Bizpro Ltd – Virtual Assistants

Need to know that weight in old money? This site is great for all kinds of conversions..  http://www.metric-conversions.org

Wondered what that spanish document said? http://translationbooth.com

Want to make sure you have the most competitive quote? http://www.beatthatquote.com

If you want to start recording your own audio books or record dictation, check out Audacity: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ It’s very easy to use and editing your audio is a cinch, a Great time saver!

Don’t know the answer to your Office question? An absolute must is www.officefrustration.com, it’s an experts forum packed with useful tips and ideas on how to get the most out of the Microsoft range of office applications.

www.businessballs.com – a wealth of business tools, templates and materials – all for free!

It’s only been a week or so, but I’ve already caught the twitterbug that is on everyone’s lips at the moment.

For those that don’t know, Twitter is the new (ish) craze in online social networking – you type in updates about what you are doing at any given moment through out the day or night. Just recently its taken the 4Networking world by storm, and for me, the twitterbulb has also just illuminated.

Through Twitter, I’ve made contact and been contacted (followed) by people I wouldn’t normally ever be able to get in touch with. I’m keeping up to date with Sir Richard Branson, (not that I can really believe it’s him!), a writer for the Guardian, lots of 4Networkers, and a few other Virtual Assistants. You can update it via web or phone, and you can link it to your facebook site too! There are so many add on applications that you can do almost anything with it.

Wildcat SEO & Kasumi’s SEO blog – well worth a read!

http://wildcatseo.co.uk/blog/

http://www.kasumiseo.co.uk/

Bizpro has literally been built on networking.

When the business was first started, I networked online using Ecademy, and within two months I started networking face to face with 4Networking, who at that point in time were a relatively fledgling business, having been founded just over a year before. Bizpro has never looked back. 4Networking has turned traditional networking on its head. Gone are the stiff collars and cufflinks of yesteryear, instead it’s been replaced with a whole new breed of networkers. It’s brought together business owners of the 21^st century who realise that building the business relationship first and foremost is the key to gaining new business. People deal with people. 4Networking has never been about rules; most small business owners started their own businesses to escape rules in some form or another. 4Networking works with as few rules as possible. No one is forced to attend the breakfast meetings, and with their ‘passport’ membership, you can visit as many meetings as you like, where ever you are in the country. In the 18 months since I’ve been a member, the number of groups has more than tripled and they are rapidly spreading across the UK.

I’ve been the group leader for the Swindon group for just under a year, before that I was group leader of Faringdon and Operations assistant at Cirencester. I really enjoy being involved and it has done wonders for my profile. Not only have I made some great contacts and new clients from 4Networking, I’ve also had great fun. With the help of their online forum, I’ve even won new clients that I’ve never even met! Now, when I am looking for a supplier, I will always look to 4Networking members first, as I too prefer to deal with people I have ‘met’ and got to know.

Of course, I have tried other networking groups, and will continue to do so. It’s surprisingly encouraged by 4networkings MD, Brad Burton. He knows that his product works, and it works well, and he has nothing to fear by the competition.

So why not check it out for yourself? www.4networking.biz If you do, don’t forget to say hello!