The Virtual Assistant Blog
Helping business owners run a successful business
Invoicing solutions that ensure you get paid on time
One of the biggest bug-bears for small business owners is late payment. Your cash flow depends on payments being made on time and you don’t have huge reserves to help you get through periods of non-payment. But if you can implement some straightforward invoicing...
Delegating your email management – virtual assistant top tips
Are you looking for ways to manage your time more efficiently? One of the first things to do is to look at the daily tasks you could outsource – and you can definitely outsource your inbox to an email management virtual assistant. Why delegate? Email is incredibly...
Why you should have a plan before thinking about social media outsourcing
There’s a big difference between managing social media and creating a strategy. Managing accounts is usually where social media outsourcing comes in – someone who can write, illustrate and schedule posts for you, whilst also engaging with other users and helping to...
Making the most out of your Virtual Assistant resources
It’s clear that hiring ‘virtual professionals’ to help with key business tasks can help you to save time and money. And, like all outsourcing – and all work processes – there are efficient and inefficient ways of working. In order to make the most of your virtual...
How to run successful virtual meetings
People are becoming more used to running or joining virtual meetings, switching on Zoom, Skype, Microsoft Teams, or whichever software we’re using. Once users have got over the novelty of seeing into our colleagues’ and customers’ homes or offices, it’s important to...
The social media marketing manager’s guide to designing your Instagram grid like a pro
Instagram is a major social media channel for individuals and brands. It’s highly competitive, gives you a great platform and is used by people who value really good content. As any social media marketing manager will tell you, your ‘grid’ – the way that Instagram...
Small business beginner’s guide – how can LinkedIn help your business?
LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional social network, so it’s worth discovering how to make better use of it. Can LinkedIn help your business? Of course it can. And that’s because it’s more than just another social network; it’s a real opportunity to connect...
The beginner’s guide to Facebook small business marketing
So, you’re ready to start a Facebook page for your business. Taking the time to get this right, and understanding how to use it to really help your business is the key to success – which is why we’ve put together this quick Facebook small business marketing guide. In...
Is your virtual bookkeeping assistant breaking the law?
They could be – without even knowing it. And although your VA would be responsible for any fines levied, your business and your reputation could be at risk. So if you are already using a virtual bookkeeping assistant, or you’re thinking of outsourcing this task to...
Bookkeeping for small business owners – are you keeping the right records?
One of the tasks that business owners outsource most often is finance. Bookkeeping, for small business owners, can be time-consuming, complicated and a long way down the list of important jobs to do. And yet it’s one of the most important roles. Good books mean a...
The virtual support services checklist for negotiating a business deal
From a critical supplier agreement or long-term customer retainer to a merger or acquisition, small businesses do deals in just the same way that big businesses do. These deals are focused on bringing cash flow into the business, partnering with companies that can...