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The Day Matt was born – 33 years ago

December 5, 2020 By Anita M. Hicks

My mom & Matt (age 3)

Well, it’s December 5th, 2020, and I sit here in the middle of the night – wide awake. Why can’t I sleep tonight? It’s because my mind is flooded with memories of my son, Matt – who I gave birth to 33 years ago today. My first child and son went to heaven this year on April 13th so this is a first for me – this day without him here on earth.

His birth in 1987 was one that I awaited with baited breath – literally. From 8 weeks into the pregnancy, I knew there were problems, and so I searched out a wonderful doctor and went on short term medical leave to lay in bed for the duration of my pregnancy. On December 5th Matt was only 4 weeks early and as the doctor said, that was a good thing. The team of doctors met me at the elevator and within a short time, after our emergency C-section,  Matt was here! He was born at 8:32 pm at night, 4.9 lbs! He was just so tiny. It took us both 10 days in the hospital before we could go home. When we left, he weighed all of 5 lbs! The first year was tough but, my son made it!

I truly believe, even still, that I chose the right name, as Matthew means “Gift from God”. To me, then and now, he was my gift from God.

He always had a big smile and especially on this day! His life was filled with ups and downs but he loved his birthday! Last year, I could not get up to Baltimore from OC to see him, but we Facebook messaged, I sent him a Panera gift card and then, just about a month before he went to heaven, I got a notice that he activated and used it.

That makes me feel good to know that he enjoyed a little Panera Bread.

For me, there are times when I have such regret as in the last month of Matt’s life he reached out several times and I did not call or communicate back. I had my reasons then, but now I just wish I’d made that phone call to him. I’d give everything I have to hear his voice one more time on the phone now.

Tonight it is pouring rain – that reminds me of Matt as he really disliked rain. He’d say, I’d rather it snow. Right now, tonight, I feel like the rain drops are my tears pouring down my face that I cannot control. I miss him so much and some days are much harder than others – like this one.

On December 5th, 1999, my mom, and Matt’s Grandma Freda went to heaven. I told Matt she chose his birthday so that he’d always remember how much she loved him. I feel the sense of the two of them together now – smiling down on me. It was an ongoing joke with Matt & I (yet, I think we both believed it) as every year he’d talk about how Grandma Freda was going to make it snow on his birthday so that he could get out of school. This happened many times! But, then as adult in his first year in the Air Force in Texas, it snowed on his birthday! It had not snowed there in over 20 years, but for Matt – snow!

Matt & Ty

Matt & Danny at BNI

This is also Matt’s very best friend’s birthday, Ty. Although Ty is a year older than Matt – they both shared this same day. It was always something Matt cherished – spending this day together with Ty.

And, this is why I am not sleeping and thought perhaps, by putting it into words in this blog, it would help. Happy Happy 1st Heavenly Birthday, Matty!

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My son, Matt

October 12, 2020 By Anita M. Hicks

matt and momTomorrow, October 13th, 2020, will mark 6 months since my son, Matt left this world.

Matt was with me for 32 years and for a bunch of years he worked with my husband and I in Virtual Assistance by Anita and represented our company in BNI.

Since April 13th, I’ve been asked by many, how are you doing? And, so I thought I might write this blog to explain some of how I’m doing.

I miss him. First it was my birthday, May 3rd. I missed his call, Facebook Post and messages. The very next weekend was Mother’s Day… that was tough. I didn’t know what pain was before this; really. Then I thought I might be good until December, but football was one of Matt’s passions, so when football began again, once more I missed him as a part of my life.

Matt has shown me and sent me messages through people to let me know that he is ok; in fact the words come back to me over and over ‘I’m more than ok, momma’. I believe in my faith that he is in a place without pain, or loss or sadness. But, it is still difficult to walk through each day knowing that my oldest son, with that big smile and sparkling blue eyes, like his momma’s eyes, is not here. I can not talk to him; although honestly some days I still do talk to him. I just start talking to the empty room; my husband is somewhat concerned, but you know, this is new for us both; never navigated these waters before… losing our son was not in the plan.

