Posts relating to the role of a Virtual Assistant
Exeter Business Awards 2016: Entrepreneur of the Year I was really pleased to receive notification that I was nominated and shortlisted for the Express and Echo Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2016. This year’s judging panel was made up of Paul Coles, BT’s South West regional partnership director, Maureen Gori de Murden, senior economy and…
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…
From Executive Assistant to Virtual Assistant I receive a lot of messages on LinkedIn from people thinking of taking the leap from Executive Assistant to Virtual Assistant, and asking how I did it and whether I have any tips. So, I thought it might be useful to write a blog on the subject! Included: Research…
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…
“ShouId I buy into a VA franchise?” I get contacted a lot of aspiring Virtual Assistants and regularly get asked for my advice and to share my experiences of the challenges and rewards of setting up with my own business. One question I am often asked is whether I would recommend someone to start up…
Guest Blogs by Joanne Manville Blog for PA Life Magazine – January 2016 In January 2016, I had a guest blog published in PA Life Magazine, an award winning publication for personal and executive assistants. PA Life asked me about starting my business as a Virtual Assistant and I really enjoyed writing the article. Guest…
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…
10 questions for 2015 Before celebrating the end of one year and the start of the next, reflect on the past twelve months and what you have achieved. Congratulate yourself on what you have done – you deserve it! Here is a quick look back at my 2015. 1. What did you do in 2015…
How to grow your small business in 2016 A quarter of small businesses will grow in the coming year, according to research by Close Brothers Asset Finance. Will your business be one of this 25%? If not, why not? “around 1.35 million small and medium size businesses plan to expand over the coming months”. One…