Meet the client: WRVS Benevolent Trust 03/05/2018 Are you a charity or social enterprise who needs some support but are not quite sure if outsourcing to a Virtual Assistant is the right route to take? In the third interview of my ‘Meet the client’ series, I interviewed Gwen Deloux, a trustee of the WRVS Benevolent Trust who engaged me as their Community Manager back in May 2017 following a recommendation.
Are you a charity or social enterprise who needs some support but are not quite sure if outsourcing to a Virtual Assistant is the right route to take? In the third interview of my ‘Meet the client’ series, I interviewed Gwen Deloux, a trustee of the WRVS Benevolent Trust who engaged me as their Community Manager back in May 2017 following a recommendation.
Meet the client: Lea Rice 02/26/2018 Are you a freelancer or small business owner looking to take your business to the next level? Are you wondering whether to outsource to a Virtual Assistant so that you can focus on business growth? In the second interview of my ‘Meet the client’ series, I interviewed Lea Rice, a Digital Marketing Specialist who has been outsourcing to me since July 2017. Here's how outsourcing has helped her.
Are you a freelancer or small business owner looking to take your business to the next level? Are you wondering whether to outsource to a Virtual Assistant so that you can focus on business growth? In the second interview of my ‘Meet the client’ series, I interviewed Lea Rice, a Digital Marketing Specialist who has been outsourcing to me since July 2017. Here's how outsourcing has helped her.
Meet the client: Tamara Baranova 02/19/2018 In my new ‘Meet the client’ series I will interview some of the fantastic business owners that I work with, and their experience of working with me will hopefully help you decide whether outsourcing to a VA could also work for you.
In my new ‘Meet the client’ series I will interview some of the fantastic business owners that I work with, and their experience of working with me will hopefully help you decide whether outsourcing to a VA could also work for you.
Why your small business needs a blog! 01/08/2018 Blogging. Now I know what you’re thinking… “Why do I need a blog for my business?” or “I don’t have time to write a blog” or “What would I write about?” Keep reading on to find out why it’s essential to have blogging at the centre of your marketing activities.
Blogging. Now I know what you’re thinking… “Why do I need a blog for my business?” or “I don’t have time to write a blog” or “What would I write about?” Keep reading on to find out why it’s essential to have blogging at the centre of your marketing activities.
Top tips for a stress-free Christmas break 12/11/2017 Christmas is fast approaching and for many businesses, this can be their busiest time of year. If like me, you also add family into the mix it gets even busier, particularly if you are trying to tie up loose ends so that you can actually take a break over the Christmas period. Read on for some top tips on how you can prepare and organise your business so that you can sit back relax and enjoy a mince pie or five!
Christmas is fast approaching and for many businesses, this can be their busiest time of year. If like me, you also add family into the mix it gets even busier, particularly if you are trying to tie up loose ends so that you can actually take a break over the Christmas period. Read on for some top tips on how you can prepare and organise your business so that you can sit back relax and enjoy a mince pie or five!
Top tips for creating great images for social media 11/14/2017 Do you want to create visuals for your social media but don’t know where to start? Perhaps you think the only way to create eye-catching images is using Adobe InDesign and you have no idea how to use it? Wrong! The good news is you don’t at all. The even better news is, there are loads of FREE tools and apps out there to help you create great social media graphics that will boost your engagement and increase your brand awareness. So why exactly is visual content so important for social media?
Do you want to create visuals for your social media but don’t know where to start? Perhaps you think the only way to create eye-catching images is using Adobe InDesign and you have no idea how to use it? Wrong! The good news is you don’t at all. The even better news is, there are loads of FREE tools and apps out there to help you create great social media graphics that will boost your engagement and increase your brand awareness. So why exactly is visual content so important for social media?
Take time out for self care to achieve your goals 10/10/2017 If you have set yourself a goal that you want to achieve then it means it is important to you; by not achieving your goals you are letting yourself down – but by not taking time out for self-care you will be less likely to achieve the goals that you set yourself.
If you have set yourself a goal that you want to achieve then it means it is important to you; by not achieving your goals you are letting yourself down – but by not taking time out for self-care you will be less likely to achieve the goals that you set yourself.
