Second Self Virtual Assistance

With the proliferation of businesses interacting online through blogs, social media and websites, it is important to keep an eye on your online reputation.  There is now a brand new tool for real time reputation management: Yext Rep.

Yext Rep is a free tool to manage all your online accounts in one central site.  You simply enter your social media and other online accounts, which then generates a feed.  This feed is updated every time there is activity on one of your online accounts.  For example, when someone writes something that mentions your name or company online, Yext Rep will find that post, send a notification to your Yext dashboard and give you a chance to respond to what is written in real time.  Google Alerts are a good tool to keep you up to date with what is happening when someone mentions the key phrase you set up.  I use Google Alerts for not only myself but my clients.  However, it can take a full day to get an alert and the alert will send you everything that uses your specific phrase in their posts.  When you have a name like “Second Self“, that means anything that mentions both “Second” and “Self” in the same post will be grouped together and sent to you.  That can be alot of unnecessary alerts. (more…)

As a virtual assistant, I am always on the lookout for the latest and greatest programs, gadgets, widgets, what-have-you that will not only make my business thrive but those of my clients as well.  I came across a fantastic program to create a gorgeous slideshow absolutely FREE and just knew I had to share it with my readers.

Are you looking for a way to create a professional presentation to share with other real estate professionals, clients or co-workers?  SlideShare may be just the thing for you.  Simply sign up for a free account and, within minutes, you are ready to go.  SlideShare is a cross between a video-sharing platform, like YouTube, and a social network, like Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.  Some of the things that SlideShare has to offer include:

1. The ability to embed your own website or blog into your slideshow.
2. Add audio to your SlideShare presentation.
3. Market your slideshow.
4. Share your slideshows publicly or privately.
5. Add your slideshows to your LinkedIn or Facebook profile with the click of a button.
6. Create and join groups with other people who share your interests.
7. Create events and invite other SlideShare users.
8. Create custom widgets to add to your blogs or websites.

SlideShare accepts many different forms of presentations and documents, including PowerPoint, Open Office, Apple Keynote, pdf, Word, Excel, and Apple iWork Pages.  You can upload an MP3 file to add audio to your own slideshow.  The maximum file size allowable for upload is 100MB.  So, that’s alot of information you can share easily.

SlideShare offers some great customizable widgets you can add to your blog or website.  The SlideShare Playlist allows you to add your uploads, your favorite SlideShare presentations or groups/events.  The Presentation Pack allows you to choose a feed from your tags, favorites, groups, events or your own uploaded presentations.  You can create your own minibadge to link your SlideShare profile to your blog or website.  And the Blog Sidebar Widget is a great way to add the feed of SlideShare presentations from your own uploads, your favorites, tags, groups or events.

If you want to create a professional presentation for free, SlideShare is the perfect program for you.  Visit their website and get started on your project today.

Pamela Cendejas, Real Estate Virtual Assistant – Second Self Virtual Assistance: When There Isn’t Enough of You to Go Around!

Since January is National Get Organized Month, I found a great way to get organized online with OfficeZilla.  OfficeZilla provides a private and secure online area for your company or organization to share files, calendars, forums, tasks, phone messages and more absolutely free.  The unlimited space allows for any sized files that you need to be shared amongst as many people as you choose to have access.  You can even assign people to “groups”.  Only the people assigned to the group you create can have access to the information in the group.  This information is not shared to any outside source anywhere else.  Also, you are in control of everything: what is seen by whom, giving permissions, etc.

Why should you use OfficeZilla?  With more and more people and businesses communicating via technology: email, faxes, phone, teleconferences, etc., it can be difficult keeping up with changes to important projects or information being passed around.  OfficeZilla provides a place to store all up-to-date information for any project, discussion, etc. and keep all involved parties “in the loop” at all times.

No matter how many members, no matter how large the size of the file, OfficeZilla is the perfect way to keep yourself, your staff and your company on track.  Get organized online with OfficeZilla today.

Pamela Cendejas, your Real Estate Virtual Assistant – Second Self Virtual Assistance: When There Isn’t Enough of You to Go Around!