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Do you know who you’re meeting? Say hello to Crystal How often do you receive an email from someone and are unsure how formal or informal you should be in your reply? How often do you arrange to meet someone for the first time and would benefit from knowing the best way to communicate with…
Why I LOVE Digital – and you should too! Let me tell you a story Once upon a time, well, not that long ago, 8 October 2015 to be precise, a lady called Elaine at the The Old Mill Accountancy received an email. Elaine shared it with one of their PA’s, Sophie. Sophie sent the…
Many people who have a website will know about Google Analytics, but how many use it to its full advantage? If you are running your own business, it’s really important to know your numbers – that obviously applies to knowing whether you have a profitable business or not, but also applies to data such as…
Managing your email folders Recently I visited a new client to work with her on business administration, and one area which I noticed pretty quickly was the number of emails in her inbox – over 5,000. This may be a lot to some people, or just scratching the surface for others – but I just…
Trouble with managing your emails? As businesses and as individuals, the number of emails we send and receive daily is growing, infact Radicati.com says that over 100 billion emails are sent and received per day, set to increase to over 132 billion for business email alone by the end of 2017. More people are working…
Using Google Chrome Extensions I have recently discovered Google Chrome Extensions, and wanted to share this as if you haven’t you may missing out on something that can save you a lot of time and energy. I just get so excited about stuff like this! “Productivity is key” As a Virtual Assistant, productivity is key…
Hootsuite Pro & Managing Your Social Media I thought I would share with you my thoughts on Hootsuite Pro as a way of managing the social media posts for your business. Like most small business owners, I like to make use of tools at my disposal that come free, but free is not always the…
How to set up your ‘Out of Office’ in GMail If you are going off on holiday or will be away from your emails for a while, setting an ‘Out of Office’ is good customer service. I feel it is only good manners to let your customers know when they can expect a reply from…
Calendar decisions – paper or electronic? At this time of year, the shops are full of calendars and diaries, with pop up shops all over the high street, And they’re busy! In this age of smartphones and computers, it is interesting to see how the paper diary and wall calender still have such a following.…
Social Media – preparing for 2016 Have you started preparing for 2016? It is that time of the year when everything, except Christmas shopping (which incidentally I haven’t really started yet!) stops. You can’t get appointments with your solicitor or bank manager as they’ve finished for the holidays. No one will make an appointment to…