This always makes me think about the circle of life and then, the Lion King movie. Matt loved this movie and used to sing the song as a child often; I can hear his voice now, the Circle of life… There have been moments of anger. Questions like “Why is it that I’m 57 & still here … what happened to your children outlive you?”  But, I don’t get to choose; no more than Matt did. We all believe in our family that God is with us and he directs our lives. In the very first day after Matt ascended to heaven, a friend said, “Anita, God had a special job for Matt to do in heaven; he needed him now.”

Yup, I get that too. So, when the tears come, the emptiness and the “I miss my son” – I have a few new outlets. First, I thought I’d do this 6 month blog. And, I’m creating a scrapbook. It contains pictures of Matt, but more special to me and I know they would be to him, the scrapbook contains cards from friends. We have received so many! Almost everyone wrote a personal messages with lots of comforting words, memories with Matt and support. The cards are each unique and beautiful It’s therapeutic for me to do a few pages at a time when I am really missing him.

Thanks to COVID, we’ve not been able to put together a celebration of Matthew’s life ceremony. Just like thanks to the world we live in now, we could not transfer his body to the funeral home for a week and ONLY immediate family could do the viewing and say good bye. I had to lobby, email, call and fill out forms just for this. In the end, the funeral home was so special to us; they allowed Matt’s best friend for over 20 years to also be with us. That was a good moment as Ty is like a son to me.

6 months. It feels like it was yesterday sometimes, and then the next moment, like this one, it feels like a million years since I’ve hugged him, heard his sweet voice say “Momma” like only he could do, or look at his blue eyes light up. Friends and family say I’m strong, but it’s the friends and family around me that keep me going forward. It’s also the knowledge that Matt would want me to enjoy this life as we’ve learned… it is so so much shorter than we realize.

If there is a lesson to be learned and Matt and I believed learning is life; that would be it; Live your Life – don’t put off that special call, email, text, and do what you really want with your life with the people you really want to be surrounded by – as it’s shorter than we think.

My deepest heartfelt thanks to all of you for your love, kind words, support, cards, texts, emails as you are light in my life over the past 6 months.

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Using “Facebook as Page” Can Be Helpful!

July 19, 2011 By Anita M. Hicks

Recently Facebook added a new feature to Facebook Pages which can be very helpful if you are the Owner or Admin of a Page you are using for business!

The Facebook Pages now show down the right side a place where it says “Use Facebook as…” and the name of your Page.  When you click on this you essentially become the Page.  To go back to your personal name/profile, just click on Account (upper right) and click where it says “Use Facebook as” and your name.

When you become the Page, you can see the recent people who have “Liked” your page or as it used be called, have become fans.  This is useful as sometimes I see the numbers going up and am not sure who was last! 🙂 And you can see notifications of comments, likes etc for your Page.  This is nice.

But what really motivated me to write about this new added feature to Facebook Pages is – Now since you are the Page, if you go visit another Page, you can comment as your business Page.  So my Page, Virtual Assistance by Anita, can then go out to another page, let’s say Village Connector and comment as the page.  You can say thank you or give some positive input.  When you post, it will leave the link to your Page.  This could be very helpful for businesses trying to establish or build relationships!

Take Action! Try it out today and let me know what you think! I love comments!  Find me on Facebook at – Virtual Assistance by Anita!

Sending out wishes to all for a smooth flight in life and social media – from my dragonflies

Filed Under: Facebook, Relationships, Social Media, social networking, Uncategorized

Are You Advertising Your Social Media for Business?

April 26, 2011 By Anita M. Hicks

facebookWe all have a similar goal when we use social media marketing for business – we want to connect with our potential customers and current customers.

Are you completely advertising your social media campaigns?

twitterDo you have social media icons (buttons)  for your Facebook page, Twitter, Linked In or You Tube at your website?  What about as a part of your email signature?

youtubeHave you had fliers printed or business cards lately?  Do you have the url for any of your social media on them?  Even if you have one of them with a familiar icon – you can direct them to the other social media sites by posting links cross referencing your accounts.

What about that?  Do you post content on your Facebook Page for business asking folks to follow you at Twitter and vice versus?

linkedinAre you advertising to your new clients?  When you send them a welcome email or call, ask them to join you on Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, etc.

