Author: Lisa Pretto

You totally know that I am a word girl. I have always loved to read and in my teenage years (so very very very long ago) I would keep notebooks of quotations, phrases, bits of stories that resonated with me. Now, thank goodness, I can just save them to Pinterest #forthewin Recently I cam across a quotation from Jay Z that I absolutely love and cannot get out of my mind For those of you who have spend a little time around here you know that I have a few solid go tos when it comes to running your Stampin’Up! business: Do less, Do better WIN: What’s Important Now You Already Know Find your tribe, love them hard You are not Stampin’Up!, You are your own unique take on Stampin’Up!   and the one that a lot of folks struggle with, “YOU are your brand”……let’s be honest though, I know you don’t like hearing ” buy less” either 😉   Don’t get hung up on the use of the word “man”, it just works in this instance and still applies to all of us. You are not a businessman You are a business, man.   YOU ARE IT YOU are your business. Your people follow you because of who YOU are and what YOU provide. It is not about Stampin’Up! And once you embrace the reality, the power, the...

I am sure you have your list of “4 letter words” that make you uncomfortable. ME? not so much, except for one…..and it is the ONE that can really hurt your business. B.U.S.Y. yep, busy!   We all know people who wear that “badge of busy” with a lot of pride. Somewhere we got super confused and started equating busy with succesful. If you have a lot to do that must mean you are working hard, getting stuff done, you are vital and important.   Truth? the LAST thing I want to be is busy. Busy does not mean productive, focused, joy filled, purpose-full, or happy Busy means stressed: too much to do and not enough time to do it   For me? I LOVE to work, but I refuse to be busy. And I am going to bet that I am not alone in that icky feeling about “BUSY”   When you are talking with your customers do you say, “oh my gosh, I’m just so busy!!”? And then wonder why they don’t want to sign up as a demonstrator?   When you talk with your team do you say, “oh my gosh, I’m so busy!!”? And then wonder why they don’t want to hold classes and events? Instead of having BUSY DAYS, try having FULL DAYS   “I had the most full morning, it was so fun!”...

Do you love technology? Are you an organized, detail focused person? Do you love helping other people? Would you like to earn an income while working from home? One of the topics I am bombarded with is “how do I find a great virtual assistant?” Quickly followed by “what exactly can they do for me?” There is a huge gap and a strong need for business demonstrators to receive the technical support necessary to build a thriving online business. From Pinterest to Blogging to Newsletters to Team Reports it is simply daunting to try and do it all yourself. A Virtual Assistant can work from 5-20 hours a week, for one or more people and help fill in or simply take over the behind the scenes technology of an online stampin’ business. The Virtual Assistant Training will give you all the tools you need to effectively and powerfully run a social media plan for any demonstrator, and even yourself. It seems daunting to list all the things we will cover but it includes: Newsletters, Automation, Paypal links Pinterest, Tailwind, Scheduling pins, optimizing pins, building effective boards Instagram, Planoly, Linktree, Ripl Facebook, content, groups, pages, VIPs, contests, giveaways, advertising, call to action, videos Tutorials, content, forms, PDF creations and more   You will be fully capable of running someone’s Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and Newsletter accounts, and yes, you can apply...