Office* – Virtual Assistant Myths!
Virtual Assistant Myths Here is our presentation from Office* 2017 – this year for the first time incorporating the PA Show and the VA Conference and Awards. Many thanks to John Palmer and the BeMyVA team for inviting me to present and launch the UK VA Survey data collection appeal! We had a really interesting […]
What made you become a virtual assistant?
I’m curious – what made you become a Virtual Assistant? [poll id=”13″] The reason I’m curious is this: Various government papers and legislation at this moment, are trying to harness the power of the so-called “gig economy” (of which virtual assistants or freelancers would be considered part of). Basically they want to put a whole […]
PA Expo
PA Expo – Liverpool Nov 2016 – Lazy Mare’s Guide To Marketing Your VA Business The lazy mare’s guide to marketing PA EXpo Nov 2016 from Caroline Wylie Great to see some of you today at PA Expo in Liverpool, as promised here are the resources for my session which I said I’d pop up […]
Vote for which questions you’d like in the UK VA summary…
Back late last year, we asked you to take part in our massive UK VA survey – the results are in and the numbers have been crunched! It’s all ready to go. But to say thank you we’re giving a freebie summary to everyone who took part – and every year we ask what 5 […]
Want featured?
If you’d like to see your name on our blog, drop us a line! Articles need to be aimed at UK VAs, 350-500 words long, and original… Other than that, get creative! You might have a rant about people devaluing what we do, or you might have a really good way of dealing with client […]
Virtual assistant insurance claims: what can go wrong?
Jack of all trades, master of some? Anyone running their own business will agree it’s not a typical 9 to 5 job by any stretch. It takes a lot of elbow grease and the work can be long, arduous and time-consuming. Resources are sometimes scarce, and finding an extra pair of hands isn’t always easy. […]
Pitman Entrepreneur of the Year
Pitman are searching for their Entrepreneur of the Year… And they may very well be amongst the ranks of our members… They are looking for a self-employed secretary who embodies the spirit of the industry – so it sounds right up our street! You can either nominate yourself, or someone you know: https://superachievers.pitman-training.com/
Tell us about your Virtual Assistant Day
We’re looking for more VAs to take up the challenge of telling us about a typical day in their Virtual Assistant life (see example here). Whether it’s a list of tasks, a timetable of what you normally do or a photo diary, we want to hear from you and show people what REAL VAs do […]
Society of Virtual Assistants – News January 2016
Happy New Year! Here’s to a fabulously successful 2016. We have some really great ideas for the VA industry this year, so it’s an exciting time to be part of it. We have the first of our guest bloggers, Rachel, telling us about her experiences of being a bilingual VA. We’re still looking for some […]
Special Niche as a Virtual Assistant?
As part of our Specialist Niches section, we’re looking for VAs who have unusual or specialist niches. (We’re planning out our content for 2016 now so we need your help!!!) Are you the UK’s best property assistant? Maybe you only deal with one kind of client? Or have become a specialist outsourcer for other VAs? […]