| When you started your wedding planning business, did | | | | great help to you on an "as needed" basis. Call schools |
| you think you would be spending all of your time | | | | and ask if they have computer or Internet groups, then |
| planning weddings? You probably did not realize the | | | | go down and tell them what you need. Be very |
| amount of time you need to spend learning how to | | | | specific so you get the help you want. |
| update your website, maintain your blog and properly | | | | 4) Take offline or online classes |
| setup your social networking sites. | | | | It is worth the investment in time and money to take a |
| Here are 6 suggestions for handling technology: | | | | class, either in local community colleges, adult education |
| 1) Hire a web team who can to do it all for you | | | | school, or online, through teleseminars and webinars, to |
| You can hire someone to create, design and maintain | | | | learn some basic skills. Even if you decide you will not |
| your website and blog and set up your social | | | | do any of the work yourself, you will at least know |
| networking sites. I have done this in the past however, I | | | | how much or little effort is involved and pay a fair |
| have found that it put me at the mercy of their time | | | | price for the work that you hire out. |
| and cost me a lot of money. You can hire a | | | | 5) Check search engines and video sites for answers |
| professional to do the initial design but if you are able | | | | to your problems |
| to do even a few updates yourself while you are | | | | If you need immediate help, put a question into Google, |
| running your wedding planning business, you will have | | | | Yahoo, Bing or other search engines or YouTube and |
| better control of your online presence. | | | | other video sites and you can usually find answers to |
| 2) Hire a Virtual Assistant (VA) | | | | your problems. The bonus with checking video sites is |
| As far as work on the Internet goes, you do not need | | | | that you will be able to see exactly what you need to |
| to have a person help you on-site. There are Virtual | | | | do. |
| Assistants who not only do administrative work but | | | | 6) Ask for help on Twitter |
| can also update websites, blogs and social networking | | | | This is good if you have a short, simple question. I have |
| sites with the information you give to them. Thoroughly | | | | seen people tweet questions and get fast assistance |
| interview anyone you hire to be sure they have the | | | | from people who are following them. |
| skills you are looking for and be clear about what you | | | | Do not let yourself get so frustrated that you do not |
| expect them to do and when you expect them to get | | | | keep up your Internet presence. Hire help when you |
| the work done. | | | | need it. Brides and grooms spend a lot of time looking |
| 3) Find a responsible student to help you | | | | for information online so your website, blog and social |
| A responsible teenager in high school or community | | | | networking sites must work well and have current |
| college who knows what they are doing may be of | | | | information. |