I'm still tweaking it, but now have Virtual Assistant - THE Blog housed on my own server, using Wordpress. I've been learning this program for just over a couple of months now and have been able to successfully import this blog from its previous home. Please do update your bookmarks to http://www.vadirectory.net/blog/ for new posts or, if you haven't already done so, subscribe to my blog at the left of screen and new posts will be automatically emailed to you. KMT blog theme, blog template, … [Read more...]
Until Next Year
Well, OIVAC was a success and we had a lot of people in attendance - and I've heard from many who really enjoyed themselves. Congratulations to Sharon Williams and Heather Jacobson on their award wins. This was a difficult process as the Steering Committee wanted to distance themselves from the selection process (especially since many of us were also nominated) so a coaching group were engaged to assist with the process - a learning process for all as we needed to ensure they understood what … [Read more...]
Administrative Professionals Day a Holiday?
I knew this day is celebrated the world over, but I didn't know it was actually an official public holiday. Perhaps we need to look at this in Australia too . I've just seen an article that indicates it is actually a national holiday and that the country comes to a standstill. Perhaps, one day in the future, the new International Virtual Assistants Day will be seen in the same light! Click on the article title below to read about it. What a day; we need to celebrate KMT … [Read more...]
Interview On Another Blog
It's always good when another blogger makes reference to what you've been doing and on this occasion, I've been interviewed by Donna Hamer of WealthyOnlineWomen. Why not drop over to her blog and see what she has to say? Like me, Donna is an Australian Woman Blogger and we found each other via another Australian blog site that was talking about the top Australian blogs - we'd both noted the lack of Australian women mentioned. But that's another story... … [Read more...]
An Anniversary Almost Passed By….
Today is 24th March. Probably doesn't mean much to most people who read this - unless they have a birthday, anniversary or something else that prompts them to think of this day. For me it's the anniversary of the day I registered my business in Melbourne, Australia - on National Secretaries Day 1994. 12 years ago! Each year I think I really should do something to celebrate the day, make it special in some way, and each year it sneaks up on me - probably because I'm always busy doing … [Read more...]
Getting Back Into Things
Well, we've been back home for 3 days now but still suffering the jetlag thing and waking up at 2am with our minds busy! Guess it will go away eventually but a little annoying. Although I'd switched off the forum lists I belong to and a few other things I still had a mountain of emails to go through when I got back home - although I did deal with a few whilst I was away. Having my laptop with me was really worth the hassle of getting it through security each time we went through an airport (and … [Read more...]
One thing……
I do have one thing to add here before I go on leave. This morning a new member of one of the VA chat forums I belong to posted a message requesting help on how to attract more work. Unfortunately their post was not very well typed, spelling errors, no caps used, words run together. I emailed them privately suggesting that their typed email is also a form of marketing - to their fellow VAs, and if someone wanted to outsource work to them, examples of their typed emails is the only way to get … [Read more...]
Silence
I may be a bit silent here over the next few weeks. We're taking some leave (you can read about it on our family blog) and unless I have some fantastic thought or a sudden revelation, I'll probably not post here. Much of my writing comes from things that happen during my working day and so I expand on what's taken place, or on something I've shared with others, or something I've learnt. I will be meeting with some business contacts during the time away so perhaps something might be forthcoming, … [Read more...]
Advice For Clients Seeking To Use A VA
Each virtual assistant works as an independent contractor in their own business. Some work full-time and some part-time and also in temporary positions. Because they work independently, prices vary amongst VAs, plus they are in many countries around the world, so feel free to shop around. Please understand that until the work is sighted, it is sometimes difficult to accurately price a job. Thought to consider: The speed and experience of one VA may mean they charge higher than another VA who … [Read more...]
