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I’ve got some conferences coming up that I’ll be going to and some travel with the kids this summer as well. I want to be prepared for anything that happens to come up. Awhile ago I had some nice business cards put together at Vista Print and I really loved the cards.

However, my main focus was being a VA at the time. That has sort of changed recently. I have been focusing more on PR, brand management, Twitter management, blogging, and diving into the world of affiliate marketing.

Like most changes this was brought about by a major change in our life. Back in November when my husband was ill and in the hospital I realized that I was depending a lot on the small trickle of affiliate marketing income I had coming in to keep me afloat because I wasn’t at my desk working on a daily basis.

It was a huge wake up call that I wanted, and needed a change in my business plan to continue on the path that I’m on. Until that moment I didn’t even realize that I wanted to do affiliate marketing. It had always just been a bit of a side interest that I looked at and dabbled around with.

Don’t get me wrong, I love being a Virtual Assistant! I love everything about it! I’ve met great clients and business contacts through being a VA and built lasting trustworthy relationships online. I love helping people manage their business and their websites. I love typing transcripts and creating reports that help people.

It’s always going to have a soft spot in my heart and I’m always going to be around to help people get started with their new online businesses and to grow the ones they have. It’s what you might call my passion.

Affiliate Marketing on the other hand is more of an obsession at the moment. I want to have that income trickling in on a regular basis and not have to think about it 24-7! With my husband and my son both scheduled for more surgery later this year, it’s the kind of piece of mind I want in my business right now. A change in the wind so to speak.

Over the past few months I’ve found myself on the other side of the outsourcing coin. I’ve been the one doing the outsourcing instead of the one getting the assignments. Fortunately, I’ve met so many wonderful contacts as a virtual assistant that I know exactly who to go when I need something! But, more about that later … back to the subject at hand, business cards!

I am considering having a new set of cards printed before I go hopping off on vacation and to conferences this year. But, I don’t know what to put on there. Obviously most of the information I used is fine as is. I could just remove the line that says Your Virtual Assistant … but then what would I put there? Does a business card really need a job description line on it?

I’m sure this will come up…. I’ve had a few people comment that I look angry all the time and I should change the picture. My husband actually chose that picture – it was his favorite pic of me from last year. Now that everyone says I look angry I’m considering changing that as well. The problem is people seem to say that about every picture of me -lol- I’m not angry, I promise! That’s actually practically smiling! You may now laugh at my “angry face” and then come back to give me your ideas!

What are your thoughts and ideas here? Any suggestions for my new cards?