Remember to have a comprehensive marketing plan for your business.  Have a beautiful day!

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Are you having Difficulty Seeing the small Font?

January 23, 2011 By Anita M. Hicks

Well, if you are reading this and you are having troubles seeing the font, I have a hint for you!  It is a very neat trick taught to me over a year ago now by a special friend from Georgia.  You hold down your “CTRL” (Control) Key and at the same time scroll UP.  This will enlarge your font.  To reset it to standard settings just hold down ‘CTRL’ and the “0′ (zero).

The same thing can be accomplished by changing your resolution settings or the font that is standard for your Internet Browser or computer.  But, I like this little trick.

Quite a few folks have said this has helped them when I’ve posted it at Facebook and other social media sites so I thought I’d send out a blog about it.

Sending ‘warm wishes’ to all!

Make sure whatever you do, you soar to the highest heights at it! u18889761

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Virtual Assistance by Anita is One Year Old!

December 26, 2010 By Anita M. Hicks

dragonfly - mooonYes, It’s true. My business, Virtual Assistance by Anita will celebrate a one year anniversary on 12-31-2010. One year ago on New Year’s Eve, I launched my website. It was the first week of January 2010 that I received my business cards!

I cannot type one document in the past month where I add the date without thinking about it. Last year at this time I was creating my website; I was learning Word Press, and I was still wondering if this ‘new’ business was going to work.  Were clients really going to come?  Was I really going to be able to provide the services that I envisioned.  During this time, many other Virtual Assistants (VAs), friends, and business associates were helping me.  In one year, I have realized success by having many new, wonderful clients, but also I realized strength within me I never realized I possessed.

When you factor in that one year ago, I was still learning to be a virtual assistant and most of my income was being derived from my cleaning business. One year ago, I was still struggling with the major health issues in my life. But, in May, 2010, I began to have enough clients and income to close the cleaning business which I totally disliked. My cleaning clients were angels of people, but the work was so physically hard and wrecking my health so badly, that in the end I totally hated getting out of bed on the days I had to clean. Now, my health is 100% improved. I have even begun to rebuild my immune system and gain a few pounds. 🙂

Wow – that is quite a lot for one year. You wonder why I keeping thinking about it at every turn; with every new client. I sure didn’t get here by myself – granted there was a bunch of hard work; long hours and heart that I’ve put into this business, but I have loved every moment. BUT, I would never have made it to this place without my helpers – my Earth Angels – the Givers in my life.  I read,  The Go-Giver, an inspirational and wonderful book, by Bob Burg and John David Mann,  just a little over one year ago.

I would be typing for hours if I listed every person here that has been a giver in my life and my business this past year, so if I missed you – I appreciate you and know that you were a part of my journey!  It truly has been an amazing journey as if I made a list of the many people who have helped me in one way or another in the past year, I KNOW the list would be over 100, maybe even 200 people… possibly more.

The beginning was because of that one person who just loves you; gives you that extra encouragement and a ‘gentle’ push. That person for me was Kim Wesley. She reached out to me and gave me the idea. A business of my own and a new career seemed mighty scary to me. But, Kim is the kind of friend that never gives up on you. She spent about a month last August talking to me on email about it. Kim then created a subcontractor position for me with her company, TKM Virtual Services. She helped, taught and mentored me. When December rolled around, she decided it was time for this dragonfly to fly on her own. With love, and firm determination, she gave me that final push. Kim is that one person in my life who believed in me and encouraged me. Weeks can go by and Kim and I may not talk, but I know she always there for me. She is truly the sister God didn’t give me and I am thankful every day.

Kim introduced me to Glenn Garnes. Glenn is the kind of person who always has a positive attitude! He helped me, mentored me, taught me and was one of my first clients. Glenn is the founder of The Village Connector Community News. This online newspaper only publishes the good news – no crime, politics or controversial subjects. Glenn has been instrumental in the past year of my success in this business.  Many of the clients who I am now so thrilled to work with each day are because Glenn referred them to me.  He has many special gifts and I appreciate all of them that he has shared with me.

