The low down on paid directories…
As a new virtual assistant, how do you get your name out there to bring clients to knocking down your door as fast as possible? Directories may seem like a great way of connecting with clients already looking for your services… But they can be expensive. How do you know which one to advertise in? […]
Social Media Strategy revisited…
I was looking back through some old posts and stumbled across some instructing VAs how to use Facebook and Twitter… Just for a laugh I thought I’d see if the overall advice had changed in the past few years. This Facebook How To Guide from 5 years ago outlines the change from “Fans” to “Likes”… […]
Virtual assistant video
If you want to explain what a virtual assistant is in a quick video on your website, we’ve done the hard work for you – a very simple, minute long explanation of what a VA is, roughly how much they cost, etc. Please feel free to share, host on your own site, use to show […]
Why advertising doesn’t work for small businesses
As a former Ad Girl, you would think I’d be gung ho about businesses advertising their wares, knowing exactly what media would work for a virtual assistant business. But yet, I can honestly say I have spent less than £50 on advertising in the last year. Marketing – don’t ask! But advertising, practically nil. Here’s […]
Is networking killing your virtual assistant business?
A few weeks back I had an interesting conversation with a fellow new mum virtual assistant. She was complaining about how tough it was to get childcare so she could go to networking meetings – thus creating a vicious cycle of not having enough money to be able to get out there and get some […]
Competitive Analysis
One of the most important things you can do as a new virtual assistant is research, research, research. Oh, and then some more research. Part of your business plan should be a marketing projection including a competitive analysis. So how do you actually get information about what other people are doing? And more importantly, how […]
Are you an established VA?
Looking for VAs who have been in business a long time… We’ve got a lovely little badge to give you to celebrate! As soon as you hit 10 years, we’ll ping you a badge for your website. Fill in your details below…
SEO Magic
A VA asked me today how she could get more hits to her website, it had been up for several months and was averaging just a few hits a day… Now firstly whilst this seems a bit rubbish, it’s actually not unusual for a VA website – here’s the average number of hits our members […]
PA Life scoops major industry award
PA Life magazine has been declared the Best Industry Publication for management assistants in the pa-assist.com Members’ Voice Awards 2014. The publication beat off competition from a number of other sources of information, including two other print titles that were also shortlisted. The full article can be found here.
Plagiarism
An interesting video post from Michelle @ Virtual Miss Friday on Plagiarism… More info on Michelle’s site here: https://www.virtualmissfriday.com/michelle/plagiarism