The importance of proofreading your content 09/14/2017 Proofreading your business documentation is essential for two main reasons: It enables you to demonstrate professional business competency, and It helps prevent miscommunication which can be highly embarrassing but also financially costly. Even if you are not passionate about the English language and the written word, you will notice a mistake, typo or error in what you are reading, which will either irritate you, make it hard to understand the text, or stop you reading the rest of the
Proofreading your business documentation is essential for two main reasons: It enables you to demonstrate professional business competency, and It helps prevent miscommunication which can be highly embarrassing but also financially costly. Even if you are not passionate about the English language and the written word, you will notice a mistake, typo or error in what you are reading, which will either irritate you, make it hard to understand the text, or stop you reading the rest of the
The importance of taking a break 08/14/2017 With the summer holiday period well upon us, there may be many business owners thinking that now really isn’t the right time to take a break. Perhaps there is too much work on, and they can’t take a break as they need to do it, or too little work and lots of marketing required to bring in new clients, or maybe they are scared of going away and coming back to a closed business? These are all genuine fears that business owners have, but do you know how important it is to take a break and how much
With the summer holiday period well upon us, there may be many business owners thinking that now really isn’t the right time to take a break. Perhaps there is too much work on, and they can’t take a break as they need to do it, or too little work and lots of marketing required to bring in new clients, or maybe they are scared of going away and coming back to a closed business? These are all genuine fears that business owners have, but do you know how important it is to take a break and how much
Twitter tips to help you tweet like a pro! 07/09/2017 I’m often asked how I find time to stay so active on Twitter and for tips that others can use to improve their presence, so I decided to write a blog post and share some of my Twitter tips to help you manage your Twitter account with ease. I hope you find it useful :)
I’m often asked how I find time to stay so active on Twitter and for tips that others can use to improve their presence, so I decided to write a blog post and share some of my Twitter tips to help you manage your Twitter account with ease. I hope you find it useful :)
5 content ideas to boost social media engagement 06/06/2017 Having spent the last couple of days working on social media content for several clients, I thought I’d write a quick blog post to help anyone else struggling to come up with new content. Here are 5 simple yet effective content ideas to help you improve engagement on your social media posts, updates and tweets.
Having spent the last couple of days working on social media content for several clients, I thought I’d write a quick blog post to help anyone else struggling to come up with new content. Here are 5 simple yet effective content ideas to help you improve engagement on your social media posts, updates and tweets.
Top tips to reach inbox zero every day 04/20/2017 There’s not much worse in business than arriving at the office each day, turning on your computer, only to be greeted by a full inbox; not a great start to the day! If instead, you left the office each day with an empty inbox, you would feel much more motivated when starting work the next day, and you would achieve so much more – but how can you reach inbox zero every day?
There’s not much worse in business than arriving at the office each day, turning on your computer, only to be greeted by a full inbox; not a great start to the day! If instead, you left the office each day with an empty inbox, you would feel much more motivated when starting work the next day, and you would achieve so much more – but how can you reach inbox zero every day?
