Virtual Assistant Training

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Our team at assisted.by specialise in WordPress development. This means we spend a lot of time with WordPress plugins, when we can’t find what we need we’ll build our own. When setting out to develop your own Virtual Assistant website you want to ensure you are using well coded, efficient, secure and maintained plugins. Over the …

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8 Feb 2017

Open All Hours? Setting Client Expectations

Are you open all hours? Have you set client expectations? I have a friend who runs networking events in the evenings. He has a lovely VA – I know her personally and she is efficient and conscientious. At one of his events he was agitated and angry and complaining loudly about his VA. “She always …

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6 Jan 2017

MailChimp Subscriber Popup

How to help build your email list with MailChimp Subscriber Popup. We’ve been looking at list building, specifically subscribers to our online Virtual Assistant magazine; VA Life. So I thought I’d share a MailChimp tip that we use to help grow our subscription list. You will have noticed a popup when you visited this site inviting you …

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15 Dec 2016

13 Easy Ways To Speed Up WordPress

WordPress is a great platform. Having said that without proper care and attention it can become quite slow. If you don’t take the right precautions, you could end up with a site that’s not only a hassle for visitors but will cause you to lose subscribers and customers. In this post, I’ll cover some of …

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16 Nov 2016

Is Email Killing Our Productivity?

Is email killing our productivity? If the first thing you do, once you’ve sat down at your desk in the morning, is to head to that little email icon, click it and leave the application open all day long then the answer to this question is most likely; YES. Can you remember how you managed …

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10 Sept 2016

Smarter Networking Without Business Cards

So you walk into the room, within the first five minutes you’ve collected half a dozen business cards already, and they all came with the promise of something great! The issue is; the humble business card is a tool, and a simple one at that, for sales / marketing, and, like any tool, it should be used …

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4 Jul 2016

UK Virtual Assistant National Survey v7

The latest UK VA survey launched this week – this contains all the data you need to write a new business plan or expand your existing business. Compiled by Society of Virtual Assistants, it acts as a snapshot of the industry, which is looking very healthy! With over 1,600 VAs currently working in the UK, …

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16 May 2016

my VA company Officially Launched

It’s happened… my VA company officially launched! Providing tools and services to help new and existing Virtual Assistants; launch, manage and maintain their company. At the recent Office* 2016 event held at Excel in London the team exhibited these tools and services. The exhibition stand was met with overwhelmingly positive responses from visiting delegates. The team chatted with …

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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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29 Jan 2016

Hiring a Virtual Assistant, both sides of the story

It is crucial to understand that a Virtual Assistant is your partner in your business, as well as a fellow business owner. A Virtual Assistant will have a vested interest in helping you as the client excel in your business so make sure that your values and business philosophies align. Do not think you can …

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Virtual Assistant Training

Essential WordPress Plugins for Virtual Assistants

Open All Hours? Setting Client Expectations

MailChimp Subscriber Popup

13 Easy Ways To Speed Up WordPress

Is Email Killing Our Productivity?

Smarter Networking Without Business Cards

UK Virtual Assistant National Survey v7

my VA company Officially Launched

Office* Show 2016

Branding and Marketing Your Virtual Assistant Business

WordPress multisite and Let’s Encrypt SSL

Hiring a Virtual Assistant, both sides of the story