Category: Virtual Assistant
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The joy of closing my first deal at a new job
Working in the sales environment can be one of the most demanding, rewarding and thrilling workspaces out there. As a salesperson, I do not think that there is anything quite like closing your first deal. Then there is the same customer reordering within a few weeks of their first deal. The pleasure and stress of…
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The best way to emerge out of Covid-19? Generate more sales
Let’s not kid ourselves. This pandemic has ground the aspirations of most businesses to a halt or even forced some companies to shut their doors completely. Nobody could have foreseen the impact that Covid-19 has had on revenue – the lifeblood of most companies. Chances are unless you sell hand sanitiser or facemasks, your revenue…
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9 Tactics to save you time when designing graphics
Have you ever started designing a flyer or a social media post then forty-five minutes later decide that you don’t like it and end up deleting it? Do you ever say to yourself, ‘’This project will take me fifteen minutes to complete and instead end up spending two hours on it? Some may say that…
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Driving Value – is it time to hire a Sales VA?
There is an old saying that 80% of your sales revenue come from 20% of your clients. Also, another, not so great statistic, is that 80% of the work in your business is done by 20% of your staff. These statistics bring to light two of the main complaints of any business looking to add…
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What do I need to explain to new clients?
Until recently many entrepreneurs and businesses in general have viewed using the services of a Virtual Assistant as a luxury more than a necessity. However, the outbreak of Covid-19 has changed the way people view working from home and thrust the Virtual Assistant role into the limelight. I am not a ghost I find…
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Hygge and why we all need it
We are living in a very stressful time in the world while trying to protect our health as well as continue our day to day living and continue with business as usual. As business owners and employees, we are often too busy to take time out for our own wellbeing and more often than not…
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How to get the most out of hosting online meetings
You might think that online business meetings cannot possibly be as effective as in-person meetings. Think again! During this pandemic we have no choice but to meet online. While a virtual meeting cannot replace personal contact, there are many ways to manage virtual meetings to get better outcomes than you would by sitting around a…
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Make a budget to follow your dream
You might not think so, but budgeting is one of the most creative things that you can do. Closing your eyes and making a wish is the way we humans dream. Having a thought, making a plan and working the plan, makes our dreams or thoughts come true! Budgeting is putting that thought on…
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How Effective Is Email Marketing In 2020?
In modern times, it seems like social media is taking over and becoming one of the most popular and most used forms of marketing. But in fact, email marketing is up to 40 times more effective than social media. Social media gets filtered, which causes content to not reach all social media users. The buying…
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7 tools to help you delegate
Delegating is probably one of the most under-used human resources available to us. If you are anything like me, I have spent years doing everything myself because I either don’t have the time to show someone how to do it or I just get on and do it myself because then I know it is…
