Virtual Assistant

  • Working as an Associate VA

    working as an Associate VA

    For many VAs, having an Associate VA or two gives them the opportunity to stop trying to do everything themselves. It enables them to have cover, if they need to take time away from their business and it also gives them to opportunity to offer specialist skills, they may never otherwise be able to offer. […]

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  • How to take control of your Facebook news feed

    take control of your Facebook news feed

    Facebook is a constantly changing environment. It’s no longer as simple as it once was. You used to get notifications from everyone you were connected with – regardless of whether they were personal profiles or business pages. The notifications themselves, were shown in a decent order, with the most recent being at the top. But […]

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  • Blogging ideas for a VA

    Blogging ideas for a VA - Blogging is a way to give value to those you would like to work with

    As a VA you could be missing out on a potential relationship building opportunity, if you don’t have a blog on your website.  However, a lot of VAs shy away from having a blog, simply because they don’t know what to write about.  This is something that can easily be solved though, if you keep […]

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  • Prepare for your first prospective client meeting

    How do you prepare for your first client meeting as a Virtual Assistant? #virtualassistant

    What should you do to prepare for your first prospective client meeting? Originally published by Carmen MacDougall in MARCH 2012 – the tips shared in this post are as relevant today as they were then: “I was inspired to write this tip as one of my super duper VA Mastery Course trainees has done so […]

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  • Getting results from networking? [updated]

    Getting Results from Your Networking Blog from Amanda Johnson VACT

    Originally published by Carmen MacDougall in 2011 where she shared her thoughts on networking. Are you (still) feeling nervous about attending a networking event? Are you stuck what to say? Are you consistently leaving a networking meeting without the desired results? With more VAs setting up in business it is even more crucial you are […]

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