Tips from courses that I have attended, or tools that I have used
As part of our series on the tools of the trade, I’m taking a more in-depth look at each of the resources I use in my business. This will give you a flavour of what they’re about as well as some tips on getting the best from each. This week we’re taking a look at…
Top 5 Tips to make Scheduling Content Simple and Effective with SmarterQueue Content scheduling is not the most exciting task in the world, let’s be honest, but it doesn’t have to be an arduous and long-winded process. I use and LOVE SmarterQueue as my social media scheduling tool. It’s the best one I’ve come across…
5 things you need to do before hiring a VA So, you’re thinking about hiring a Virtual Assistant (VA)? We don’t blame you. The demand for VAs has rocketed of late as more and more businesses are seeking remote workers who aren’t tied to a permanent contract of employment. As many businesses have had to…
Five 5-minute jobs you didn’t think to delegate As Virtual Assistants, we work with a vast range of different clients, and the tasks we do vary a lot too. But there are some tasks which take only minutes to do that our clients outsource to us too. Now you may think ‘I can just do…
Trainers, Event Planners and Speakers have had to move online during the current pandemic, and whilst that brings its challenges, the positive is that many of us who may not have had the opportunity to attend some of their events, now get to take part online! Over the past few months, I’ve been able to…
How can a Virtual Assistant help you get more sales? As any successful small business owner can tell you, a growing business always needs to get more sales. While the prospect of your expanding business is exciting in itself, figuring out all the logistics to turn leads into sales can be pretty stressful. However, you…
In this month’s guest blog, we’d like to that Jenna and the team at Appetite For Business. Appetite recently launched CUBE which is an amazing Microsoft Training Package which is done via a subscription, and I asked Jenna if she’d be able to share her top tips with us, on working within Teams – a…
Picture: Image by Michal Jarmoluk from Pixabay 5 ways to make sending contracts easier Sending and receiving digitally signed contracts isn’t an especially exciting task but it’s most certainly a necessary one. If you’re sending out physical documents, or worse still faxing them, it’s time to bring yourself into this century. Long gone are the…
5 things to consider when choosing a CRM As you may already be aware, I have a great resources section on my website, where I tell you which online tools I use and why. Each month I’ll dig a little deeper into one of these resources and hope that you find some useful information,…
How do you source venues for the perfect event? In my 15+ years as an Executive Assistant and PA, I’ve organised a fair few events – from 1:1s in coffee shops, team socials, Management and Board Meetings, through to conferences and award ceremonies. And there are two areas that can really make or break a…