Wow! I don't know about you, but I am really ready for Old Man Winter to tuck his tail between his legs and scurry away into the sunset and leave us alone. Originally hailing from sunny California, I thought I'd gotten use to the cold winters of the mid-west, but this year has really been a doozy and is one of the coldest and snowiest winters I've seen in a long, long time. But February is almost over, and with March only a week or so away, we're starting to enter the home stretch and despite the fact that our last batch of snow still hasn't melted, I'm starting to believe Spring really could be just around the corner ... at least I'm hoping!

I love Spring; especially early Spring, when you can see the little green buds of the Crocus and Daffodils peaking up out of the ground. And if you look closely enough, you can see tiny green leaves popping out on the bare brown branches of the trees. Spring always reminds me of "new beginnings" and "fresh starts" ... and is always a very exciting time for me as I start thinking of all the possibilities it brings both personally and for my business. I've already started thinking about and implementing new things to infuse new life into my business. What about you? What exciting new possibilities do you see for your business on the horizon? Maybe you've thought about sending out a monthly ezine, or if you already have one, now might be the time to give it a fresh new look. Maybe it's time to get serious about that membership site you keep thinking about, but just haven't gotten around to setting up, or finally starting a blog. Whatever it is, give us a call ... we can help. 

Before I go, I want to share with you a great new tool I've found - Dropbox! It's a secure, online storage system that allows you to share files from computer to computer, with friends, family, clients, you name it ... just by dragging and dropping files into your dropbox. I guess I was a little slow catching on to this one because it was recommended to me several times before I actually broke down and tried it. No more struggling to send large files by email - I love it! You can even use it as a backup storage system. Just click here to try it out ...I really think you'll love it as much as I do. And you know what? It's free!

I hope you enjoy this issue of Speak Up and Make Money! Please let me know what you think, as well as what you like and/or dislike about the ezine. Do you have an event coming up that you'd like me to include in the next issue? Do you have a topic you'd like more information about? And don’t forget … for more great articles and information, visit my blog, Virtually This and That! at http://www.myfastype.com/Blog.

To your success!

 Terry

What Marketing Can Do For You
By Michele PW (Michele Pariza Wacek)

What Marketing Can Do For You (And No, the Answer Isn’t Everything)

While marketing is as close to a magic button we have (think the Staples Easy Button) to transforming your business, it’s still not an actual magic button.

So I thought I would clear up some misconceptions about marketing in this two-part series: What Marketing Can Do For You and What Marketing Can’t Do For You. We’ll start with the positive.

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In business since 1991, owner, Terry L. Green is a Certified Master Virtual Assistant with more than 30 years of combined administrative support experience in both the corporate world and as the owner of a successful Virtual Assistance practice. Originally an office-based secretarial and resume business serving local clients only in a small, rural village in Central Ohio, Fastype is now a multi-VA practice with a team of qualified associates specializing in supporting professional speakers, consultants, Internet marketers and coaches worldwide. Our clients span the globe from across the United States to as far away as New Zealand, Antigua, Singapore and now Sweden! For more information visit Terry's website at http://www.FastypeVAServices.com, and Terry's blog at http://www.virtuallythisandthat.com.