by Amanda Faramus | Jan 18, 2022 | Admin assistant, business growth, Business Support, Getting started, Give back time, growth, How to, How to work with a VA, Manage time, outsourcing, Remote Assistance, remote team, Remote VA, team member, Uncategorized, VA, Virtual Assistant, Work practices, Working practice
If the idea of hiring a VA appeals to you, but you’re not sure how they could work with you, perhaps it’s time to reframe the question and think about what it is you actually want or need to achieve. I always encourage prospective clients to look at their to-do list...
by Amanda Faramus | Nov 15, 2021 | Admin assistant, Business Support, Remote Assistance, remote team, Remote VA, team member, Uncategorized, VA, Virtual Assistant, Work practices, Working practice
A couple of weeks ago, one of my worst (business) nightmares came true: my website went down, taking my email with it. This wasn’t just a small technical gremlin: my domain had expired, and reminder emails had been sent to an address I no longer had access to. The...
by Amanda Faramus | Oct 25, 2021 | Admin assistant, Remote Assistance, Remote VA, team member, VA, Virtual Assistant
We’ve all got a horror story, haven’t we? That nightmare client or employee, the thought of whom still brings you out in a cold sweat. In the spirit of Hallowe’en we thought we’d go around the fire and share our favourite chilling tales from the world of work… names...
by Amanda Faramus | Aug 3, 2021 | Admin assistant, business growth, Business Support, Getting started, growth, How to, Marketing, Remote Assistance, Remote VA, team member, Uncategorized, VA, Virtual Assistant
So, you’re toying with the idea of becoming a Virtual Assistant, but where do you start? Is it just as easy as ‘Get laptop, get client, off you go’? Well not quite, but you’re not far off. There are a few things you’ll need in place, but don’t worry: as it says on our...
by Amanda Faramus | May 25, 2021 | Admin assistant, Business Support, Getting started, growth, outsourcing, Remote Assistance, Remote VA, Uncategorized, VA, Virtual Assistant
If you follow us on Instagram, you’ll have ‘met’ some of our Associates already, in last year’s Meet the Team series. But whilst that gave you the ‘who’ of our team, it didn’t necessarily give you the ‘why’ – the reasons our team became VAs and love what they...
by Amanda Faramus | May 4, 2021 | A day in the life, Admin assistant, Business Support, Getting started, How to work with a VA, Manage time, Remote Assistance, Remote VA, VA, Virtual Assistant
When we’re on a Discovery Call with a new client, one question we’re asked most often is how time booked with a VA looks. It’s a great point – if you’re a small business trying to look after your pennies, how do you know whether you’re buying too much time, or...
