Monthly Archives: August 2010

Newsletter August 2010

Hello, Thank you for all your kind comments on the new website – I’m really excited about having such a fantastic resource at our fingertips!  All of the posts invite comments (top SEO tip: backlinks from SVA are very highly … Continue reading

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Unusual Niches: Linda Price, Tailor Made Funerals

In the second of our series on specialist VAs, I’m pleased to introduce something which truly had me gobsmacked. I was almost convinced this was a wind up and Lyndsey Diamond or Marj @ Secretary4Hire were falling about laughing, but … Continue reading

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Recommended Reading from the world’s leading virtual assistants: Tawnya Sutherland

A little while ago, I asked some of the world’s best known VAs for their recommended reading lists for virtual assistants.  The responses were phenomenal with some old favourites being cited again and again, but an interesting number of books … Continue reading

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Book Review: Book Yourself Solid

Book Yourself Solid This one came highly recommended by several people. I must admit I was a bit disappointed; it’s very wordy and is probably more suited to someone who is just starting out with their business rather than an … Continue reading

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Essential Virtual Assistant Equipment

My name is Caroline and I am a gadget addict… There are boxes of unused gizmos lurking all over my office and somehow I just know that when a new one comes out I’ll still need it. As a new … Continue reading

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The Importance of Search Engine Optimisation

Joke: Q: How Are Search Engine Optimisers like Neapolitan Ice Cream? A: We are 1/3 boring content, 1/3 sweet bait, and 1/3 dark secrets… As everyone knows, I’m a technical cretin – so I’m handing this bit  over to my … Continue reading

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Book recommendations from the world’s leading VAs: Elaine Whitfield

A little while ago, I asked some of the world’s best known VAs for their recommended reading lists for virtual assistants.  The responses were phenomenal with some old favourites being cited again and again, but an interesting number of books … Continue reading

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Help SVA

We’re currently looking for more contributors to the blog.  We’re looking for: Business book reviews Stories about how you set up your VA business Reviews of products/services you regard as essential in your VA business Marketing advice Work:life balance stories … Continue reading

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Challenge: Get SVA listed in virtual assistant blogs

Here’s a challenge for you social media gurus: We want to get http://www.societyofvirtualassistants.co.uk/feed/ listed in Google’s blog results and have added it here: http://blogsearch.google.com/ping What else do we need to do?  If you would like to take up the challenge, … Continue reading

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Book Review: Virtual Assistant The Series: Become a highly successful, sought after VA

The title is a bit of a mouthful, but this book I remember very fondly as it was the first VA specific book I bought.  It’s aimed at start up VAs, and is written from a US perspective but it’s … Continue reading

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