The Virtual Assistant Blog
Helping business owners run a successful business
10 small business budget planning tips for the New Year
Good planning is vital to business success and, whether you are just starting out, or you’ve been established for a few years, taking control of managing and planning your finances means you’ll have far more control over your business’s performance and growth. And...
Building a strategy for direct and email marketing for business
There are lots of ways to reach your potential customers – advertising, social media and networking, for example. One of the most effective ways to get your brand in front of the right people is direct marketing. This is about talking to people individually – it’s...
How virtual assistants can maximise your law firms’ success
As a law firm your priority is giving your clients the best advice and expertise you can. To ensure that you make the most of your time during the working week, you need to stay on top of the essential details of running an office. In this article we look into how...
Working with a reliable virtual assistant to build a robust business
If we’re learned any lessons at all from the pandemic, it’s that we can’t assume that our business life is going to be rosy all the time. And so we need to make plans and build strategies that help us to run a robust business that can make it through tough times. For...
How to manage curated content marketing on social media
We all know that your website, newsletters, email marketing and social media are valuable marketing channels. Managed well, they help you to keep in touch with your target audience, sharing good quality content that helps to raise your profile, educate your buyers and...
Small business invoicing – when’s the best time to invoice?
Knowing when to invoice can make all the difference between having a nice flow of money in your business and having no money at all. You can have different invoicing habits for different customers, projects, products or channels – you don’t have to have a...
What to consider when choosing SaaS products for administrative support
As your business grows, it becomes necessary – and advisable – to look for ways to make things run more smoothly. For many small businesses, this means bringing in dedicated software that can provide integrated, time-saving administrative support. Most of this...
Do you have what it takes to boost up your business growth? – Take the test
All small business owners reach a critical point where the founder has to decide whether to keep things as they are or take the next steps towards growing the business. This can be a tricky time – do you hire employees? Move premises? Buy new equipment? Invest in...
Want to avoid freelance burnout? Find a virtual assistant
Being a freelancer has pros and cons. By working for yourself, you have complete freedom and control of the work you do, the clients you work with, the hours you work and how you grow and manage your business. But it can also mean long hours, late nights, early...
How to start a business
So you want to be an entrepreneur and start a business in the UK, but how do you start a business that brings long term success? Preparation is the key! Developing a thorough business plan for a start up and carrying out appropriate market research can certainly help...
Developing an ecommerce strategy – from a virtual web assistant’s point of view
If you run an online business, you need an ecommerce marketing strategy. This will help you to set your goals, understand how best to reach your target audience and measure your progress. The more organised you are, the better your chances of success. And you can do...