Then there were so many people who I’ve met online. Through Twitter and Facebook, we have connected and although I never have met them in ‘person’, they are my friends. A few of these special people were Michelle Mangen of Your Virtual Assistant. Michelle taught me many things about how to be a VA. She also taught me how caring people can be. One Sunday last December when my website crashed and I was ‘freaking out’, she called me calmly, and restored Word Press, like Magic! Michelle even outsourced VA work to me in my early days as a VA last year. Another example of a ‘Giver’ in my life.

Another instrumental person in my business life this year is my friend Deneen Wilson of The Typing Bug. She gave me a month of free mentoring. Her knowledge, caring and friendship are worth more to me than all the gold in the world. Deneen has a very special place in my heart as she is always there for me.  If I sent her an email anytime, she’s there to help!

In talking about my ‘online’ friends, I must mention Marie Riddle Walker as she is the “Twitter” lady! Marie and her beautiful family live in California – all the way across the country from me, but I feel as if we are neighbors. Social media can be a wonderful place to make ‘friends’ and I have been very blessed to have some special folks reach out to me. Thanks to all of you!!!

Last January I joined a Mastermind Group facilitated by Mia & Ernest Reed. This group of folks have supported, helped and cared for me this past year. There were times they gave me the ‘courage’ I needed to take the next step of growth! Many thanks to them all for their support.  A huge hug to both Mia and Ernest as they are some of my wonderful clients and a part of my heart and family now.

The list could go on and on of all the many wonderful clients, friends and people who have touched my life and business this year, but — The point is – I have been truly given the gift of a community of love and support. As I celebrate one year as a business, I give thanks for all of you – those mentioned here and the many, many more who I have not mentioned, also!

Before I close, I must say that my Family has truly given me the wind beneath my wings to soar as a dragonfly.  My daughter, Hannah has filed for me, made labels and sometimes she knows those little tricks of Facebook that only a 12 year old knows. 🙂  My sons have been supportive in many ways, but especially as they’ve cooked and cleaned for themselves much more than ever before in their lives.  My husband, Danny, has been truly a gift to me all year; encouraging me, reading and learning more about HTML code than he ever knew before and being my partner in business!

As each of you celebrate a Happy New Year on 12-31-2010,  I will also be celebrating my one year anniversary, thanks to a ‘village’ of people! Many Hugs to all! 🙂

Filed Under: Relationships, Social Media, social networking, Uncategorized, Virtual Assistants

Tag – You’re It!

June 12, 2010 By Anita M. Hicks

Lately quite a few folks ask me about how to ‘Tag some one in a post or a photo’ at Facebook”.  Tag – You’re it!

Here are a few tips for how and when you might want to do this.

This is a pretty recent feature that Facebook has added. To Tag someone’s personal profile or their fan page at Facebook – Just follow these few steps:

To Tag someone or a fan page in a post –

  1. Type in @ + the name of the person or the name of the fan page (@ is the shift + number 2)
  2. This will bring up your list of friends or fan pages
  3. Choose the appropriate one from the list
  4. Now in the post you should see that this is a ‘clickable link’ or hyperlink to the person’s profile or the fan page
  5. This allows your friends to easily be able to locate this person or fan page
  6. In addition when you share your post, it will appear on that person’s profile (wall) or on their fan page

A very good use of this is if you want to thank them for something they have done for you.  For example you could post – “Thank you to @ + the name of someone and say thanks for helping me today.  This tells all of your network of folks that you appreciate this person.

To Tag a picture:

  1. Just click on the button below the picture that says “Tag someone in picture”
  2. Or click on the photo in the album
  3. Begin typing their name and it will bring up your list again
  4. This time check off the box next to the person’s name

I hope this little tidbit of information has helped some of you that have been asking! 

TAG – You’re it! 🙂

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Hope

June 5, 2010 By Anita M. Hicks

How much hope do you have in you life?

Most of us just feel like this is a word. Something that we use in sentences like “I hope that it doesn’t rain or I hope that I can achieve my goals in business.” But, do you really have hopes?  Moms will often say they hope that they will dance at their daughter’s wedding.

