How important is the?

A long term client recently asked me to set up a new website for him. He showed me examples of what he was looking for, sent me the copy for it, I researched royalty free images and set up the web hosting after registering the domain he requested.
But when he started asking me when [...]

It pays to be cautious

I recently had a request on my website for some research to be done relating to photographs of people wearing jewellery and to report back to the client. One of my team queried that wondering just what the guy might have been up to - I suggested she investigate him to make sure he was [...]

Are You Becoming a Hermit?

I don’t know about you, but I’m a homebody - I love being home and I am reluctant to go out.  Many who know me will probably wonder if I’m speaking about the same ‘Kathie Thomas’ as I’m known to be sociable, outgoing, happy and good company (so I believe).   But I assure you I [...]

Start With What You Know

I was speaking to a prospective VA on the phone the other day.  She had been researching the Virtual Assistant industry and my name kept popping up everywhere she looked. She is also an avid reader of my blog (hi Helen!).
During the course of the conversation she said the same thing I often hear ‘newbies’ [...]

Planning to start your VA business in the New Year?

At this time of year it’s traditional for people to start thinking about their plans for the New Year and the changes they want to make in their lives, and in particular, with the type of work or job they want.
If you’re one of those thinking about becoming a Virtual Assistant, or perhaps you already [...]

Getting closer to that 1,000th member!

Remember that post I made a couple of weeks ago?  Well, we’re getting much closer to the goal! And I promised that some lucky people would win prizes along the way.
If the following people would like to get in touch saying they’ve seen this post, they will be forwarded their choice of book from my [...]