April 2013
Tips In This Issue
Free Images: Worth the Risk?
#AdminSrvc for Tips
Grow Your Email List
Formatting Text in Excel
Business Event Spotlight

Linda D'Angelo 

Linda D'Angelo

 

Advanced Administrative Services provides a comprehensive set of business support services to help businesses achieve their goals when they don't have the time, expertise or staffing required to execute on-going or project support activities.  We are a small, dynamic team who brings years of experience to your organization. 

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Administrative Professional's Day 
Wednesday, April 24th 
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As a business owner you likely have support in achieving your success!  Take a moment to thank the individuals who help you succeed. 
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Let's get to the point.  Content in this issue may impact how you do things!  If you think you might be inadvertently using copyrighted images, watch Don Crowther's video on how to find pictures online and you may forever change the way you locate 'free' pictures. Just select the Read More in the Copyright article below to access the video.

We also introduce our new twitter stream #AdminSrvc, talk about the benefits of email marketing to your bottom line, and demo how to format text in excel.  

We hope you find these tips helpful to the success of your business.  Linda D'Angelo & the Advanced Administrative Services team. 
 
Free Images - Worth the Risk?

 

Copyright Have you ever had concerns about the photographs or pictures that you are using in your newsletters, articles or blogs? Sure, they look great... but are you using them legally?

 

  It's time that we, as business owners, take the initiative to talk about the 'elephant' in the room and educate ourselves on copyright laws as they pertain to using 'free' images from the web for commercial use.  We aren't legal experts, but we have taken the time to compile a few resources to help you understand the risk, implications and where you can go for free or low cost images.   

 

Avoid legal action and educate yourself today.  Read more.    

 
#AdminSrvc

 

Announcing our new Twitter Stream:  For on-going quick tips to help you manage your business and to get things done more efficiently, use Twitter's #Discover feature to search for #AdminSrvc or follow our Business Tips stream on Twubs

       

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Email Marketing | Social Media | Microsoft Office Products| Client Relations | Lead Generation | Productivity | Office Efficiencies 

 
Three Ways to Grow Your Email Marketing List

 

Email marketing is a wonderful way to build relationships, engage your audience and cross sell your services.  Here's three tips to grow your list.   

  1. Email Marketing Have a signup form on your Facebook page.
  2. Promote local charity events and let the event organizer know.  They will share it with advocates.
  3. Ask your current clients/customers to join your list while you are on the phone with them.  

See our prior blog on growing your email list at trade shows for more tips. 

 
Microsoft Office Tip: 
Formatting Text in Excel

 

Do you ever need to incorporate text into your Excel spreadsheet and wonder how to make the content look good?  Watch our 2 minute video for 5 Tips to Formatting Text in Excel. A great tool when you need to track comments in a call log, incorporate narratives to support financial information, or track issues in a spreadsheet.
 
Business Event Spotlight

 

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Duquesne University will be presenting their 15th Annual Entrepreneur's Growth Conference in just a few weeks.  Save the date and register now for access to a lot of great information to help you with your social media skills, networking skills, and to better manage your business.

Their motto:  Start.  Grow.  Prosper

Friday, May 10th at Duquesne University.  Drop me an email if you'll be attending.
 
Have a specific topic you would like covered in the future, contact us via our contact form or via any of our social media channels.

Wishing you a productive day,

 
Linda D'Angelo
Advanced Administrative Services, LLC