Brand & Brand identity What is Brand/brand identity/ Think about your logo, your name , the colours and fonts, and your values, that is your brand/brand identity. It is a group of characteristics that visually & appropriately represents your business. It’s very similar to a person’s identity – What makes them who they are. It … Read more
Take back the control of your day. How many hours a day do you loose to tasks that could be done by someone else?Tasks such as email management, calendar management, booking travel, arranging meetings, WordPress updates.By hiring a Virtual Assistant to do these tasks you would then free up your time to concentrate on the … Read more
Do VA’s suffer with ‘Hump day‘? I know in all the previous jobs I’ve done, however much I loved the job, ‘Hump day’ always struck. “Urghh, How is it only Wednesday?” But I don’t have that feeling anymore. Wednesdays are not a day where I feel lethargic, run down or drained. I get up with … Read more
What are Pain points? Pain points are tasks that cause you issues, waste your time, and make you feel drained. Identify your pain points. They could be tasks that you dread having to do, tasks you avoid and put to the bottom of the pile, or tasks you get done, but takes time away from more … Read more
Free versionsI’ve been using Buckets.co for about a month now. I stumbled across it while watching a YouTube video and gave it a go. I had previously looked at Trello, but hadn’t kept on top of it. Buckets.co works in the same principle as Trello, where you create columns and in each column you can … Read more
We don’t grow when things are easy. Honestly how boring would life be if everything was easy? Everything handed to you on a plate, nothing to learn, no buzz from learning something new? No sense of achievement from something that challenged you. No thanks! I love the challenge of learning something new, or even deepening … Read more
A face to a name. Good morning, afternoon what ever time it may be when you read this blog.There’s nothing like getting a fresh hair cut to make you feel good. Normally my hair is tied back into a ponytail, and I have this silly frizz that happens making it look untidy. I’m also the … Read more
Why VAs are good for business Benefits of hiring a Virtual AssistantBenefit 1 – Cost.You only pay for the hours you use. No more paying wages for 9- 5 and paying for unproductive I was. No one works solidly for eight hours exclamation I use time tracking software for accuracy.Benefit 2 – no office requirements.I … Read more
Setting up something new is exciting, scary and adventurous. Each feeling comes in waves. Somethings you know how to do without much thought, other things you have to look into and learn. While setting up my VA business over the course of a few days I read 8 different Virtual Assistant books – having subscribed … Read more
Why I started my business For a lot of my working life, I have worked in childcare. From nurseries, nannying and a 1-1/general TA in a primary school. These jobs very much involved the necessity to be self-motivated and organised. Even though I was under the direct instruction of the class teacher, I couldn’t spend … Read more