I came across a blog entry today regarding Guy Kawasaki and the fact he had hired a virtual assistant but struggled with the discipline of being able to get things done. He spends a lot of time blogging and writing these days (seems an addiction many of us have!). I posted a comment […]

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This relates to something that happened to one of my team members, but it is an important note for all in any regard.
A client came through us last year seeking someone to set up a database in Excel for him. Originally it started off being a simple database but grew more complex as the […]

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I am constantly amazed at the number of people I come across who want to operate a business online from home - but not put in what’s required to meet their target audience! You can’t just put up a website and say ‘here I am world, come to me!’ because that just doesn’t work.
You […]

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A recent post at SOHO-Life was about telling your (global) audience about your business in global terms.
Today, my daughter and I have been trying to fax a horse stud in South Africa. She’s booked to go there for a working holiday but is having no success with responses to recent emails. The owners may have […]

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This month has been deemed the month for home-based workers to don their bathrobes to do their work. Whilst I appreciate the sentiment and reasoning behind this idea, I honestly can’t say I’ve ever worked in my bathrobe in the almost 13 years of my business. For the record, I do enjoy the freedom that […]

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There still seems to be confusion, at least amongst the newer entries into the VA industry, that they are looking for ‘jobs’ online as opposed to seeking ‘clients’.
The confusion of not knowing what your target market is in getting established as a Virtual Assistant will cause considerable delay in getting things happening.
You can get jobs […]

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