Posts relating to the role of a Virtual Assistant
How can a Virtual Assistant help you get more sales? As any successful small business owner can tell you, a growing business always needs to get more sales. While the prospect of your expanding business is exciting in itself, figuring out all the logistics to turn leads into sales can be pretty stressful. However, you…
I recently saw this blog from the fabulous VA Coach Amanda Johnson. The blog is about the questions that VAs should know the answers to, as they are questions that potential clients often ask. So what better to give you the answers BEFORE you have even asked for them, so that when we have our…
Stability: A reflection on 2019 It’s that time again. The year is drawing to a close and Christmas is around the corner. As I sit down to review my year and set my targets for 2020, it’s time to reflect on the past twelve months. It has been a really busy year! When I set…
Everyone talks about how when you are running your own business, how you need to know your ‘why’ – why you set up on your own in the first place. This might be that you were sick of the daily grind and daily commute, perhaps you hated your employers, maybe you had an illness and…
When I was 28 I fell in love. Every morning I would wake with a smile and jump out of bed, looking forward to the day. We travelled a lot and met lots of really interesting people. I learned so much, rose to meet new challenges and had the best time. Then one day I…
I’ve recently written my entry for the UK VA Awards and really found that reflecting on the past twelve months was quite theraputic. All too often, we berate ourselves for what we haven’t achieved, rather than what we have, so I thought it would be good to write this post and share what’s been going…
Ping! What’s that? Did you REALLY take your work phone with you? The sun is shining, and thoughts turn to holidays. Sun soaked days around the pool, relaxing dips in the sea and walks along the beach, a glass of sangria with dinner. Ping! What’s that? When you are self-employed, it can be hard…
Insurance: A Necessary Evil? We all know that insurance is a necessary evil. We have to have it to protect us against the things that ‘may’ come and get us in the future. Most of us with businesses have insurance of one form or another, but do you check that the people you are working…
I spend a lot of time as a Virtual Assistant explaining to businesses how they can benefit from focussing on what they enjoy doing and are skilled at, and outsourcing the rest, and I recently had to take my own advice. As we all know, if you want your website to be bringing in…
A reflection on 2017 As the new year dawns, it is a time to reflect on the year passed, and think ahead to what you want your 2018 to look like. At a meeting of my personal development group at the end of last year, we took time to think about what we had achieved…