As a business owner, your main goal is to create a successful business, providing a great product or service to satisfied and loyal customers. In the journey towards doing so, it is imperative that you think smartly in the way you spend your money and your time. Deciding on final decisions in these two areas of your business can sometimes lead to stress and anxiety, with the fear of having to change so many things. [...]

The term “Virtual Assistant” is becoming more and more known by the day as businesses begin to realize the advantages of outsourcing tasks in a world where broadband Internet allows people to communicate and share files almost instantaneously from great distances. Even though this is the case, many still have no idea what it means, or they may have a preconceived notion of the term that doesn’t really fit with the VA of today. Who [...]

After reading the two previous posts, you’ll have now well and truly stepped off the fence regarding sending e-newsletters, haven’t you? Brilliant, so pleased to hear you’ve understood the benefits, you’ve brainstormed 12 months’ worth of content and you’re ready to get started but… There are so many email marketing platforms, how do I know which one is best for me and my company? You’re absolutely correct, there are lots including Constant Contact, iContact, Benchmark [...]

Successful virtual assistant Michelle Mangen was interviewed at PodJamTV Live recently and did a wonderful job of evangelizing the VA industry and explaining how business owners can find, hire, and work with professional assistants. This is a very informative episode for anyone who’s been considering working with a virtual assistant or just wondering what all the buzz is about!

Contracting with a professional virtual assistant should be viewed as an investment in your business. VAs, business owners operating as independent contractors, work from home providing business, office, and even personal support services ranging the gamut from: product launches and virtual event planning to bookkeeping and billing. While most virtual assistants offer a fairly standard set of general administrative support services, many are also skilled at providing more technical services to their clients such as: [...]

Please don’t get the wrong impression about Virtual Assistants. My fear is, if you are on Twitter, you may. There are many newbie Virtual Assistants who are so anxious to get experience and get clients that they do nothing to eradicate some people’s opinions of Virtual Assistants as employees or subservient secretaries. Or they engage in “bidding” for “jobs” and almost “solicitation like” wooing of fellow Tweeter’s who are seeking Virtual Assistance. Some of the [...]

I have heard it from past clients and others in this industry that your working relationship with a Virtual Assistant may be more like a marriage. While that may be a bit silly, it’s partially true, and that is why it makes sense to take time to locate the best VA for YOU, understanding that this may well develop into a fruitful and long-term relationship. Not only can a Virtual Assistant provide first class and [...]