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The Virtual Assistant Directory is an online business, helping Virtual Assistants showcase their company and individual talents to busy entrepreneurs, start-ups, growing teams who are looking to improve productivity and output by finding the right Virtual Assistant for them. One of the biggest challenges customers face on a day-to-day basis is choosing the right service provider to help …

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8 Apr 2016

PA Expo 2016 – 8-9 November

The PA Expo is the only free to attend event in the North of England bringing together executive support professionals from around the UK. The PA Expo 2016 is held at the Exhibition Centre Liverpool on November 8th and 9th 2016. By choosing to attend the event you will be presented with invaluable opportunities to …

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30 Mar 2016

How To Find Clients For Your Virtual Assistant Business

Does this sound familiar? You’re about ready to scream out of frustration, or cry (or both) because: You’re a new virtual assistant and you’re working your butt off to get your first client and you’re feeling defeated You’re a virtual assistant and you have a few clients but for months you’re sitting at this plateau …

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15 Mar 2016

assisted.by Announces New Virtual Assistant Startup Platform my VA company

assisted.by, a Virtual Assistant service provider, announced the upcoming launch of a new platform to support new and existing Virtual Assistants launch, manage and maintain their businesses, my VA company. “Many people love the idea of becoming their own boss,” said assisted.by Managing Director Dan Maby. “The challenge a lot of people face is knowing …

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9 Mar 2016

Office* Show 2016

Taking place at ExCel, London on 11-12 May 2016, office* brings together a world-class training programme and exhibition dedicated to the office professional Network with over 4,000+ like-minded individuals, discover the latest office products and services, and enhance your career development, all in one office* Samantha Cox, Sir Richard Branson’s former EA, joins Keynote line-up. …

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4 Mar 2016

Branding and Marketing Your Virtual Assistant Business

We’ll share some tips around branding and marketing your Virtual Assistant business. A brand is the sum total of the experiences your clients and potential clients have with your virtual assistant company. A strong brand communicates what your VA company does, how it does it, and at the same time, establishes trust and credibility. Your …

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1 Mar 2016

WordPress multisite and Let’s Encrypt SSL

Let’s Encrypt; I’ve never heard of it? What is it? Let’s Encrypt is a free, automated, and open certificate authority (CA), run for the public’s benefit. In short it allows you to generate a free SSL certificate for your website, which once installed will allow you to server your content over an encrypted and secure …

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18 Feb 2016

Contract for Web Designers and Developers

Writing a contract If you’re writing a contract between you and your customers it doesn’t have to conform to the seemingly standard format of jargon and complicated legalese. You can be creative. A killer contract will clarify what is expected of both sides and it can also help you to communicate your approach to doing …

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5 Feb 2016

What type of entrepreneur are you?

We provide you with an abbreviated version of the E.A.T. (Entrepreneur Aptitude Test) survey developed by Tony Tjan, Richard Harrington and Tsan-Yun Hsieh. The questions will help you begin to understand your dominant traits, but for a full and comprehensive assessment visit HSGL.com.

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1 Feb 2016

How to hire a virtual assistant

Hey hey! Welcome to episode 135 of Life on Fire TV. On this episode we’re talking about one of the most important ways to leverage yourself in your business: how to hire a virtual assistant, and how best to work with them. As entrepreneurs we love to do take it all on and do it …

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22 Jan 2016

What should a virtual assistant charge for services?

Why do you see so much variation in services and amounts? Go back five years or so and the going rate at that time was £15 to £35 an hour. Now, that is not to say that everyone charged that, but that was what most of the professional virtual assistant organisations were suggesting or listing. …

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12 Jan 2016

Without change progress is impossible

If you want something different, do something different. In a bicycle race, the main group of racers is called a peloton. The peloton is a dynamic, rapidly changing entity that is moving forward through the course of the race. As the group moves forward, individuals are constantly moving within the pack to achieve an optimal …

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