The ‘When Can You Call Yourself a Virtual Assistant’ Debate
Cyber Guinevere @ July 11, 2008 # One Comment
Individuals, small businesses, or large corporate organisations looking for someone to outsource their overload of work to don’t have time to figure out which side of the fence you, as a virtual assistant, sit on. They just want to know whether you have the time and skills to do the job and whether your fees are within their budget.
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Small Claims Court: Notice of Judgement
Cyber PenDragon @ June 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The problem with the bailiffs is that they cannot take ‘tools of trade’ and companies offering IT services often have little else of value — apart from a coffee machine maybe. The problem with freezing the account is that the company might be in debt, which would explain why they haven’t paid our invoice.
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Small Claims Revisited
Cyber PenDragon @ June 7, 2008 # No Comment Yet
We’ve previously written about Money Claims Online, a website offering to speed up the legal claim process by allowing claims to be made over the Internet, as well as the Better Payment Practice Campaign website that offers advice on issuing reminders, collecting information, and charging extras such as interest and debt collection fees.
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Quiet Period… Don’t Panic!
Cyber Guinevere @ October 13, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The phones are quiet and when you do get an email it’s spam… as a freelancer or VA you’ll have ‘quiet’ periods and that’s when panic can set in!!
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First Stop: The BPPC Website
Cyber Guinevere @ February 26, 2006 # No Comment Yet
The BPPC have provided a ‘library’ of sample letters to help you get paid on time, including a letter informing a debtor that statutory interest and compensation for debt recovery costs will be charged on an existing debt.
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