Haul Star Hot Shot Services

The last week I have started a new contract for a friend. I missed not having something to fill my time at night, and this contract is just what I needed!

Haul Star Hot Shot Services is a company based out of Edmonton with a 2nd location in Red Deer. They provide UPS like services to the Oil and Gas Industry.

We just finished the logo yesterday, and now are starting on the website. I have lots of plans for this company and how to make it as great as I know it can be!
Stay tuned for some progress!

The Reality of Today

Last night my friend Shaun and I were talking about the way we go about communicating with people.

He said that it is no longer normal to phone someone without a purpose or question to ask. We no longer phone one another just to visit.

This is extremely true. Now it is easier to catch up with peoples lives by checking their Facebook or Twitter account then it is to pick up a phone and call them.

This video I think really shows what the world is like now and how much it has changed over the years.

Time to Share #7

I know I missed last week, but with Farmfair going on, it just was not at the top of my mind.

This week I am again profiling a website that I enjoy. Except it has developed into so much more then just a website.

Live Auctions is a sale broadcasting system. It provides live sale coverage, and bidding to many of the sales across Canada and the US. It has also developed into broadcasting shows.

More recently, Brad and his team have come up with a magazine that supports the sales. It now is one of my favorite magazines to read. It is always full of great articles and amazing ads.
For $50 you can receive the magazine and also have unlimited access to all of the shows and sales. Definitely worth the price tag!

www.liveauctions.tv is the website, and I encourage you all to check it out.

Time to Share #6

Wow 6 weeks already! This week for Time to Share, we are going to give the blogs a break and go back to one of my favorite websites. Except this week it is actually 2 websites.

Grant Rolston and Browarny Photographics are two of my most visited websites. Both of these companies are the main livestock photographers in Canada, and now are reaching out into the US as well.

During the major shows their are daily updates of the events that are happening. Whether it is candids from the ring, or the champions winning, I love to see what is going on at the shows that I am not able to attend.

With the roll of cattle shows starting to happen I know I will be visiting these sites lots, and if you do happen to check them out, you might just see a familiar face or 2!

http://grantspix.com/
http://www.showchampions.com/

What is a VA?

This week my good friend Robyn and I were able to catch up at an Ag Elle event. In the midst of her telling me about all the amazing things she has on the go, she started to talk about VA's. I had no idea what a VA does, or what they even were until Robyn explained it all to me.

A VA stands for Virtual Assistant. It can be similar to a personal assistant, however, you rarely meet these people, and you work from your virtual office (usually your home) for them. Jobs can range from part time to full time, marketing to blogging, to data entry to financial services.

As I am just starting to pick up some contracts of my own now, I thought It would be a great opportunity for me to gain some work, while still pursuing my own company. I loaded a resume, and the next day had a job!

I am now working as a Marketing assistant to a lady in Ontario. I speak with her once daily, and email back and forth things that I am working on. So far I have done preliminary work on a website, wrote blogs, researched articles, and did some bookings for an up and coming country music artist.

So far the opportunity has been great, and I have even learned some things already. I will be sure to share my marketing blogs with you as they get posted!