If you only implement one tip from the book, this is the one! One of the most important things you can do for your business is create back-up copies of everything. That means make copies of all of your files, settings and everything else you store on your computer to an external media, i.e., somewhere other than on your computer.
The purpose of this is to prevent loss of work, files, client data and e-mails. If your computer crashes -- which unfortunately is not an uncommon occurrence -- and you don’t have your information backed up externally, you are going to have one huge headache, lose a lot of money, and possibly have to rebuild your business from scratch.
Read this article outlining some options for creating backups of your data.
This post is expanded from Chapter 6: My Top 20 Secrets to Success in the book, VA Secrets Revealed! An Insider's Guide to Being a Successful Virtual Assistant. Grab a copy and follow along as I blog!
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