Patty's Blog

Ceiling Fans, Hand Fans, Window Fans, Cooling Fans; I think fans are Fantastic!  But I'm really talking about a different kind of fan... a Facebook Fan!  Facebook Fan Pages are hot!   We need more fans for our Fan Page - AnotherME Virtual Assistants! On a mission to hit the magic number of 100 fa...

This week I had the opportunity to attend a class for real estate professionals on using LinkedIn and how to "data mine" for new business with this Social Networking site.  I was surprised to see that out of 25+ agents in the class, only 7 or 8 had set up a profile! The instructor was Richard Kir...

Sending a birthday card; is it Social Networking - IRL? (in real life) When was the last time you sent someone a real card in the mail?  Did you get any actual "Paper" cards on your last Birthday? Remembering someone's birthday is an easy, personal way to stay in touch with your past clients.  E...

My husband and I helped prepare and serve dinner at one of downtown Atlanta's homeless shelters.  It was a humbling experience.  There were 4 families residing there while trying to get back on their feet.  Behind the main building some of the residents and volunteers had built a small meditatio...

  I think it's so much easier to eat your "5 a Day" Veggies and Fruits during the summer!  Especially when you have your own Summer Garden! Butternut Squash CORN! Blurry Blueberries!  (oops!) Vine Ripening Tomatoes

If you take the time to create a flyer, then make it work for you.  How do you get a bigger bang for your buck (and your time) with a Listing Flyer?  Think outside the box, (the front lawn box) or the Kitchen counter display! Start by using these 6 quick marketing tricks! 1) First - Save it as a ...

"If we couldn't laugh, we would all go insane."  What a great line!  I heard a statistic the other day that surprised me. (maybe I'm an eternal optimist, but it surprised me)  Did you know that 87% of everything we are exposed to is negative?  Whoa... 87%! That's a lotta negative!  No wonder we f...

There has been much discussion about healthcare reform and the rising costs of healthcare, over the past few days and months.  And there's much to be reformed!  But before you get all riled up about the big Pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies and Medicare ... lmaybe we should take a mom...

  Wordless Wednesday First Signs of Spring in Georgia.  Taken at a friends house south of Atlanta a few weeks ago. First photo - Hellebore's... Second photo - Sedum... Third photo - multi-trunked Red Bud tree

A friend sent this to me and I coudn't resist sharing it.  I know some taxes are for good things like roads, schools, etc.  But this puts it in perspective... we pay lots of taxes!           Tax his land,     Tax his bed,     Tax the table     At which he's fed.     Tax his tractor,     Tax his m...