Another in our Client Case Studies, Linda has our own Terence Kierans from WA supporting her. I feel it a real privilege that these clients are willing to share their stories about using Virtual Assistant services to support their businesses. It is my hope as you read through these stories that you can see how VAs can assist you if in business, or if you are a VA, the type of services you could provide to develop a successful VA practice. My name is Linda Simmon and I am a certified … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2008
What program should I use for a website?
Many VAs on forums are found to be asking about what programs they should be using to develop websites. As beginners they frequently don't have the funding to pay someone to do it for them, but also they feel that they should be learning about things like that themselves so they can advise clients about what's available, even if they don't end up providing that service. I often recommend Wordpress these days. It provides a great CMS (Content Management System) type website with static pages … [Read more...]
VA Blog Update
Regular readers would have noted not so regular posts here over the past 3 or so weeks and that sometimes posts and comments went missing and then reappeared. We had a hiccup early July with a cpanel crash and have been limping ever since. This weekend my web guy shifted all the sites I manage to a new machine and we hope (and pray) that this will sort the problems out and I can get back to regular blogging. It has been rather disconcerting to write posts and publish them, only to find they … [Read more...]
Has anyone worked with a Virtual Assistant? part 6
This week Lisa Beavan (VA) introduces her client Jenny Vulcan of The Service Spirit. Please tell my readers a bit about who you are and what you do. The Service Spirit is focussed on inspiring people to embrace a fresh approach with their customers and employees through Leadership and Team Development programs. When did you realise you needed admin support for your business? Since starting my business I have always had some administration support What type of support did you originally … [Read more...]
Friday Finds
I'm getting behind in my Google Reader finds - life is so busy lately. Welcome to all my new readers and particularly those whom I met last weekend at the Business Mums Conference. So many aspiring writers, and so many women enthusiastic and passionate about their businesses, which is as it should be! I've started up a Writer's Forum for those women and for anyone else who is interested so we can chat about writing, encourage one another and list resources we come across for aspiring writers. … [Read more...]
Has anyone worked with a Virtual Assistant? Part 5
This week we have Hilary Henshaw, who is one of my clients but also serviced by a member of my team. Please tell my readers a bit about who you are and what you do. I am a professional singer and speaker. When did you realise you needed admin support for your business? When I was travelling and needed a virtual secretary to take messages etc and when I was developing product and needed to source various people such as desk top publishers. I also needed help with redesigning my website and … [Read more...]
The Importance of Commitment
Periodically I get emails from VAs who have sought the assistance of other VAs only to be let down by them due to a lack of commitment, understanding of time sensitivity or simply just not taking the work seriously. They accept the job and then contact the VA outsourcing the work sometime later to say it hasn't been done or they don't have time, or something else has happened. I've had clients complain of the same thing - thankfully few and far between, but it does happen. Or, I've seen a VA … [Read more...]
Has anyone worked with a Virtual Assistant? Part 4
This is the 4th in our series of client interviews. And today we hear from Greg Burrus of New Jersey, about his Virtual Assistant, and one of my team members, who is based in Portugal. Please tell my readers a bit about who you are and what you do. My business www.TechOSS.com helps small business owners, retail establishments, solo entrepreneurs, writers, coaches and even celebrity chefs succeed through the use of internet communications technology. I provide blog and website development, … [Read more...]
Blog update
I've had a temporary web server glitche over the past week with the server re-setting itself. Consequently posts I was writing and publishing were getting lost as any backups were older than the resets taking place. Hopefully this is now resolved and I can get back to regular blog posting. … [Read more...]