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Managing Your Virtual Assistant Clients While Working at Home With the Kids

Virtual assistants are on the rise.  This is an excellent profession for the work-at-home mother.  Here are some tips for managing your workload while the kids are home.

What is a virtual assistant?
A virtual assistant is someone who provides businesses with services that aid them in the daily running of the business.  They perform tasks like word processing, web design, corresponding with business clients, and database management.

Advantages and Disadvantages for Virtual Assistant Moms:
Managing this business from home has advantages and disadvantages.  For one, a mom can keep her kids under her watchful eye instead of in a daycare center.  The family saves money on the cost of a sitter.  She can also work in her pajamas until noon if she chooses.
Moms with home-based businesses can experience scheduling issues though.  Children, especially small ones, don’t understand that mom can’t play because she has to work on the computer.  Infants are even less forgiving.  When they need something, there will be no relief for mom until she satisfies them.

With virtual assisting clients, the needs are varied and sometimes urgent.  How can a mom work her business and take care of the kids?  Planning is of the utmost importance.  Patience is a must as well.

• If you have an infant, schedule phone calls and net meetings during nap times.  Babies sleep several hours a day.  Use that time wisely to get client deliverables finished and sent out.
• If you have a toddler who can walk and get into things, he or she will need to be in the office area with you.  Toddlers do not sleep for long periods of time, so phone calls can be handled then, but other work will have to be managed with them awake.  Setting up a play area in the corner of the office will keep your toddler occupied.
• Place a few of their favorite toys, a blanket, and a pillow in the play area.  A small television with a VCR for tapes of favorite shows gains their attention while you work on the computer.  When they get tired, they can lie down and take a nap.
• If you have more than one child, you may consider hiring a nanny once or twice a week.  On these days, schedule conference calls, onsite meetings for local businesses, and other activities for which you need undisturbed quiet.  Make the most of those days to lighten your load on the days when you are the caregiver for the kids.

Managing a virtual assisting business can be done with the kids at home.  Setting a schedule and sticking to it will help you remain sane when the kids want and need your attention.

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How To Add Audio To Your Site

Adding audio to your site will make your site more personable to your visitors.

Adding audio creates an interactive experience that will allow your visitors to see you as a real person. This can build trust; once trust is established your visitors are more likely to become customers.

An Easy way to Add Audio to Your Site:

Subscribing to Audio Acrobat (www.audioacrobat.com) is a very easy way to add audio to your site. For a small monthly, you can create audios and videos, and allow your visitors to listen to them live over the internet or download them to listen to at their convenience. They provide a free 30-day trial and complete training on using their system.

What’s Next?

Audio Acrobat will provide you with a special number that you can dial with your phone. You can create a recording of just yourself, or you can record a phone call if you are interviewing someone. Another option is to hook a microphone up to your computer and speak directly into it.

When you are finished with your recording, the service will generate a piece of HTML code that you can publish to your site. This will allow your visitors to listen to the audio or download the Mp3.

Increase Traffic through Podcasting

If you want to increase the traffic that comes to your site, you may want to try your hand at podcasting. Podcasting is a new phenomenon, and is somewhat similar to blogging. Rather than reading a blog, your listeners will listen to your voice via your podcast.
Your listeners do not need to have an iPod; podcasts can be downloaded to any Mp3 player, and your listeners can listen online, too.

Don’t Forget the Advantage of Rss Feeds

You can set up an RSS feed, so your listeners will always have access to your latest podcast. Audio Acrobat even includes iTunes integration, allowing your listeners to automatically download your podcasts into their iTunes.

Options: Free or Charge?

You can allow your visitors to listen to your audios for free or you may charge for them. If you are allowing people to listen to them for free, you may want to monetize them by having paid sponsors. This acts in much the same way your local radio stations present commercials. You can simply announce that the podcast is being sponsored by and read the ad that you and the sponsor agree upon.