Posts Tagged ‘new virtual assistants’
The Modern Day Assistant as a Strategic Business Partner
With the summer nearly over, Lucy Brazier is offering the chance to hit the next quarter with a bang! The Modern Day Assistant as a Strategic Business Partner is back in London on the 12th & 13th September AND offering members 10% OFF to keep you motivated! This 2-day intensive training course for…
Read MoreThe Longest Ever VA Business Set-Up?
The Mourne Mountains In 2005 I found myself living at the foot of the Mourne Mountains in Ireland with my husband and children who were then 4, 12 and 14 years old. Of course, having a young family and moving away is always a difficult time and I wanted to do something other than applying…
Read MoreBecoming a new VA
“So what do you do as a job?” Since becoming a full-time V.A. in January this year I haven’t quite worked out a satisfactory reply to that question. So what do I do? Data entry, creating websites, researching CRMs, testing software, social media management, event planning, project planning, everything planning. Well, I do it all.…
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!
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!
Read MoreSTARTING A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT BUSINESS IN IRELAND
Hi there! Top of the morning to you…whatever time of day it is! I’m Trish, and like Elle and Rachel, I’ve also taken the slightly scary, but positive leap of being self employed as a virtual assistant, as a move to Ireland from the UK gave me the ideal opportunity to set up my own…
Read MoreBecoming a VA – the Good, the Bad and the Useful!
Anyone who has ever Googled ‘how to become a Virtual Assistant’ will have been faced with a plethora of blogs, articles and even whole websites selling the ‘freelance lifestyle’ – being your own boss is en vogue in 2016 and it can be tempting to think that compared to working 9-5 a la Dolly Parton,…
Read MoreWeek 8 – Lessons Learnt
Hello All My eighth and final post is at a time where my business has been running for just over 4 months and I am starting to see the benefits of my marketing activities. Last week I received 2 enquiries that resulted from meetings I have had at networking events. They have both originated from…
Read MoreWeek 7 – Provide a service you are passionate about
Hello All As this is my penultimate post I wanted to write something that I felt could help both people looking at becoming a VA and those that are just starting their journey in business. Therefore this week is focused around something which I feel very passionately about. Not everybody will agree with my opinion…
Read MoreWeek 6 – Networking, networking and more networking
Hello All As this week’s title suggests my recent marketing activities have largely focused around Networking. Up until starting Clearwater I have always recognised the importance of networking but have never given it a clear focus over other activities. The main reason is that I was planning the marketing and others were carrying out the…
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