Virtual Assistant Training Blog
Client Gifting on a Budget
Modern technology is an amazing thing filled with wonderful ways to say thank you. For example, you can send a previous client a thank you e-card for their business. You can also send them birthday greetings, slide shows, and numerous other things with a click of a...
Where to Start with a Social Media Campaign???
To someone who has not thought of Facebook beyond keeping their family or friends informed of their latest adventures it is hard to comprehend how social media networks like Facebook or Twitter can possibly help their business.
To Blog or Not to Blog – That is the Question
Blogging has been around for many years. But before Social Media really started to make it's mark on the internet, many bloggers pondered on whether it was worth all the effort and agonized about the lack of readership. Blogging had become blaze. When Facebook,...
Trying to Find the “Write” Words?
How many times have you stared at a blank computer screen or a blank piece of paper just waiting for the words to come? One of my favourite tasks to provide for my clients is my writing services, but I am often asked what types of things I would write for my clients....
Trust Your Gut – Obey the Spidey Sense
Sweaty palms, a gnawing nagging feeling deep in the pit of your gut that keeps eating at you, and that ‘something doesn’t feel right’ feeling are happening. It’s okay that you can’t put your finger on exactly why the alarm bells are sounding. The fact that they are sounding is enough. Your Spidey Sense has been activated – you have a strong sense that something is wrong, dangerous, or suspicious, all rooted in intuition; a security situation as Peter Parker would explain it.
A Social Media Contract – Necessary or Not?
It is not surprising today that many Virtual Assistants (VA's) are asked to help streamline social marketing activities for their clients. Which is understandable. Just keeping on top of comments on your Facebook page, reading tid bits of information in your twitter...
Even Virtual Assistants Can Outsource to Virtual Assistants
Sometimes your workload as a virtual assistant can get quite heavy. One of the best ways to handle it is to outsource some of your work to other virtual assistants. But, where do you start with that? Let's dig a bit deeper to get your mind wheels spinning. If we can...
Diversification: Fishing with a Bigger Net
Diversification in business is good and shouldn’t be overlooked or taken lightly. Businesses just starting out are encouraged to find their place, or niche, in the business world. For some, that’s as easy as determining the types of services to be offered or products to be sold. The diversification comes into play with how we operate in a chosen niche.
Common Mistakes That Stifle Entrepreneurial Success
Entrepreneurs are no different from other people in that we all make mistakes. The difference is that when an entrepreneur makes a mistake, their business suffers. The good news is, many of these mistakes can easily be avoided. Let's take a look at the five most...
Colours that Talk!
So often I speak to business owners who say they chose those specific colours because ‘they liked them’, or ‘they were pretty’, or because that is what their designer chose. But the real trick in choosing colours for business is too use the hues and shades that appeal to your target audience, not to you. Think about it – who are you trying to appeal to? Obviously you already like your business – you are running it?
We spend so much time and money on marketing, social media, and promotion, but why not use the science of colour to attract clients as well?
