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Want to become a Virtual Assistant?
Published in October 14th, 2008
Are you looking for a training course that will answer all the vital questions such as ‘is this virtual assistant thing for me and how much money can I make’?
Would you prefer not to be charged the earth for such a course?
Would you be more confident learning from those who are actually running their own [...]
What have I learned from my PC crash experience?
Published in October 10th, 2008
Following on from my previous post, I thought I would share what lessons I have learnt from the whole experience!
Keep a log of what software you have on your computer
If you need to get a new computer, it can be quite difficult to remember exactly what software you had on your previous one. Therefore, keep [...]
PC Heaven DOES exist!
Published in October 9th, 2008
What happens when your computer goes to that happy place in the sky?
You know your own computer as you get to know how it behaves (good and bad) and what noises it makes on a regular basis. But what do you do if it gets poorly?
I was minding my own business, working away when I [...]
Got an empty swimming pool?
Published in October 6th, 2008
By Bernadette Doyle
Several years ago, I was on holiday at Club La Santa in Lanzarote, a sports resort where there are lots of fitness classes scheduled throughout the day. One lunchtime I was lounging by the pool in a perfect position to observe the following scene as it unfolded before me.
An aqua aerobics class was [...]
Get Organised Series – Emails are not urgent
Published in September 30th, 2008
If something was truly urgent, people would call you so don’t think that you have to answer something as soon as it hits your inbox – even if it has the high priority tag and / or urgent in the subject line!
Get Organised Series – Automate your business
Published in September 29th, 2008
Make use of technology available and automate your business processes. E.g. think about using auto responders for some of your email communication.
Get Organised Series – Have checklists and templates
Published in September 26th, 2008
Create checklists and templates for all regular tasks as this will save a lot of time (e.g. I have a checklist of things to do when I take on a new client, templates for letters and emails).
Get Organised Series – Include deadlines on schedule
Published in September 25th, 2008
Include details of all important deadlines (clients and your own business) on your schedule so that you can plan the work accordingly.
Get Organised Series – Make use of rules
Published in September 24th, 2008
You can set up rules to filter your emails according to the filing system that you set up. For example, if you are a virtual assistant dealing with different clients, you may have different email addresses for each client. You can set up a rule to filter incoming emails through a specified account to a [...]
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