A couple I love to use are addons for services. The incredible Xmarks service that I use for backing up bookmarks and sync between my desktop and laptop.

The second is the evernote addon for their service. Very nicely intergrates with firefox.

Again great list. Just wish more people left Internet Explorer and understood there was a very powerful and flexible browser they should be using. It’s not just a different browser, it really does make a difference to web browsing.

Best Regards

Healthy competition coupled with professional pride, helps us all to improve our offerings.

Those companies that choose not to engage with their competitors will soon find themselves with outdated business models.

Col not Comp rules and so does ‘Pay It Forward’ helping newbies in your wake also rocks :o)

Our ethos is “Collaboration not competition” and it is one we all hold dear. If only other members of the same industry thought the same, they would experience the same benefits that we have. Charlotte has given a great example above.

Let’s keep collaborating not competing and we will all grow our business(es) exponentially!

I could not run my business without the help and support of other VA’s. Its that help and support that helped me to achieve Runner Up in Oustanding VA of the Year this month at the VA Conference.

I collaborate with my competitors on a daily basis, we give each other help and advice, I have gained work in this way and I have also outsourced work this way. It works fantastically. To give you an example, I had an enquiry from somebody who required somebody to go to a hotel and take notes of an important meeting. Now this is not something I do, or have any intention of doing, but rather than saying no I can’t help you, I knew exactly who to recommend and I am pleased to say after a chat between her and the potential client they are now working together.

Collaboration is definatley the way forward.

However, it can be argued that by sharing the workload you reduce your share of the benefits.

Equally, by working together in a collaborative manner you become greater than the sum of the parts and then can go for projects that might otherwise be beyond you.

I believe hugely in working with other you have synergy with, to benefit from each others strengths. To not be afraid of losing an opportunity, but rather gaining more and sometimes what you gain, isn’t just profit today, but support and experience to aid you tomorrow.

Plus helping others can be so rewarding, even if there is no personal gain. Though if you are a helpful person, this can generate opportunity anyway, but sometimes just knowing you’ve help others is reward enough and many others do the same.

I started following you on twitter yesterday and am very glad I did.

Again very good article.

Best Regards

Well done to everyone who took up the challenge and am looking forward to the next Webinar on Facebook!

Karen

It was great to see so many people and to interact with them and the posts are just fantastic and fun.

Thanks again, here’s to two weeks time and the next topic.

Watch out Ustream, that’s all I’ll say, am looking forward to your next one, it will be great fun and no matter how experienced you are at something, you will always learn something new when joining in on Socially Sally.

Am off to bookmark all the loaves of bread now :) and I wonder what poor Google thinks of all us blogging about #loaf

Ta for all the tips, but especially that one!!!!

I’d also like to stress the importance of RECOMMENDATIONS. Start the ball rolling by writing some for other people. Genuine ones (needless to say!) and it might just trigger a recommendation from them in return.

I was always taught ‘Don’t give to receive’ but I think this is the exception to the rule don’t you?

Thank you for the great quality of your blog, each time i come here, i’m amazed.

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Keep on pumping out the news, we’ll keep reading!