I got an interesting request from a charity organisation this week.  They asked if they could speak with one of the Board of Directors of our organisation.  I smiled as I answered that we didn’t have a board but thanks for asking. We then discussed a charity that my team have been supporting for some […]

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Saw a post on a forum where someone posted about VAs developing a niche and he sent a post with the subject heading above and included the following line:
A Virtual Assistant who doesn’t have a clearly defined niche is a poor virtual assistant.
I don’t know about you but I really take exception to that comment.
Perhaps […]

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I forget that new people coming along all the time won’t have the knowledge or experience I have and so, sometimes I need to repeat the same information because there is a new audience.
A new VA contacted me recently because she was concerned that a client wasn’t responding to her emails and work had been […]

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There’s been a recent promotion here in Melbourne on the radio about ‘what do you see?’ and a description is given of needy children. This is about sponsoring a child.  My husband, Graham and I, have been sponsoring children through World Vision since around 1993 or 1994.  We currently sponsor 3 girls - it’s always […]

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All Virtual Assistants are invited to the next Forum on Virtual Assistance (FoVA) next June in Canada.    Even more exciting because I am going too!  I was thrilled to be asked recently to present a workshop and facilitate a forum at the event and I accepted.  But to give you the details direct from the […]

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I can’t emphasise it enough.  So many VAs come seeking advice at the VA forums that really should be taken to their Accountants, Solicitors or others.
I agree it is good to learn about what others are doing and how they’re set up but each has different situations relating to experience, their financial commitments and so […]

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