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Farm out time consuming administrative tasks, freeing you up to focus on bringing in the sales! The beauty of hiring a VA is that you can hire them during the busy periods with no obligation to keep them on during the quiet spells. In an industry characterised by the peaks and troughs of seasonal selling, here are five ways a VA can support your sales business when you’re at your busiest. Researching new business leads Need to boost your sales with some new business developme

Here’s a post for all the aspiring Virtual Assistants out there! I often get asked about being a VA: how I set myself up, how I manage my accounts and the type of work I do, so here are some top tips if you’re considering becoming a VA… Decide what you like doing and what you’re good at As a Virtual Assistant, you get to be your own boss and decide what tasks you want to do to earn your money. If you’ve worked as a Personal Assistant for years and have always hated doing cert

After five years in my last role, I decided to take a career break. I took some time out to travel the world and also set up my Virtual Assistant business, in which I wanted to combine my love for travel with my passion for being a career PA. Traditionally, a PA has always sat at a desk outside her boss’ office, but with the increase in the uptake of flexible working in offices around the UK, these days it’s possible – and becoming increasingly accepted – to do your job witho

So, who can benefit from a Virtual Assistant? The answer, in short, is anyone who needs help organising their business or personal life. The ‘pay as you go’ nature of hiring a VA means you can have as much or as little help as you need and the work load and tasks can vary on a case by case basis. The most frequent users of VAs are small business owners, consultants and freelancers: self-employed people, where perhaps their business needs or work flow cannot justify taking on

So, your work is taking over your life and it feels a bit like you’re fire-fighting just to stay on top of things? Firstly, fantastic that your business is doing well and that your services are very much in demand! One of the questions I get asked regularly is how a Virtual Assistant can help when you work in a very technical field – and where a VA doesn’t have your level of knowledge or expertise? Here are some tips: Begin by reviewing all the tasks you carry out on a typica

In short, a VA can help to get your life in order – both business and personal – it’s up to you what tasks you’d like to hand over. Here are some suggestions: Diary management If you’re too busy stuck in meetings to organise the future meetings a VA can step in and help. Hand over access to your diary with instructions on how you like to organise your day and a VA can ensure there are no meeting clashes, follow up with meeting attendees and block out personal or travel time s

Virtual Assistants (VAs) are a fairly new addition to the workplace, despite businesses having always employed secretaries and PAs. In these times of reduced job security, increased uncertainty and more and more people turning to self employment, a VA can help bridge the gap during busy times or undertake specific tasks as per the needs of your business. Here are five reasons to consider taking on a VA in your business: 1. VAs are freelancers - or pay-as-you-go PAs, if you li