As part of Global Virtual Assistant Week, welcome to SVA’s UK Virtual Assistant Blog Hop. We’ll be signposting some of the best UK virtual assistant blogs, so you can get to know some of the writers and learn a little bit along the way. It’s easy to forget that we have so much talent in the UK industry ranging from social media gurus, article writers, marketing whizzkids, typing demons and call queens! Continue reading
The number 1 question I get asked at Society of Virtual Assistants is: Can I make a real living out of being a Virtual Assistant? Continue reading
A collective sigh goes up. Not another social networking site to eat into the already precious time of the Virtual Assistant? Hang on though – before you run away, frightened that it’s just another place to tell the world you’ve just eaten a Jaffa Cake (or even more daringly, you might have one in a bit), think again. Continue reading
Today’s watercooler topic: What books would you recommend for virtual assistants? Any which have helped grow your business? Inspirational stories? Continue reading
The A to Z of Virtual Assistant Tools by Helen Stothard
Review by Celina Lucas
The A to Z of Virtual Assistant Tools by Helen Stothard (of www.trainingforvas.com) is a succinct and snappy little eBook, which is nevertheless packed full of useful information sure to be of interest to both fledgling and established virtual assistants. Helen takes us through the most useful tools in the resources that she uses regularly in her business. She lists them in an easy to read directory and giving a quick but thorough run-down of what each tool does, how best to use it and providing useful links to take you straight to the appropriate website or contact details. Continue reading
Facebook is changing – and as a virtual assistant, you need to be ahead of the changes!
The most obvious change is the new timeline. This is a really nice gizmo, but it does mean you need to keep the content on there up to date. You’ll also want to add important dates on your timeline – when you launched, when services were added, team expanding etc. A nice touch is that you can have “pinned posts” that remain at the top of the list for important info.
The other obvious change is that the profile picture dimensions have changed and you may need to resize your photos/logos. List of the new sizes from DreamGrow. Continue reading
Tea: Check. Biscuits: Check. And we’re off!
6:15am
My mornings can be hectic so I often start early and reply to any urgent emails from clients in different time zones before everyone wakes up.
7:00am
The laptop is safely out of reach and it’s time to focus on spelling tests, breakfast and reminding 3 year old that pants are indeed essential attire for nursery. Then it’s keys, bikes and the school run is good to go.
As part of Global VA Week, 14th-19th May, we’d like to highlight UK virtual assistant blogs – we’ll be hosting a Blog Carnival on 14th-19th May highlighting the best blogs and sending VAs/clients visiting SVA to your website. Continue reading
9.45 am
I’m a nocturnal type so, having eventually overcome my allergy to the morning, I let the family all get out of the house, clear up the kitchen and open and date the post before I start my commute of 14 paces down the garden to the office I share with my husband, who also runs a small business. He has put my computer on but I’ve probably already sneaked a look at my emails on my BlackBerry so I know what’s in store. I flag my emails different colours according to the client to whom they relate, check my desk diary for the To Do list and general focus of the day, and access Facebook for any work-related messages and to send any birthday greetings before I get started on client work.
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