Virtual Assistant Training Blog
Looking for a Virtual Assistant? You will need a RFP!
You have finally come to the conclusion you can't do everything yourself and the answer is to outsource the work to a Virtual Assistant. Contracting with a VA is the best solution in helping you take care of many administrative duties and maybe look after that special...
Growing Your Business: Do you have everything in place to take that next step?
There is a lot of information out there for setting up a small business: exploring your business idea, deciding who your ideal client is and your target market, researching the viability of your idea by doing market research, writing up a business plan, forecasting...
Pro’s and Con’s of Hiring a Virtual Assistant – Are There Con’s?
Throughout the various articles that I have written I've always tried to focus in on the issue of how a business and/or an individual alike can earn money by hiring a Virtual Assistant. When put into this perspective it almost doesn't make any sense, but in reality it...
Social Media Evolution: The Many Changes
The majority of companies, big and small, have discovered Social Media as a very successful way of marketing their businesses and have planned their strategies and implemented plans to take their place in this exploding and popular medium. When large companies...
How can a Virtual Assistant help my business?
During the past few years the term “Virtual Assistant” has become more widespread and people are somewhat aware of what a Virtual Assistant is. However, they don’t always understand how a Virtual Assistant or VA can help them in their own business.
Get Your Local Business Clients Noticed with Google Places
As a Virtual Assistant/Professional have you noticed an increase in demand for your services from local business owners? If yes, then make sure your client's website sits prominently in the Google listings. For local business owners, it's all about getting found in...
Time to Get Socially Serious
According to Facebook statistics there are over 500 million users on Facebook at present! To break it down here is a small bulleted list of findings directly from Facebook itself: More than 500 million active users 50% of our active users log on to Facebook in any...
The Power of Social Media and Reputation Management
Recently someone "tweeted" about bed bugs in a large establishment in a big city. That establishment was taking part in one of the biggest events in the city - a Film Festival due to start this week. Many people would have seen that tweet and we know that bad news...
How do you handle online complaints?
Do you even care if a client posts a complaint saying they are not happy with your product or service?
Put Aside Your Email and Communicate Graphically with Screenshots and Video
Working virtually can often be wracked with miss communication and sometimes misunderstanding. Have you ever had a long dissertation of back and forth emails between a person about a certain project? It can be tricky to communicate your ideas and thoughts via email....
