Rachael Davila, Extra Hands! Virtual Assistance


Extra Handy Tips!
June 2010
Greetings!

"Your birthday is a special time to celebrate
 the gift of 'you' to the world."
-unknown

June is my birthday month! The first birthday I celebrated with my step-mom, Diana, she told me in her family they celebrated birthdays for the entire month.  Now that was a tradition I could get on board with! 

June is not only the month I was born, but also the month I birthed my son, 11 years ago, and my business, 5 years ago.  I have much to celebrate!

I have spent the last year looking inward for the gift I bring to the world.  Each of us is unique and brings a specialness to those around us.  I have found that I love being a Virtual Assistant, a trainer, and a mentor. 

While I am actively pursuing what I love to do, I realize that that is my "gift of me" for the world.  I am good at what I do and it makes me feel great to know that my students and buddies learn so much from me.

While we celebrate birthdays as the day we are born, I truly feel that we can be born over and over again throughout our lives. I feel like this year is a year of re-birth for my professional life.

What birth can you celebrate this month?

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Constant Contact
Use Constant Contact to build client appreciation!

You can use your Constant Contact account to send more than just newsletters and promotions! Show your clients that you appreciate him/her for being a client.

Tip: Choose a card template for birthdays, anniversaries, or holidays.

You can create lists by month to send birthday e-cards, remember a client on the anniversary of his/her month with you or first purchase, or send a special holiday message.  All cards can be customized to fit any special occasion.

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Send Out Cards
How do you organize your cards now?
Do you buy greeting cards with intentions of sending them out, but lose track of them before you can? Do you find them but can't seem to send them out on-time?

Well, here is how I stay organized using Send Out Cards.
  1. Get a calendar to track who you need to send a card to each month.  Personally, I use a permanent birthday calendar, like this one, that Diana gave me. It has a page for each month with the dates in a list.  I am able to track birthdays and  anniversaries by month.
  2. Create a spreadsheet with your contact's first name, last name, address(including City, State, and Zip Code), and birthday/anniversary.
  3. Rather than going out to buy cards each month, I log onto my Send Out Cards account and either pick a card or create a campaign for that month's birthdays.  I have a general birthday card, a kid-girl card and a kid-boy card ready to go.  
  4. Upload your contact list to your Contact Manager.
  5. I do a search for the upcoming birthday month and compare the list to my calendar.  Then I think about any other special events or appreciation cards I want to send.
  6. I pick a day, usually a week before the first of the month to create and schedule all my special cards for the following month.  Send Out Cards will send my card immediately, on the contact's birthday or on a specific date of my choosing.
This usually takes me less than 10 minutes each month and all the people I want to acknowledge are in the queue.

Tip: Once you are organized and your contact's information is in your account, you won't have to add it in again.

Honor the Fathers in your life and send them a Father's Day card!  We usually remember our own fathers or husbands, but what about your brother or brother-in-law who is a father, a special uncle or cousin.  They will be touched that you remembered them as well!

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Promotional Products
KEEP YOUR MESSAGE HANDY!

We're heading into summer.  June is one of the biggest wedding months.  People will be heading to the polls to vote.  Families will be cheering for their favorite summer sports.  Hand Fans offer a great opportunity to get your information in front of a captive audience.

Tip: Hand Fans show support while keeping you cool. Get yours today with political, sport, even wedding themes, all colors & shapes!

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As a Virtual Assistant, I work with these programs and products for my clients and I'm available for help or hire.  You can Email Me or call me at 619-850-6261.
 
Warmly,
Rachael Davila
 
Rachael Davila
Owner, Virtual Assistant
Extra Hands!
www.RachaelDavila.com
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