Over the past few years we've seen many articles in leading newspapers around Australia, promoting the use of Virtual Assistants and also about outsourcing. But it is disappointing to see that their focus is nearly always on what's happening in other countries and they give just a short para or two to what is happening here in Australia, almost like it's an after thought. Perhaps we're not visible enough, which is a shame and it means we need to do something about that. The industry first … [Read more...]
When The Service Isn’t There part 2
Readers will remember my post in May about an unfortunate experience I had with a courier company that lost me a client and money in the process. Their lack of service was apalling and I have complained to their manager, and to the trade service that I got them through. I may take it further yet, especially after what I found out today. One of my clients contacted me this morning to advise she was couriering a box to me (yes, oh oh!) and that it should get to me soon. I didn't give it … [Read more...]
Friday Finds
I love Google Alerts. It keeps me informed of all sorts of things - sometimes well before someone contacts me to let me know what they've been doing. One such find is the 100 Awesome Webmaster Blogs by and for Women put together by Jimmy Atkinson (Jimmy did contact me but I'd already seen it hours before!). I've been listed in the Women in Business category (number 81) and I had to laugh at his comment regarding my About page. I need to update it! It was good to see a few other names I knew … [Read more...]
Amazon book launch happening in a few hours!
Many of you are aware I wrote a book last year called "Worth More Than Rubies: The Value of a Work at Home Mom". It was released in Australia late last year and has recently become available at Amazon.com. For a 24 hour period, to celebrate the release, I have available over $1500 worth of giveaways for anyone who purchases a copy of the book at Amazon.com. All you have to do is rock up to http://www.worth-more-than-rubies.com/amazon-campaign-entry.htm, enter your name, email address and your … [Read more...]
Has anyone worked with a Virtual Assistant? Part 2
Our next interview is between Terence Kierans of Cyberspace Virtual Services in Western Australia and his client Judy Vorfield of Judy Vorfield's Office Support Services in Arizona. Q. Please tell my readers a bit about who you are and what you do. I’m Judy Vorfeld, independent contractor who specializes in Web development, copyediting, and presentation for (mostly) small businesses. I also do small business consulting and some photography. Q.When did you realise you needed admin … [Read more...]
Benefits of Virtual Assistant Networks – Do the Research
There are so many networks out there these days that it's hard to decide which ones to go with, or should you join any at all? Many people are now entering the Virtual Assistant industry, having read about it in news articles, magazines and blogs, or having seen it via television business shows and news reports. But they are not always sure where to go and how to start. Using your favourite search engine should pull up various Virtual Assistant networks and organisations which really are your … [Read more...]
Friday Finds
More of what I've found and read this week. If you are visiting blogs and not yet subscribed to blogs, then I encourage you to consider using Google Reader. I was subscribed to a number via email but once I understood how RSS worked, have changed most of my subscriptions to RSS so I can view all of the blogs in one screen (if you cannot visualise this, don't worry - just do it and all will become clear). The reason why I chose this reader is because I don't have to be at my own computer, I can … [Read more...]
Has anyone worked with a Virtual Assistant? Part 1
This is the first in a series of client case studies, in answer to the many blogs and forums I've seen that ask the above question. There is a great deal of interest in VAs but not everyone is aware of the VA Industry. There are a multitude of places you can seek a Virtual Assistant, but sometimes people still don't know where to go. Often asked: Virtual Assistants - I do not know much about them, how they work, where to find them and what they charge. Anyone here have more info? So, I … [Read more...]
Seeking a Virtual Assistant?
It's interesting to see the number of blog posts written by people who have been seeking a Virtual Assistant and their experience and lack of success in doing so. It concerns me that often they are looking in the wrong places simply because they might have read about the term via a book or another blog that hasn't been well researched. A simple Google search will reveal many VA sites and also the professional VA networks - rather than freelancing sites where you can get quite a mixture of … [Read more...]
