2 best free Open Source Help Desk Support Ticket software for your business.”

Cindy King presents How To Use Online Translation Tools posted at Cindy King, saying, “I think free online translation tools are great… for certain tasks. Never use them to write any sales content or sales materials. And think twice about relying on them for any other translations.”

John Crickett presents How To Start A Blogging Business posted at Business Opportunities And Ideas, saying, “A guide to starting a blogging business”

Terry Dean presents From a Sale to An Experience posted at Integrity Business Blog by Terry Dean.

Craig Andrews presents Small Steps for a lot of Traffic Generation posted at Craig S. Andrews.com.

Laurie presents Lawyers and Technological Change posted at Halo Secretarial Services.

Janet Barclay presents Business Lessons Are Everywhere posted at From the Desk of Janet Barclay.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of the Virtual Assistant/Home Business Blog Carnival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

Welcome to the May 25, 2008 edition of the Virtual Assistant/Home Business Blog Carnival.

Monique Terrell presents 15 Tips to making the Transition from Employee to Business Owner posted at Virtually Speaking.

Craig Andrews presents Proper Direct Email Marketing For An Internet Business (Don’t Kill Off Your Email List!) posted at Craig S. Andrews.com.

Anya Portnik presents Who cares about Web 2.0? Sales training & business development tips for the uninitiated posted at Gavin Ingham.

Terry Dean presents 7 Step Easy Writing System posted at Integrity Business Blog by Terry Dean.

Wendy Piersall presents Important Benefits from Working with a Virtual Assistant posted at Sparkplug CEO.

John Crickett presents How To Turn Your Home Business Idea Into A Home Business posted at Business Opportunities And Ideas, saying, “a guide to taking the step from home business idea to home business.”

Steve Faber presents - Free Blog Traffic - How to Get More Traffic to Your Blog posted at Home Based Business Success.

Woman Tribune presents I am Addicted to Entrecard posted at Woman Tribune.

Brianna Young presents Naming Your Virtual Assisting Business posted at Young Fox Consulting.

Raymond presents Nigerian 419 Scams and Spam Emails Are Funny But They Make Me Paranoid posted at Money Blue Book.

Yvone M. Kon presents Marketing - it is not all about YOU! posted at M.Y. Blog - M.arketing for Y.our business.

Janet Barclay presents The Status of Ezines posted at From the Desk of Janet Barclay.

Caroline Melberg presents Can A Home-Based Business Blog? posted at Small Business Mavericks.

Caroline Melberg presents Networking Groups Help You Grow Locally posted at Blue Chip Marketing Tips.

Mary H. Ruth presents Blogging and Branding Consider This… posted at Consider This ….

Cindy King presents Write A Better International Website posted at Cindy King, saying, “One of the the things you need to do when communicating with any prospects or clients is to think about what they want and need to hear from you. You need to look at your business offer, communication or message from their point of view.”

Rich Maltzman, PMP presents The Big Yellow Taxi of Project Management posted at Scope crêpe.

Vera Lang presents How To Insure A Home Business posted at Be Safe Insure.com, saying, “Insuring a home business is in no way less important than insuring a big corporation. However, there are many differences when you go to insure a home business and a corporate business. This article sets out the details you should know.”

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of the Virtual Assistant/Home Business Blog Carnival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

Welcome to the 2nd issue of the Virtual Assistant/Home Business Blog Carnival. Last week was a rousing success and this week is even better. There are 16 great posts below which I’m sure you’ll enjoy. Please feel free to spread the word!

• Terry Dean of Integrity Business Blog provides of list of 21 Free Software Resources.

• Cindy King provides a book review of Letting Go Of The Words - Writing Web Content That Works By Janice Redish.

• Kathleen Gage of Street Smarts Marketing & Promotions wonders Internet marketing is all about luck….or is it?.

• Anya of Gavin Ingham presents The Sales Apprentice 2008: Sales training & business development tips from the hit TV show, part VIII.

• Stefan Töpfer of THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG presents Small Business Lists – Start-Up on a Shoestring.

• Timothy Yordy of I’m Not A Rat talks about the Perseverance of the Enslaved.

• Liz at Nitro Marketing Blog asks Are Higher Gas Prices Driving People to Cheat on Their Partners?

• Colleen Johnson of CMJ Office presents Ten tips for blog writing.

• Heather Johnson gives 6 Steps to Keep Employee Complaints from Escalating.

• Janet Barclay presents Highlights from the 3rd Annual Online International Virtual Assistants Convention.

• Cindy King talks about Buying Logos For International Websites.

• Keiron of Full Time Blogger wonders A Virtual Assistant - Do I need one?. (See my response to his challenge here. Make sure you read the comments on both.)

• Amanda Moore (me) gives 4 Tips on Responding to RFPs.

• Edith of Edith Yeung.Com talks about Happy Hour Marketing

• Shari Sultana of Modern Marketing Support tells you to Hire a VA: Build More Time, Freedom and Money into Your Business.

• Monique Terrell of Virtually Speaking gives you 15 Tips to making the Transition from Employee to Business Owner.

If you would like to participate in future VA/HB Blog Carnivals, please feel free to submit your article using the following link: http://blogcarnival.com/bc/submit_4185.html. If your submission is not received in time for the current week’s carnival it will automatically be included in the next one - so submit whenever you would like.

Welcome to the first issue of the Virtual Assistant/Home Business Blog Carnival! We’ve had a great response for the first time and there are some wonderful articles linked below. This will be a weekly carnival. If you would like to participate, just keep an eye out for the weekly call for blog posts and submit your article. Now, on to the carnival! (note: all links below will open in a new window)

• Janet B of Organized Assistant provides some great free online tools that are quick and easy to use.

• Kathie of VA Directory provides a simple tip to help you work out who you paid money to when you forgot to write it down!

• MBB of Money Blue Book Personal Finance Blog tells you how to get a virtual business office for cheap or free.

• MBB of Money Blue Book Personal Finance Blog tells you how to obtain business credit for your small business.

• Laurie of Halo Secretarial Services discusses that solo entrepreneurs need to use an assistant to be successful.

• James Lee of Online Business Freedom presents a summary of The Journey of Entrepreneurship Event at USC.

• Fred Black of Fred Black: Internet Business Blog tells you If You Can’t Sell Crap-In-A-Box, You Ain’t Selling!.

• Richard McLaughlin of Oh, the Places You’ll Go gives you info on More Widget Building.

• Cindy King talks about The Phases Of Cultural Communication You Go Through To Increase International Sales.

Want to participate in upcoming carnivals? Submit your article here.