Hiring a Virtual Assistant
Hiring a Virtual Assistant? What questions should you ask? How much should you pay? What checks should I make? And much more.
Best Practice – What must be in place.
One of the aims of the Society of Virtual Assistants is to get as many VAs as possible in the UK working towards industry best practice.
Working as an offshore VA
For years, UK VAs have ranted about offshore VA prices – how can they afford to do it that cheaply? Will they nick all our clients? Well, with the £’s exchange rate plummeting in the wake of Brexit, a Pandemic and a recession looming, suddenly our prices are becoming increasingly attractive to US-based clients… We […]
UK lockdown leads to spike in cyber insurance uptake
Figures collected by insurance broker PolicyBee show a large increase in sales of cyber insurance since the UK went into lockdown in March 2020. Data analysis by PolicyBee shows that cyber insurance sales increased by over 75% after lockdown was put in place in comparison to the number of policies sold in the first quarter […]
To Do Lists – Working Session notes on Procrastination
We were delighted to have Sharon Stephen, The Personal Development Coach., who specialises in working with women entrepreneurs in the creative industries on Friday to help with our procrastination and list planning session. As I explained, the background to this was a post we shared which had a phenomenal response on our Facebook group, the […]
Booking travel as a virtual assistant
Top tips for Working from home – from the UK’s VAs
Social Media Ideas for VAs
Stuck for social media ideas? We’ve created a social media cheat sheet for VAs because we know you guys struggle with blank pages! Hundreds of posts you can download and use in your business. Filter them for your biz. Adapt them. Add pictures and videos. Schedule them! What’s on SVA’s social media cheatsheet? So what’s […]
Top 5 things VA Clients need to know!
How to Write a Great Virtual Assistant LinkedIn Profile
IntroductionThe quality of your LinkedIn profile can present a thin line of whether you land the job of your dreams or miss out on golden opportunities. To get the most out of your virtual assistant career and stay open to new, amazing job positions, it’s important that your LinkedIn profile is on fleek. According to […]