A Day in The Life of a Virtual Assistant

A Day in The Life of a Virtual Assistant

Are you the one your friends turn to when they need someone to plan a flawless dinner party? Are you the logistics guru in your family? Could you single-handedly coordinate a Taylor Swift concert tour? If so, you just might be born to be a Virtual Assistant (VA). What...
Time-Tracking for VAs and Freelancers

Time-Tracking for VAs and Freelancers

Time gets away from all of us, but when time is the commodity you sell for a living, that’s a problem. Our research shows that Virtual Assistants and Freelancers under-charge by a whopping £4,200 every year!     You’re Leaking Money Last night, I...
How To Get Your Work Organised

How To Get Your Work Organised

Some Essential Tips for Professional Organisation   Freelance professionals can be their own greatest enemies, especially when it comes to personal organisation (this writer is guilty as charged!). From managing multiple clients and projects to juggling competing...
How to Find New Clients as a Freelancer

How to Find New Clients as a Freelancer

Being a freelancer is highly appealing, but it is precisely because it is so appealing that it can be exceptionally difficult to make it work. The greatest challenge any new freelancer will face is securing new clients and growing their business. This article stands...
The Top 5 Qualities of a Great Virtual Assistant

The Top 5 Qualities of a Great Virtual Assistant

As more and more professionals are flocking to the growing ranks of the Virtual Assistant (VA) industry, newcomers to the profession may be interested in discovering the qualities which make a great virtual assistant. This article is a guide for these readers,...
Top 5 Perks of Being a Virtual Assistant in the UK

Top 5 Perks of Being a Virtual Assistant in the UK

You’re out having a post-work drink (or three) with the usual gang on a Thursday night, and the hot topic is work: or more specifically, the drudgery of work. Rush hour on the Tube, that bothersome boss, the 9-5 grind, the mind-numbing boredom of doing the same things...