I said for the past 7 years that I would only be at my daughter’s wedding in spirit. She knew that I had little hope of seeing my now 12 year old daughter to her wedding day. She knew that mom did not have hope that her body would make it that far. However, I’ve had plenty of hope that God would give me all that I needed to be there in spirit. Quite often over the past 7 years, I would say to my husband or my best friend, “Please, be there for Hannah.”

Now, I have HOPE. The hope that I will dance at my daughter’s wedding.

My issues have been all about decaying teeth, which in turn infected my gums and then went into my blood stream. After many years of being a stay at home mom with no insurance, I had accepted my situation.  There was no way to financially repair the situation after all the 20 years that it took to get this far along.  And, After all, it was a sacrifice well made to be with my children, as they took their first steps, or went to the first day of school, or just walked in the door and yelled mom – and I was there.  It was a blessing to have that opportunity with my children.

Most folks don’t realize that decaying teeth, means infection, bacteria that creates not only a situation in your mouth, but also in your body This can have long term negative effects on your health.  Then there is the not eating.   How are you to eat fresh fruits, vegetables or even proteins, with very little teeth or ones that cause you extreme pain. It is a vicious circle. One that I have experienced firsthand.

If you are in need of dental work and you allow it to continue on without professional assistance, it will infect your entire body, take over your life and leave you in a place where there is no reason to hope.

I have HOPE now though. This year through the love of one of my best friends in this world, and many others caring and generosity, I have been given an incredible gift of Mother’s Self Care. My surgeries are completed and all the infection is gone. Soon I will have an extreme smile makeover.

But, more than that I have been given a healthier future. A chance to eat healthy foods again, gain weight, be less tired and less prone to sickness. To me though, the most incredible gift is that I have learned balance. I am learning to take care of myself and take care of my family, my volunteer work as a Girl Scout leader and my business.

Above all of that is the amazing and caring gift of HOPE. I have hope that I will dance at my daughter’s wedding, I may be able to live at the beach and volunteer for my beloved Girl Scouting program for many more years. There is HOPE that I have a future.  Lately many friends, who are like Angels on Earth to me, have given me hope that my new VA business will succeed, also.

Many thanks to Kim Wesley and all of my many Mother’s Self Care sponsors and friends that have helped me.
I am almost at the end of the process and now I will be able to smile on the outside with what I feel on the inside very soon.   My heart is filled with much gratitude.

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Goals can be achieved…Dreams do come true!

May 5, 2010 By Anita M. Hicks

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Happy May! I love May as this past week was my birthday, it’s warm and sunny and lots of good stuff seems to be happening to me always in the month of May.  I have to say that this week has brought a few exciting events to  my life and I just had to take a moment to share with all.  I have not blogged in a while and thought my wonderful network of friends might want an update.

My ‘Goal’ was set last fall as a result of being in a business that made me want to stay in bed every day.  My clients were wonderful people, but the work I was doing made me feel sad, lost and as if my life was not heading in the right direction.  This is where Kim Wesley entered my life with much support, help, encouragement and guidance.  Kim is a special friend and truly like a sister to me.  She introduced me to the career of being a Virtual Assistant.  Through her mentoring and connections, I joined social media networks.  She connected my life with people that have truly transformed my life.  Together by the end of 2009, we had come to the realization that the goal was to exit the old, ‘yucky’ business as soon as I could obtain enough clients.

It is my extreme joy and excitement to announce that – Goals can be achieved and Dreams do come true – because this week I gave notice to my old, yucky business.  I am now a full time, 100% Virtual Assistant!  Woo Hoo! I love being a VA!  It is one of the most exciting, wonderful and awesome decisions that I ever made (with great encouragement from my friends and family).

This year of 2010 has given me so many wonderful blessings, so many new friends and opportunities that are beyond any goal or dream I could have ever imagined by myself.  It would fill a book to name each of the friends that have helped me, guided me and surrounded me with a community of love and support.  It is my great pleasure to call some of these folks my clients, also!  Hmmm… A book is not a bad idea.  Maybe a future goal.  It could be entitled “Every connection really does count”  because that is how I feel.  My life has transformed because the people that I have connected with have helped me, with no thought of what they were going to get in return.

