I had an epiphany recently. Here I am, a VA of many years standing and I own and run a network of VAs. But I still try to do everything myself! A few nights ago I had dinner with a possible new client. I say 'possible' because I actually had tried to pass her on to my team members but she kept coming back saying she wanted me - she'd been referred to me and the person who referred her spoke very highly of my abilities. That's good, most of the time, but when you're stretched to the limit, you … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2008
Has anyone worked with a Virtual Assistant? Part 3
Part 3 in our Client Case Study Series. Melisssa Khalinsky is supported by one of my Virtual Assistant team members, Kylie. Melissa is in Victoria, Australia and Kylie in New South Wales, Australia. Q. Please tell my readers a bit about who you are and what you do. I am Melissa Khalinsky, founder of Business Mums Network. We provide support, information and resources for Mums starting and running a business. Q. When did you realise you needed admin support for your business? There have … [Read more...]
Virtual Assistants in Australia
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...]