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 [...]
School half-term holidays are fast looming and maybe you are thinking of taking a break? Who will be handling your calls? Call Team is a new service, set up by Virtual Assistant, Lyndsey McKendry of Diamond Secretarial. The service is staffed byLyndsey and other VA’s meaning that, during office hours, calls for each other or [...]
After reading the blog post from Sarah Lay regarding what social media she uses and why, I thought it might be a great way to share with you some of the social media I’m involved with. I’ve taken it slightly further than purely social media into the collaborative software, as I feel, for me, the [...]
The other morning I received an email from an acquaintance I had met through a networking event. It was a one off attendance and I barely had chance to meet everyone there, however did do the usual personal follow up after the event. The email they had sent out was a warning type chain email, [...]
Over the last few years, the internet has undergone a fundamental change, primarily in how people use it. The concept of putting up “static” information for people to find has been surpassed by “interactivity”. People want to know more about your company, they want to get involved, to interact with you. By using social media [...]