My life is already filled with all of these opportunities, but in addition, I have been given an incredible gift this year,   Mother’s Self Care – See Kim’s blog for more details – but the short version is that I was given a new extreme smile makeover.  This week my new smile will arrive and by next week I will be experiencing a new me that I could never envision before.  My new network of friends are teaching me to dream big dreams!   It has given so much new hope to my life.  Again, I could write a book to thank all the numerous people who I would love to thank over and over for this incredible, amazing gift, but maybe later with the book.  Back to work for me, now.  Thanks for tuning in for my dragonfly’s recent adventures 🙂

Since I shared – why don’t you – What exciting, wonderful opportunities are happening in your life?

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Virtual Assistant travels on new adventure

January 1, 2010 By Anita M. Hicks

Travel has always been something that I said I would do when I was older and the children were raised, but here I am journeying on a new adventure.  Snowy road This travel is as a Virtual Assistant and my path is the world wide web! Like the snowy, icy road above, it has been a slippery way, but in this New Year and with my friends, I will take flight, like the dragonfly over the Ocean!

I have been given an opportunity to travel along with other self employed, small business owners as I launch my own business!   I have told quite a few folks lately,  “I am flying on my own now.”   This is inspired by the dragonfly that I so love.

Seriously though, Here I am.  I am starting a new Virtual Assistant business with a new self hosted website – www.anitamhicks.com !  The road here has been a bit rough and I think my dragonfly’s wings are still damp!   No matter – onward!   In 2010,  Virtual Assistance by Anita will take flight and soar into business.

This flight so far has been supported and guided by my wonderful husband, Danny.  He has, out of necessity, become my web designer, my ‘how does this code work’ person, my co-pilot and my encouragement!  A big thanks to him!

It is by the blessing of my friends and their excellent advice, help and encouragement that my business, like my beautiful blue dragonfly, is flying along this new path!  Great thanks must go to Kim Wesley and Glenn Garnes.  They are my solid rock that all dragonflies must have before taking flight.   A huge thank you to my awesome friend, help and WordPress Super Woman, Michelle Mangen.   Another amazing person in the creation and design of the new website, Deneen Wilson!  A huge hug goes to her for the beautiful, blue dragonfly and for many hours of support to me!  These folks are the reason that Virtual Assistance by Anita will fly over the snowy places and into the warmth of the sun  in 2010!

There are many more folks who have reached out to me via the Internet to give me their honest input and help with regard to my business.  I really appreciate you all — Marie, Sandra, and Kathleen, are  just a few!  It is a truly amazing place here in my virtual world.

Just a few short months ago, I read the book  The Go-Giver.  The principles of giving, without expecting anything in return, are outlined in this book!  It was one of my first inspirations for becoming a Virtual Assistant.  I can see that there are people in the world who are willing to help you, just because, without expecting anything in return.   It has been my personal experience in the past month alone that dozens of folks have reached out to me.   A select few have become my close friends.

Happy 2010!  Happy New Year!  Come on over and visit me at www.anitamhicks.com!  Leave a comment,  Please !  Tell me what you think!  I love input! 🙂

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Testimonials

Anita is absolutely the best. Her motivation and positive energy is just unbelievable. She is very personable. Anita is consistent and very reliable. She is my goldmine! I highly recommend her as a Virtual Assistant and a good friend.

Bob Bauer
Coffee News
February 6, 2010

Anita is wonderful!! She takes care of all those little things I just can’t seem to get to on a daily basis.

Kim Cox
On Top Home Improvements
November 2, 2013

Anita has been an invaluable asset to TKM Virtual Services. In just the short time, she has worked with me, she’s helped me become better organized and increase productivity for the company. Her strengths compliment mine and we work well together. She knows exactly what needs to be done and does not hesitate to take action. I am so pleased to have her support and suggestions. Thank you, Anita!

Kim Wesley
TKM Virtual Services
October 24, 2010

Anita, and her team have pulled all my social media together as a cohesive collaboration. The graphics have been updated and are very appealing! By having Anita work her magic on my social media, it allows me to do what I do best! Thank you Anita!

