Posts by Caroline Wylie
Being bigger as a virtual assistant doesn’t always mean better!
Bigger doesn’t always mean better as a Virtual Assistant. Back when I started my virtual assistant business, I fondly imagined once I’d got the business up and running, I’d hand the reins over to someone else and franchise different areas or specialities…whilst I’d lie on a beach somewhere! But in reality it was impossible to…
Read MoreOptimise Your Invoicing With Invoice Cheat Sheets
Late payments are a common problem for many businesses in the UK. This problem causes cash-flow problems for those businesses affected and costs the economy billions of pounds a year. In addition to the financial cost, a lot of time is wasted by businesses chasing unpaid invoices. One of the solutions proposed by Sage in…
Read MoreGeneral Data Protection Regulation – What you need to know as a virtual assistant for the new GDPR
New EU regulations come into force 25 May 2018 – General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) You must tell people who is responsible for the data you hold and process – this person must be registered with ICO Data processors now also have direct obligations to process data correctly – as a virtual assistant processing any…
Read MoreWhy cookie cutter does not work for virtual assistants…
This week I got a Facebook message from a Virtual Assistant who wanted to know what words she should use to optimise the traffic to her website.
Read More7 Habits of Highly Effective VAs
Shamefully stolen from Professor Stephen Covey’s book, these are a few habits that I’ve noticed successful VAs have in common – and I don’t think it’s by accident!
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