On Tuesday, September 9 at 4pm Eastern time, I will have a very special guest. I am just so proud and excited to have Kathie on my show. She will be waking up quite early to be on the show, Australia is 14 hours ahead of my time zone. Listen live if you can, come into the chat room, and take the chance to visit with Kathie in real time! If you can’t, then download and listen later.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/drsallywitt/2008/09/09/Dr-Sally-Witt-interviews-Kathie-Thomas
Well regarded and internationally known author, blogger, keynote speaker, Kathie Thomas. Kathie recently published “Worth More Than Rubies” and it has been very successful. Kathie is a strong business woman, and also shows her faith in all that she does. soho-life.com and many others!
I can’t even tell you about all the wonderful work that Kathie Thomas does. She is a whirlwind, and at the same time she is always thoughtful, calm, and in control of the situation. She is wise and gives great advice to people as they begin their journey in business networking as well.
Kathie’s Linked In profile is http://www.linkedin.com/in/kathiethomas.
Some information from her profile:
NOW AVAILABLE - new book “Worth More Than Rubies: The Value of a Work At Home Mum”
http://www.worth-more-than-rubies.com
I founded the Virtual Assistant industry in Australia. I wanted to work at home and be there for my 5 daughters but that changed when the Internet entered the business scene. Before I knew it I became mentor and motivator for women around the world who wanted to work at home. Today I manage a group of 230+ VAs in 16 countries (now in Brazil) and moderate two VA forums with 1,300+ virtual assistants.
What is a Virtual Assistant (VA)?
A self-employed professional business services operator providing any type of admin support service you require on a remote basis from their own office, using their own equipment and software. That means - we’re as close to you as your computer! It also means that people outsource their work to us.
What do I do?
I help connect clients with VAs, and VAs with clients. I write about the industry through articles and blogs and run an online coaching program for Virtual Assistants. I speak at conferences and seminars locally in Australia and internationally by webinars to encourage women worldwide that they too can return home to work and be there for their family. One of my favourite topics is the Proverbs 31 Woman - a Work at Home Mum.
“Whatever your passion is - that is your vision” - Mike Jeffs, Founder Australian Christian TV
See MSNBC Today Show Report on Virtual Assistants on our site!
http://www.vadirectory.net/secindex.htm
Kathie M. Thomas’s Specialties:
Associate Fellow, Australian Institute Office Professionals 1999 (AFAIOP)
Master Virtual Assistant 2001 (MVA)
Accredited Secretary Online 2001 (ASO)
Experienced support for public speakers, trainers and coaches.
Experienced blogger - own 11 blogs and contribute to others.
Blog (VA blog) listed in the Top 100 Aussie Bloggers at http://blogpond.wordpress.com/top-100-australian-blogs-index
I can be contacted direct via my website - please send an introduction with your invitation.
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Watch out for those domain scammers!
Posted on August 22nd, 2008 by Kathie Thomas at soho-life.com
Last week one of my clients contacted me as they’d been approached from a company in China who was ‘concerned that a domain’ similar to my client’s was going to be registered by another business. As soon as she asked me about it I had a feeling that it was most likely either spam or a scam. Sure enough, once she sent me a copy of the email I was positive it was a scam, however I encouraged her to seek advice from a govt dept here in Australia just to be sure.
Today I received three of these same emails - each for a different domain I own - and all along the same lines. My suspicions have been more than confirmed and just to take it further I decided to do some searches of my own online.
Below are links to just three sites warning of this scam and there are many more too.
How scammers trick you out of your domain name (1)
How scammers trick you out of your domain name (2)
Net in China domain spam
Domain scammers list
If in doubt, always best to seek advice (as my client had sought to do) and doing a search on Google or your otherwise favourite search engine is a good thing to do. I usually copy and paste a key phrase from the email and place it into the search engine to see if anything comes up. Sure enough, it did!
Kathie Thomas has her finger on the pulse, and I am glad to have her as a friend and online mentor!
Keep this information in mind as you see unusual offers and emails on any topic. If it feels funny, check it out!
Dr. Sally Witt
www.drsallywitt.com
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