The Virtual Assistant Blog
Helping business owners run a successful business
Choosing a virtual assistant: how to select the right service
Every choice you make about your business strategy is an important one, but few aspects of your business are as influential as the handling of administration and day-to-day tasks. All those things that seem mundane, boring and tiny are, in fact, the lifeblood of your...
How to become an entrepreneur – tips for starting your business empire
Are entrepreneurs born or made? In reality, successful business people contribute to their own success through hard work, a thirst to learn, a desire to succeed and surrounding themselves with people who have the skills to make their ideas come to life. So, in order...
How a customer relationship manager can transform your ecommerce business
Customers have high expectations about the service they get from ecommerce businesses. As a small business selling online, you’re competing with the service levels set by the biggest online retailers in the world. Good customer service is one of the things that can...
The outsourced office admin guide to building a bullet-proof business
According to startups.co.uk, around 20% of new businesses fail in their first year. Small businesses have had to weather a number of storms in the past, including the pandemic, exiting the EU and managing increased prices, but with a bit of planning, resilience and a...
7 Invoicing tips for small business owners
Good invoicing helps to promote good cash flow, which is an essential part of keeping your business afloat. Don’t see it as a chore – see it as an important and necessary task, and get it right so that your customers are more likely to pay and you’re more likely to...
Choosing the right small business CRM solution
When providing data entry virtual assistant services we come across many different customer relationship management (CRM) systems offering more and more features and functionality. When contemplating a CRM system for a small business, the one with the most...
Boost your ecommerce success with virtual product data entry services
Running an ecommerce store is a time-consuming business. Just updating your products, prices and offers can take up much of your valuable time – time that could be better spent marketing your business, finding new customers, increasing your product range and improving...
Employee versus virtual assistant employment – what’s the true cost?
As a small business owner, you'll eventually get to the point where you realise you just can't do everything yourself. You need some help. Someone who can manage the bookkeeping, for example, or help you with marketing and social media. Or just keep your diary in...
Your best Ecommerce assistant? On and off-page SEO
If you run an online store, you need to attract customers to your shopping site. Whatever you’re selling, there’s bound to be a lot of competition, so how do you stand out from the crowd and make sure your shop appears in front of your target customers. There are...
The virtual outsourcing guide to setting up as a freelancer or sole trader
The world of work is changing – many people are choosing to manage their work-life balance by starting their own business. And this is great thing to do – it gives you more control over your hours, your clients and the type of work you do. And it means you can...
How affordable bookkeeping services can help reduce late payments
One of the biggest problems faced by small businesses is late payment. It can have a critical impact on cashflow and is often the reason that businesses fail. You can, however, put yourself in a strong position by using affordable bookkeeping services or outsourcing...