When I was first growing my VA Network it soon became obvious to me that I had to find a way to put all the members in touch with each other, without having to pass on email addresses all the time or get them to remember to ‘reply all’.
It was around that time (late 1996) [...]

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Welcome to those guests who have been following the OIVAC blog hopping tour!
Seasoned VAs (or those that have been around for longer than 12 months) will know that the Online International Virtual Assistants Convention is gearing up for another fantastic event.
I was privileged to be a member of the steering committee for the first 3 [...]

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I often get asked by VAs what they should do if they’ve submitted a proposal to a client’s request and a few days have passed and they’ve heard nothing further.
I always advise them to use the ’squeaky wheel’ principle.
What do you do when you have a squeaky wheel? You pay attention to it.
So the client [...]

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… makes Jack (or Jill) a dull boy (girl).  Or so the saying goes.
I’m one who has been obsessed with my work – I love being a Virtual Assistant and I love being at my computer and in my office.  I look forward to being in the office every single day – even after 15 [...]

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Many VAs, particularly those new to the industry, are so keen to get clients that there are times when they will accept a job only to find they really don’t have the skillset or experience to carry out the role.  They then end up in a quandary – do they tell the client or try [...]

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I’ve seen many posts recently via Twitter and forums where people are asking about how to become a Virtual Assistant.
As I haven’t written on that for awhile I thought I’d give an update here.
Providing you have good computer skills and experience in using the web for sharing files, downloading and receiving information and so on, [...]

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