Social Media
Why does my website not show up when I google “Virtual Assistant”?
So you’ve found your name, you have built your website, and eagerly await some emails… and wait… and then you google “Virtual Assistant” and all your hard work and careful design does not seem to be registering with the giant cash cow of Google. ARGGH!!!
Read MoreSocial Networking Friday For Virtual Assistants
Every Friday we are posting tips to help you market your virtual assistant business
Read MoreSocial Networking Friday For Virtual Assistants
Every Friday we are posting tips to help you market your virtual assistant business
Read MoreLinkedIn Diary
So one of my actions from the Northern VA Collaboration was sparked by an inspiring talk from Nicola Little of Sparkle Communications who was talking about LinkedIn. Her presentation showed how by using only a freebie profile and 15 minutes a day on LinkedIn she had generated a massive amount of business in just 1…
Read MoreBook Review: The Bluffer’s Guide To Social Media – Susie Bonniface
This gem of a book landed on my desk last week – now, here’s what it isn’t: It’s not a How To Step By Step Guide to acing social media in 3 easy steps. You aren’t going to discover any fabulous new gadgets or how to resize your Facebook pictures here. But as the title…
Read MoreVirtual Assistant Bloggers Wanted!
We need you! For 2016 Society of Virtual Assistants is looking to recruit 6 bloggers to help us keep the site content fresh and interesting. We’re looking for VAs who can write about their experiences, write reviews or do a series of blog posts. Each post needs to be: between 400-1,000 words, on a subject…
Read MoreSocial 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”……
Read MoreVirtual 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…
Read MoreIYOTSA 2014: The role of technology for success – FREEBIE!
As part of the International Year of the Secretary/Assistant 2014, participating organisations are developing themes for their members in order to raise awareness of Secretaries and Assistants throughout the world… This month is: The role of technology for success I believe that not much happens of any significance when we’re in our comfort zone. –…
Read MoreA picture tells a 1,000 words….
Back when I first started the business, I got my website online using stock shots – you buy an image from a photography broker and pay a small usage fee. In return you get a smiling shot of a model with bright white teeth, wearing a suit and a headset, which you can use to…
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