Posted by on 19 May 2010 by
emily@emilyrobe.co.uk in
Marketing
You know the feeling … pressing the send/receive button on your email box and dreading the next delivery. How many newsletters did you get that you know you never signed up for? It’s all too easy to have a great product, a stack of business cards and a newsletter that you want to use to [...]
Posted by on 13 May 2010 by
emily@emilyrobe.co.uk in
Planning,
productivity
I’m dreadfully embarrased to admit that this is my desk. I’m usually very neat and strive for a paperless office where possible. My problem is that I’ve lost focus and allowed myself to ignore the problem for too long. Clutter does not help us remain focussed, instead it drains more of our energy. I looked [...]
Posted by on 21 Dec 2009 by
emily@emilyrobe.co.uk in
Christmas,
Virtual Assistant
It’s been a strange year for me, lots of life changing activities and decisions. I started out the year employed as PA to the MD at a Plant Hire company; bored and disillusioned, but thankful for the job and the money. I also worked part-time 5pm – 9pm as a Virtual Assistant on the kitchen [...]
Posted by on 17 Nov 2009 by
emily@emilyrobe.co.uk in
Social Media
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 [...]
Posted by on 08 Oct 2009 by
emily@emilyrobe.co.uk in
Social Media
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 [...]