If you’re thinking of launching a home-based business as a virtual assistant, freelance writer or editor, photographer, web designer, or online tutor, there are some steps you’ll need to take early on to set yourself up for the most success. You’ll need to use the best tech tools for your profession, for instance, and create a private office space that …
Collaboration vs Competition part 3
If you’ve been following this Collaboration vs Competition mini series, you will have by now, caught on to my passion for supporting like-minded, hard working small business owners. It’s easy to fall into the trap of viewing people in a similar field as competition but I truly believe that if we set the fears and insecurities aside and work together, …
18 Tasks You Should Give Your Virtual Assistant Today!
If I had a £1 for every time I was asked this question, I’d be retiring at the age of 35! It is such a common thing amongst small business owners to know they need help but not have a clue as to what they want help with, what they can hand over and what a Virtual Assistant can actually …
Collaboration vs Competition Part 2
Welcome to part 2 of this mini blog series. During this series I was delving into the concept of collaboration vs competition. If you missed the first entry, you can check it out here. To ensure you don’t miss out on future episodes complete the enquiry form at the bottom of any page on the website and state ‘Blog Posts’ …
Collaboration vs Competition
Over the last few months, conversations on Facebook seem to be surrounding the idea of collaboration. Maybe I’ve been quite naive in my thinking previously or maybe I can blame my upbringing but I started this business with the view that other Virtual Assistants or Service Based Providers were my competition. People that I had to compete against to get …
Five Apps My Virtual Assistant Business Cannot Live Without
In the interest of being completely transparent I can confirm that I have no affiliation with any of the products I am going to be talking about today… I just LOVE using these five apps for my business. I recently read an article that explained in 2011 there were approximately 150 technology based support programmes for businesses to use to …
How To Tell If You Are Ready To Hire A Virtual Assistant?
So, when it comes to deciding whether or not to hire a virtual assistant, I often hear people say, ‘I know I need help, I’m just not sure I’m there yet!’ So how do you know when you’re ‘there yet’? When is the right time to make that extra commitment? Why wait? Well, for me, there are 3 clear signs …
Why Should You Outsource To A Virtual Assistant
In a world where everything is becoming automated, many people question why they should outsource to a Virtual Assistant. The truth is there are so many reasons why you should consider outsourcing. I will aim to cover a few of them here but please bear in mind that this is by no means a complete list… For a start, there …
Dear Me 2017
Dear Me in 2017, I sit here 2 years on and there are some things you really need to know. So much has changed and yet in some ways it feels as though nothing has changed. This is not going to be an easy journey but it will be worth it… When I made the decision to set up my …