Start Up VAs
Book Review: Profit First by Mike Michalowicz – Recommended Reading for Virtual Assistants
I set up my Virtual Assistant business back in 2012, having had many years of hands on experience with the financial aspects of various business’s I thought I was well…
Read MoreCOMPETITION: ‘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…
Read MoreSVA Premier: The VA Course for UK Virtual Assistants
Virtual Assistant Course – Virtual Assistant Training Since 2009 we’ve run the SVA Premier programme to help VAs who want to fast forward their business by getting access to commercially…
Read MoreGet started with Adwords
Google Adwords is one of those much ignored marketing channels for virtual assistants… But it works well for some people! Adwords: Google is currently running a promo where you spend…
Read MoreWhy 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…
Read MoreVirtual assistant insurance claims: what can go wrong?
Jack of all trades, master of some? Anyone running their own business will agree it’s not a typical 9 to 5 job by any stretch. It takes a lot of…
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…
Read More#VACollab16 VA Ethics
So I promised we would pop a few takeaway thoughts up online for those of you who were unable to make it along to #VACollab16 – oh but what fun…
Read MoreConverting to virtual
One of my core VA beliefs is that people won’t work with us unless it is to their advantage. However, faced with having to take a risk trusting someone they…
Read MoreBeing a newbie VA – Part 2!
Hi fellow VA’s it’s been a while since my last blog, as I’m sure you will all know setting up as a VA keeps you really busy!
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