Eight Weeks ‘Till 2008…Yikes!

After a night of revelry with my family on my most favorite holiday of the year, November 1st is at hand and it’s 8 weeks until the new year!

Yikes! There is so much to do… Holiday cards, thank you gifts for the clients, get those reservations in for the office holiday party, gifts for family, book that last trip, need to categorize those last minute receipts…the list goes on.

Before the madness begins, let Remote Admin Services help lighten the load of those last minute end-of-year tasks.

What Is In A Business Card?

While I waited for my marketing and stationary materials to arrive via Vista Print, I read a terrific article on the do’s and don’ts of business card design via Entrepreneur. I am very thankful for the most part, that I managed to keep within the parameters of protocol. While I work on  RAS’ .v2 website, my Office Live site blends in very well with a business card template via Vista.

I seemingly dodged a bullet this time. 

I find that if you get on Vista’s email list, the barrage of daily promotions of 80% discount this, and free that get really annoying.  However, I found that there is enough overlap between the promotions that you can really get a deal and beat the system.  It takes a lot of time and patience.  One promotion might offer 250 free business cards, and another promotion offer 80% off…but that same 80% off email also offers 100 free postcards. Orderings too many item between muliple promotions might activate an item to go regular price, so check the cart regularly…and pick your battles. One item that might be setting off the others into charging may not be worth obtaining now.

In the end I purchased, no kidding, about $194 worth of items and just over $20 including shipping.  The bulk of the cost came from my need to print my services on the back of the business cards; which for a Virtual Assistant is critical as most businesses do not understand the concept of what exactly a VA does.

My business cards and miscellaneous marketing materials arrived yesterday.  I am very pleased with the result.