I was at a BNI presentation last week and the guy speaking was a salesman for a window company. He raised the subject of a marketing budget and encouraged us to consider that even our BNI membership fees are part of that budget.This is something I’ve always felt with respect to VA network memberships […]

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Today marks the last day for my Virtual Assistant Giveaways spree to celebrate 14 years in business. There have been offers of books, web hosting and VA Coaching. This applies to VAs in any country so don’t make the mistake of thinking you are not eligible. If you are operating as a Virtual […]

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When you respond to Job Requests or Requests for Proposals via the different VA networks do you send your CV? Because VAs are business owners and not employees, the general consensus is ‘no’ - we’re not applying for a job with an employer, we’re responding to a request for help with a client’s business. […]

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I saw a blog post discussing the pros and cons of hiring a VA and the author asked a question but does not have comments switched on so there wasn’t any way for me to respond. Nor does he have any contact information available. So I’m linking to his post here and answering his […]

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If you’re like me then the subject for this post would sound like a dream! And it does to me. I love to write and get nowhere near enough time to write as much as I like. And frequently I come across items I’d like to write here for our industry and if […]

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We’ve started to get enquiries for VAs in the Singapore region. We did have one member there but she’s shifted and now we’re left with no-one. I’ve made a few enquiries and did locate one person but she did not have the ’secretarial’ skills required by the company asking. The company rang me again […]

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