Len Hart
Re/Max Advantage Realty
May 2, 2014

I enjoyed learning more in-depth about social media. I found that the training was very informative and worth the investment. Because of Virtual Assistance by Anita, I was able to better understand the in and outs of social media. Your team was top notch and I am glad we took the steps to make things happen. Thank you very much!

Brandon A. Greenfield
January 9, 2016

Anita and Danny took my obsolete and ineffectual dinosaur of a website and created a most beautiful, interesting, informative and professional website! They are warm and approachable and I’m so glad I found them. I highly recommend Virtual Assistance by Anita!

Rev. Chris Adams
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January 8, 2019

A HUGE thank you to Virtual Assistance by Anita! They are so incredibly helpful & professional! Any question I have ever had they were there with an answer or a solution! Have you noticed my fancy logos & my even fancier cover photo??!! All thanks to Anita & her team! I suggest you don’t delay & contact them today to see how they can help you with all your social media needs! They have so much to offer! Did I mention…Customer Service at its finest!! Believe it!

Christina Bolton
Bolton Home Team, Keller Williams Realty Centre
August 21, 2012

Anita is professional, dedicated, but most of all passionate about what she does! And because she loves what she does, her work is top notch!!

April Hunter
August 8, 2012

Thank you so much, Anita for your help developing my Social Media pages! This would have taken a novice like me weeks to do. You are amazing and I look forward to working with you in the future!

Kathy Hayes
My Home Wine Bar
May 14, 2012

Thanks so much for helping my business grow, Anita! You’re great, and I love supporting outstanding folks and businesses. You’re both!

Steve Lenet
May 7, 2016

Anita You Rock! I am so impressed that you were able to build my Isagenix page long distance. You are so patient and understanding and I love you for that. This is the second time I have hired you and I said it before and I’ll say it again….you and your staff are worth every penny! I look forward to working with you again in the near future.

Sue Patterson
 Isagenix International Consultant
May 10, 2012

I hired Virtual Assistance by Anita in 2009.

Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, High Integrity

I was introduced to Anita through a mutual friend, and based on that introduction I decided to add Anita to our team of virtual assistants. That was a decision I will never regret. Anita has been solid as a rock in terms of dependability. She also picks things up quickly, and once she knows what she’s doing she typically has suggestions for improving them. She has a creative mind and is passionate about her work. She’s also a pleasure to work with and an inspiration with her constant positive attitude.

Glenn Garnes
February 22, 2010

I highly recommend @Anita M. Hicks and Virtual Assistance by Anita to small business owners who could benefit from her expertise. Anita is a phenomenal Virtual Assistant with whom I have collaborated on a number of projects. She shares her broad scope of knowledge through workshops and presentations and consistently provides terrific value for her participants. Anita’s attitude is always positive and upbeat. She has surrounded herself with a great team of individuals who serve their clients quickly, efficiently and professionally. Working with Anita has been extremely beneficial and I look forward to continuing our collaborative relationship long into the future.

Peg Duchess Duchesne
BNI Director for Prince Georges County, Duchess Enterprises LLC
July 17, 2012

Wonderful work and service deserve a testimonial. Virtual Assistance by Anita is professional, positive, and upbeat. I appreciate the fact that my businesses are now ‘virtually connected.’ Anita and her team held my hand through the entire social media and Search Engine Optimization/SEO process. Take a few minutes and go notice her work at Kathy Sage, Realtor, and Wine tasting Events with Kathy. Thank you, my friend. I look forward to a long business-building relationship.

Kathy Sage
March 12, 2013

A lot of people always ask me about my facebook pages and other social media sites. They comment on how professional it looks and asks me how I do it. I always say “Call Anita” I have no idea – She is a true professional when it comes to social media plus she has one of the biggest hearts out there.

Laura Blaha Strunk
Laura Strunk Team , Keller Williams Realty Centre
September 11, 2011

Anita has been great with all our social media needs! She has made our accounts look professional and really took the time to teach us how to use the sites. Thank you Anita and we look forward to passing your name along and working with you in the future!

Brandy Grooms Naecker
The Jay Fischetti Real Estate Group, Keller Williams Realty Centre
February 1, 2013

Anita has always delivered prompt service with a smile.

