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03/08/2015

11/07/2015

Need I say more

26/04/2015

Benefits of hiring a virtual assistant

•Reduce stress. It can be quite stressful to do certain tasks which, though they need to be done, you do not really enjoy doing. It just ruins the rest of the day for you. The good news is that you don’t have to be the one to do it! Some virtual assistants enjoy doing the types of work that you dislike.
•You can expect VA’s to have the skills, training, competence, office space, and equipment to handle the tasks you ask them to do.
•Pay only for the time you use. You only need to provide them a contract and to pay for whatever service they render.
•VA’s don’t have to be provided with the usual employee benefit package which usually include social security, insurance, HMO, vacation leave, sick leave, etc.
•You also don’t need to worry about keeping a VA busy, or about employees wasting time in social media sites.
•A VA can provide almost all the services an onsite admin assistant or personal assistant does, without all the hassles.

Just don’t expect virtual assistants to make you coffee or give you back rubs online – technology has advanced a lot, but not that much!

24/04/2015

What can a virtual assistant do for YOU?

The short answer to that question is almost anything that can be done online; and that says a lot!

While it is true that the role of virtual assistants evolved from secretarial and general administrative services, there are now literally dozens of specializations VA’s advertise service for scientific research, scheduling and logistics, legal research, data entry, bookkeeping, social media, internet marketing, web development and programming, web SEO, and much more.

Basically you can think of VA services as a way of passing off tasks that:
•You are not good at: Some doctors are very capable physicians but cannot find their way around computers, and some businessmen are just poor at scheduling and logistics. There are VA’s out there who do these things day in and day out without getting bored – it is what they do for a living!
•You don’t want to do: Whether we admit it or not, there are some activities we absolutely hate to do, even if we know somebody has to do it. For some that may be filing, answering phone calls, or even engaging in social media. There are VA’s out there who enjoy the tasks we dislike.
•You are too busy to do yourself: Even if you just consider hourly rates, at some point your rates would be far too high to spend time entering data. Then there is the fact that if you are at a stage where there is more work than you can effectively handle, the logical answer may be to hire a VA.
•Diverts you from your core activity or competence: This is true especially of businessmen. The role of a business owner is to strategize and plan ways to increase the bottom line, not to handle the books, maintain a website, or worry about SEO.

23/04/2015

WHAT IS A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT?
A virtual assistant is a freelancer who does a variety of tasks normally done by personal or admin assistants.

As contractors these people work offsite, usually from home.

They provide their own equipment and workspace, and only ask to be paid for the service they render, whether it is on piece rate or hourly basis.

Work is done and submitted online; all an employer needs to provide are a contract and payment for services rendered.

It is easy to find ads for virtual assistant services online, these days, but it is best to remember that they come with many different skill sets and levels.

In most cases you get the quality you pay for.

Want to know more how I can help you run your business? Please contact me to find out more.

06/04/2015

Coffee, chocolate biscuits and Excel Spreadsheets. A good combination.

27/03/2015

Anyone else got that Friday feeling?? x

18/03/2015

This is certainly the way forward. Tax Returns that you can fill online at any time. Will stop the last minute panics. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2999751/End-tax-return-panic-Osborne-unveil-online-accounts-time.html

George Osborne will unveil digital tax accounts for millions who currently have to complete self-assessment forms - cutting the time it takes from an average of 40 minutes to just ten minutes a year.

14/03/2015

Do you use blogging as a Marketing Tool? No? Then you should do. Don't know where to start? I can help you with that and I can also write content for your blogs.

Already have a blog and a bit stuck with it? Two tips for you.

1. Always include a graphic - it grabs attention.
2. Use Pinterest to get ideas for blogging as well as ideas for graphics.

09/03/2015

So where do you keep your paperwork/receipts until you are ready to do your paperwork? Car Boot? Plasic Bag? /File? Or something else?