The Virtual Assistant Blog
Helping business owners run a successful business
Virtual diary management – tips for the busy entrepreneur
Diary management is one of many challenging tasks that the busy entrepreneur must juggle. With so much going on, taking the extra time required to optimise your diary is almost impossible. Ironic really, given that this is the primary activity that will actually help...
How new startup ventures are using virtual assistants
Starting a new business is both exciting and daunting – on one hand, there’s so much opportunity; on the other, so much admin. That’s why lots of new startup businesses very quickly outsource some of their day-to-day tasks to a virtual assistant. Not only does it help...
How does a Virtual Assistant differ from a PA, secretary or administrator?
When you start to look for someone to help with running your business, there are several options: Hire a permanent member of staff, look for secretarial help, give administrator tasks to someone else in your business or invest in a Virtual Assistant. Each of these...
7 steps to create small business quotations: A virtual customer service assistant guide
Your quotation is often the first official contact you have with a prospect, so it matters that you make a positive impression. Quotations should be clear, professional and consistent, and contain information that helps your potential customer to make a decision in...
How virtual admin support can streamline your business processes
Managing the admin for a small business can take up so many hours that you’re left wondering when you can actually fit in winning clients and doing the work you need to. Streamlining your processes and bringing in virtual admin support could help you to be more...
Top 8 virtual assistant business travel hacks
Nothing quite beats getting face-to-face with customers, suppliers and other people in your industry. That’s why so many business people still travel to meetings, conferences, workshops. But travel isn’t quite as glamorous as people think – so here are some of our top...
How positive responses on social media can help business succeed
Social media channels are now one of the most important ways for businesses to connect with their customers. Whether you’re using paid ads to drive business to your website, or you are building up an organic following – or both – it’s important that you know how to...
Why the best virtual assistants are Cyber Essentials certified
Thousands of SME businesses across the UK use remote assistants to help with a variety of tasks, from social media posts to bookkeeping and diary management. Most of these tasks are automated, and businesses give their assistants access to their accounting, CRM and...
How your architect practice can benefit from virtual office support
Architecture is a high-pressure environment. There are clients to keep happy, deadlines to meet and project partners to work alongside. Particularly important for an architect practice is to ensure you are following the RIBA Plan of Work guidelines. Keeping on top of...
How to make business trip planning easier
If you’re a regular traveller, you’ll know how important it is to get your business trip planning right. From the booking details to how to pack, you’ll look for any way to make your life easier. More and more, we use technology to communicate with customers,...
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...