Quintus McDonald,
Founder and CEO of I AM Recycling LLC
November 11, 2011

Anita – I wanted to drop you a note to let you know that I think you are one of the most awesome VA’s I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with.  I so admire your dedication, persistence and willingness to learn new things!

Michelle Mangen
Your Virtual Assistant,
February 1, 2010

No matter what area you’re in, Anita is awesome to work with!! She helped me accomplish something I had wanted to do for a long time on facebook. Highly recommend her services.

Deb Geist
Realtor at Re/Max Advantage Realty
January 6, 2012

Anita and her team are amazing to work with! They have helped me with all areas of my social media presence. I knew what I’ wanted to accomplish, but Anita and her team helped me to get there. No matter what I ask them to do – the answer is always YES. They are prompt with the work they do, responsive in getting what I want done and a complete pleasure to work with. I would highly recommend to anyone looking for a “social media expert team” to contact Virtual Assistance by Anita!

Jill James
Jill James Photography
October 14, 2016

I can’t say enough good things about Virtual Assistance by Anita. This company has made a dramatic difference in the quality of my own webpage and social media. Their prices are quite reasonable. Anita and her husband Danny are very knowledgeable and professional. They are also really nice people with whom it is a pleasure doing business.

Joel J. Todd
July 2, 2019

Very professional, does a fantastic job, we highly recommend her! Extremely knowledgeable team who will take your business to the next level

Lindsay Singer Patten/Allen Stanton
Your Agent For Life, Re/Max Advantage Realty
July 5, 2012

I’ve always consider myself internet and Social Media savvy but I don’t come close to Anita who spends her time and passion on Social Media. Anita taught me more tips and tricks in a few minutes than it’s taken me years to uncover. Plus she’s a great friend and woman! Thanks Anita!

Karen Ingall
Karen Ingalls Real Estate Services, Long and Foster Real Estate
October 1, 2012

Working with Anita is a pleasure. she is very responsive and does great work. I highly recommend her service. Thank you, Anita.

John Alzubi
June 1, 2017

Since handing over social media to Anita I receive so many compliments on things people are seeing on our social accounts. Anita has taken all the stress of social media off my hands. Best news our business is growing with our targeted LinkedIn campaign. I don’t know why any business owner would keep doing their own social media if they find it to be the thing that always gets done last or not at all. Stop thinking about all the things you wish you were doing with your social media strategy and let Anita get them done!

Kim Shanahan
Gifts Fulfilled
December 1, 2021

Anita is amazing! I highly recommend her services, she is giving, helpful, and right on target. She will help you with your business or special project right here on Facebook or on some other website. Social media is her area of expertise. I can’t thank Anita enough for her thoughtful services!

Sandy Bearden
Weddings by Sandy
January 22, 0201

Thank you Anita, for helping The Bob and Ronna Team of Long and Foster with all of our social media needs. You were a breath of fresh air and a joy to work with!

Louise Pomeroy Gifford
Bob and Ronna Team, Long and Foster Real Estate
June 1, 2012

Anita and her team have been true professionals and their work speaks for itself. Any small business could benefit from their wealth of knowledge and fair prices. Come visit my page and see for yourself

Dr. Marc Gulitz
Mid-Atlantic Spinal Rehab & Chiropractic
August 1, 2012

As a Realtor, my time with clients is my priority, yet my on-line presence is so very important to grow my business. Instead of spending numerous valuable hours per week attempting to keep up with my social media platforms I have Anita! It is such a relief each day to know that my internet marketing is in such good hands, I say on “auto pilot”, so I can provide outstanding service to my clients. Anita has custom tailored my marketing on social media, by getting to know me and communicating regularly – she does it better than I could do myself! I would recommend her in a second, she is such a pleasure to know and to work with!!!

Donna Frankowski
Donna Frankowski Realtor
June 4, 2020

If you would like to enhance your Social Media presence……..Anita Hicks is the lady to call. She and her team are amazing!! Thank you, Anita!

Judi Galipo Gordon
Long and Foster Real Estate
December 12, 2011

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