Twitter Trivia Treats & Facebook Fan Freebies from Virtually Ready

June 15, 2009

Virtually Ready now offers Twitter Trivia Treats & Facebook Fan Freebies for our fans and followers!

From time to time, in addition to social web tips & updates, we’d like to offer special giveaways to provide a helping hand and support our fellow members in the business community, especially those of you who are just getting started or need a little boost for your social web presence.

Our first giveaway was via Twitter for a choice of one of the following:  Custom Twitter Background, Custom Squidoo Lens or Custom Facebook Page.  The winner was Keith Carson, owner of Carson Photography who chose a free Squidoo lens set-up from Virtually Ready.   Keith is now on his way to pushing more traffic to his website via his new Squidoo lens.  You can view, rate and participate on Keith’s Squidoo lens at www.squidoo.com/carsonphotography.  To connect with Keith on Twitter, Follow @kcarsonphoto

William Manning was first to correctly answer our latest Twitter Trivia Treat question and he won a custom Twitter background from Virtually Ready for his business, which will be making its debut soon on Twitter – Nice job, William!   To connect with William, Follow @wcmanning

For more treats & freebies in the future, be sure to Follow @virtuallyready on Twitter and Be A Fan of Virtually Ready on Facebook – then be sure to share with all your friends so they can benefit too!

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Virtually Ready – Professional Web Presence Solutions for Business
www.virtuallyready.com

Virtually Ready, Inc. is Top 100 Home-Based Business Contestant

June 10, 2009

Virtually Ready, Inc. is very excited to be a contestant in the StartupNation “Homebased 100 Competition”, celebrating America’s most outstanding home-based businesses and the people behind them.

We invite you to visit the link below and cast your daily vote for Virtually Ready.  The top 100 winners will be published in mid-November.

If we are chosen, we will receive priceless exposure in the media and be positioned to take your business, along with ours, to the next level.

Show your support for us by submitting your daily vote to: Vote for Virtually Ready

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Virtually Ready, Inc. offers professional web presence solutions specializing in the design and management of custom websites and social profiles for businesses and organizations.

How Does Your Web Presence Represent Your Business?

June 5, 2009

When new visitors arrive at an office or call on the phone, a Receptionist often makes the very first impression of the company they represent.  Are they too busy on the phone to greet you when you walk in the door or when you call or are you greeted with a pleasant smile and promptly attended to?

Today, first impressions are also portrayed by your company website and your social networking profiles.

When people visit your website or profile, they often make an immediate decision as to whether or not they want to further explore what you have to offer.  Creating an inviting, seamless branding experience for your web presence that reflects your logo, color scheme, and description of who you are and what you do plays an important role in the visitor experience and validating they are indeed at the right place.

If your business is already utilizing the social web or is planning to begin, you’ll want to be certain that your company is represented in the same way that you would want your Receptionist to represent you.  No reputable business should ever place a bad attitude or sloppy appearance on display at the forefront of their company’s visibility.  The same goes for customer service, client relations, and your online web presence  – it should be nothing less than superior.  Having an experienced professional social web expert at the helm can provide a much smoother, more confident experience for you when visitors are interacting with your brand on the social web.

If your web presence isn’t representing your business the way you would like, perhaps it’s time to incorporate a web strategy to accomplish that goal right away.
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Lisa Duhamel, Owner of Virtually Ready, Inc.
www.VirtuallyReady.com – Professional Web Presence Solutions for Business