Top 10 Tools
My top 10 apps and tools that I use when running my freelance virtual assistant business.
Sustaining the Work/Life Mix
It’s such a long time since I worked in an actual office, I can barely remember what it’s like. We still had a fax machine! We didn’t use it much by then, but that does help date my last few days in a traditional office setup. It would’ve been summer 2007 that I bid it…
Reframing the role of VA
Isn’t it time we reframed the role of a VA? The year we saw the biggest shift in remote work. All those that had resisted it up until then, had no choice. But where does that leave the VAs? Have we lost our biggest USP? What’s special about ‘virtual’ if everyone is virtual? After spending…
Remote control
Remote working, a remote team and more than a remote chance it’ll be fine. I wrote this post originally back at the end of 2018. Now, in the summer of 2020, remote working is still a necessity for many, and we’ve seen a shift in remote working that is here to stay. It’s nothing new,…
The shift in remote work
The shift in remote work We didn’t even call it Remote Working back then Way back when sometime when I took my first steps to freelancing and I was beginning to work from home, it felt like a bit of a dirty word. I had to justify it or play it down when I talked about it. When…
Why I track my time and why you probably should too
Why I track my time and why you probably should too Do you know how you spend your time each day? Do you really know how long those few emails take or how long you spend on the phone with that client talking through a brief? Yes? Unless you track your time, you might have…
Finding time to find a time
Finding time to find a time How to simplify appointment making using an online scheduling tool By its title, this post probably should be more profound than it is. Sorry, but this isn’t a post about searching for time or making time for things, although that does come into a bit. Instead, it’s a post…
You have a website, now what?
You have a website, now what? How a virtual assistant can help you with website content updates on WordPress What business doesn’t have a website these days? Customers expect to find information online easily, so maintaining an online presence is imperative. You have a website, now what? A common misconception is that once a website…
Home is where the work is
Home is where the work is At the time of writing this, in the UK we are on day 8 of an official lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For many people, if they can work from home, they are. Perhaps they’re thinking that the dream of working from home isn’t all it’s cracked up…