5 top tips to stop social media taking over your life! 02/08/2017 I am often asked how I manage my social media without it taking over my life. People see me pop up on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn frequently, either posting content, joining in group conversations, or having Twitter chats, so they assume I’m on it all the time, but they would be wrong. I’m very disciplined when it comes to how I spend my time. Time is money, and it needs to be well spent, so I make sure that the time I DO spend on social media is worthwhile. So how do I manage to maintain
I am often asked how I manage my social media without it taking over my life. People see me pop up on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn frequently, either posting content, joining in group conversations, or having Twitter chats, so they assume I’m on it all the time, but they would be wrong. I’m very disciplined when it comes to how I spend my time. Time is money, and it needs to be well spent, so I make sure that the time I DO spend on social media is worthwhile. So how do I manage to maintain
13 top apps to run your small business 01/13/2017 In no particular order, here are my top 13 top apps to help you run your small business! SiteBuilder If you need a website for your business, you have zero budget, and you're not techy, then this is for you. I used it to build my website, and it's so easy to use and has so many amazing templates to choose from that I'm tempted to stick with it. What's more, you can build your website and check you're happy with it before paying a penny! Mailbird I love this email client! I still use Outlook
In no particular order, here are my top 13 top apps to help you run your small business! SiteBuilder If you need a website for your business, you have zero budget, and you're not techy, then this is for you. I used it to build my website, and it's so easy to use and has so many amazing templates to choose from that I'm tempted to stick with it. What's more, you can build your website and check you're happy with it before paying a penny! Mailbird I love this email client! I still use Outlook
How will you run your business differently in 2017? 11/29/2016 Many business owners do not look at and review their business often enough because it is so easy to get too engaged in what you are doing that you are unable to evaluate the business as a whole, after all, the immediate money comes from paying clients; reviewing your business will not bring in immediate money. That’s the biggest problem when it comes to running your own business, it is easy to get stuck in the 'here and now' and you lose the ability to think about the future, the direction you
Many business owners do not look at and review their business often enough because it is so easy to get too engaged in what you are doing that you are unable to evaluate the business as a whole, after all, the immediate money comes from paying clients; reviewing your business will not bring in immediate money. That’s the biggest problem when it comes to running your own business, it is easy to get stuck in the 'here and now' and you lose the ability to think about the future, the direction you
Stop wishing and start doing! 08/29/2016 Are you a wisher or a doer? Until very recently I was the former. Looking at other people and 'wishing' I could be more like them, do the amazing things they do, have the life they have. I've wished my life away and been thoroughly miserable for much of it in the process. I've wished I could work for myself for about 20 years now, but I listened to the naysayers who told me it would be foolish, it wouldn't work, the market was saturated, no-one would use me, it would be irresponsible of me as a
Are you a wisher or a doer? Until very recently I was the former. Looking at other people and 'wishing' I could be more like them, do the amazing things they do, have the life they have. I've wished my life away and been thoroughly miserable for much of it in the process. I've wished I could work for myself for about 20 years now, but I listened to the naysayers who told me it would be foolish, it wouldn't work, the market was saturated, no-one would use me, it would be irresponsible of me as a
Stress free customer relationship management for your small business 08/08/2016 When it comes to business tools, catering for small businesses seems to be easily overlooked; everyone has their eye on the prize, targeting the larger more established organisations. And with tools intended for them comes added unnecessary complexities. One of the challenges I have faced as a small business owner is finding tools which are suitable for my needs and the running of my small (yet equally as important!) business. After trying a few different Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
When it comes to business tools, catering for small businesses seems to be easily overlooked; everyone has their eye on the prize, targeting the larger more established organisations. And with tools intended for them comes added unnecessary complexities. One of the challenges I have faced as a small business owner is finding tools which are suitable for my needs and the running of my small (yet equally as important!) business. After trying a few different Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Six months in and it's decision time! 08/01/2016 Six months ago today, on Monday the 1st of February, I started my own business as a freelance virtual assistant. I gave myself just 6 months to either make it work or go and get a job, and today, the 1st of August, it's decision time. When I had this crazy idea 6 months ago, I didn't know if it was a feasible business idea at all. I had no business plan. I had just been made redundant and knew that I didn't want to go and start working in another office somewhere doing the same thing day in,
Six months ago today, on Monday the 1st of February, I started my own business as a freelance virtual assistant. I gave myself just 6 months to either make it work or go and get a job, and today, the 1st of August, it's decision time. When I had this crazy idea 6 months ago, I didn't know if it was a feasible business idea at all. I had no business plan. I had just been made redundant and knew that I didn't want to go and start working in another office somewhere doing the same thing day in,
What is a Virtual Assistant? 06/06/2016 A Virtual Assistant is a business owner. They understand all the hard work involved in running a business and it is in their vested interest to help your business grow and succeed. Without you, their business will fail; for their business to succeed they must provide a superior service.
A Virtual Assistant is a business owner. They understand all the hard work involved in running a business and it is in their vested interest to help your business grow and succeed. Without you, their business will fail; for their business to succeed they must provide a superior service.
Power to the people! 03/05/2016 Business is all about people. If I continue to build and nurture trusted relationships with the people that I meet, everything else will fall into place.
Business is all about people. If I continue to build and nurture trusted relationships with the people that I meet, everything else will fall into place.
