During the latter part of the year it is customary for many businesses to start planning their marketing activities for the following year. This often consists of drawing up a list of activities, mostly paid, that the company will be involved in. Does this approach actually work though? Whilst it is often a good idea [...]
People are on the wind down to Christmas and many aren’t planning as far forward as the return to work in the New Year. Now is the ideal time to be looking ahead and getting a jump on their competitors. Here are my top tips for planning ahead and entering 2010 ahead of the game: [...]
I’ve set up a number of these for people now and I’m often asked, “why should I bother?”. As with anything there are pros and cons to setting up a Fanpage, particularly if you are setting one up just for the sake of it. Here’s my top three reasons why and when I think that [...]
I’m not generally one to evangelise about particular software or products, however I was recently introduced to an online system that has really streamlined my business. Smartsheets are a fabulous way to track projects, share and collaborate, draw up task lists etc. I’ve started using mine with a couple of clients relating to the task [...]
The VA industry is one of the most up and coming industries to be in at the moment. The recession, improvements in technology and the continued search of a work/life balance are pushing more and more people to explore alternative ways to work and giving many the impetus to start their own businesses. Isolation is [...]
One of the key aspects to a great working relationship with a Virtual Assistant is delegation. You want to be able to hand over and piece of work or project and trust that it will be carried out as you need it, in a timely manner and to a great standard. A VA can do [...]
