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New Year's Resolution for SMEs: 'Hire a Virtual Assistant'

New Year’s Resolution for SMEs: ‘Hire a Virtual Assistant’

By Cyber Guinevere on December 31, 2009

A virtual assistant can provide most of the secretarial support a small business or sole-trader is likely to require. They can answer your calls, handle your email messages, manage your diary, maintain your spreadsheets, design your Powerpoint presentations, run your social media marketing campaigns, design and build your website…

Posted in Virtual Assistance, Virtual Secretary | Tagged secretarial support, small business, sole-trader, Virtual Assistance, Virtual Assistant, virtual PA, virtual secretary

The No. 1 Virtual Assistant's Office (Part 2)

The No. 1 Virtual Assistant’s Office (Part 2)

By Cyber Guinevere on March 31, 2009

No matter how much we Mac users rile against Microsoft, there’s just no getting round the fact that most businesses will be using the Microsoft Office suite. Which particular programs you buy depends upon the services you’re going to be offering as a virtual assistant or virtual PA.

Posted in On Being A Virtual Assistant | Tagged equipment, freelancer, hardware, homeworker, On Being A Virtual Assistant, software, Virtual Assistance, virtual PA, virtual secretary

The No 1 Virtual Assistant's Office (Part 1)

The No 1 Virtual Assistant’s Office (Part 1)

By Cyber Guinevere on March 5, 2009

I will be writing a series of posts about the various office furniture, IT hardware and software, and online services a virtual assistant or freelancer offering secretarial services may find useful.

Posted in On Being A Virtual Assistant | Tagged IT, office equipment, On Being A Virtual Assistant, secretarial service, Virtual Assistance, virtual secretary

Finding Your Virtual Assistant — It’s Not Rocket Science!

By Cyber Guinevere on May 22, 2008

Choosing your new virtual assistant may seem daunting: you want someone professional, efficient, reliable; someone with initiative who is flexible in their working methods and will thus be able to integrate your business procedures into their working day. You want your virtual assistant to be confidential, interested in your business goals, and up-to-date with new technology and web-based developments. So give them a call and talk them one-to-one!

Posted in Business and Legal, Virtual Assistance | Tagged alliance of UK virtual assistants, On Being A Virtual Assistant, Outsourcing, Virtual Assistance, virtual PA, virtual secretary

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