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 […]
My original virtual assistant marketing plan
Business Advantages of Bookkeeping for VAs
The role of virtual assistant can be incredibly rewarding- especially if you have a roster of high paying clients. Naturally, virtual assistants are incredibly organised people; however, bookkeeping is an area which is usually forgotten about.
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 […]
New Virtual Assistant Standards
Back in 2006 we established the UK’s first professional standards for virtual assistants… They were reasonably simple, but surprisingly a lot of VAs simply hadn’t ever considered the security of freebie email addresses or even what they would do in case of flooding or a burglary… The SVA Approved list was born! 10 years on, […]
Start podcasting – Learn how to podcast as a virtual assistant
Podcasting for virtual assistants 1. What Is a Podcast? A podcast is an audio file that’s made available on the Internet for anyone to listen to or to pay to download. Podcasts exist for everything from sermons to short stories, music to mad rantings. Anyone with a Web page can create a podcast, becoming one […]
1 Billion Digital Nomads by 2035
I thought this video was rather interesting… all about the growth of digital nomads/freelance admin worldwide related back to population statistics. Food for thought!
COMPETITION: ‘How to be a PA’ by Maria Fuller
Another cracking book landed on the SVA desk – one for the EAs amongst you! A practical “how to” guide with real life examples of office scenarios, top tips and the nitty gritty of practical skills needed to organise busy executives. “I identified a huge gap in the market. Many books are available which focus […]
What Brexit means to Virtual Assistants
Brexit for VAs – what’s the overall effect? I’m not a political beast – but I panicked on 24th June as the European referendum results were announced… And my inbox did not ping. And it stretched into the next day, with just a couple of small bits of work coming in and some ongoing projects […]
Competition: Bullet Journaling pack!
So the latest buzzwords in organisation are: BULLET JOURNALLING. And we have some nifty stationery to give away to get you started. Simply click here and add your details. Closing date: 1 August 2016 – UK entries only.