Alex Wilkinson Virtual Assistant
A Virtual Assistant providing business, HR and administrative support based in East Surrey and Kent area
Testimonials inevitably fall to the bottom of the business owners to-do list.
When the day to day running of your business takes up all your time, seeking out recommendations from clients just feels like a job for another day. Plus, the mechanics of it are off-putting to some. How do I get over the embarrassment of asking for one, and what is the best way to use it?
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Running a small business is all-consuming at the best of times, so when it comes to taking a break – are you ACTUALLY taking a break? Technology is great, it allows us to stay connected wherever we might be holidaying, but is this a healthy attitude for you or your business?
Continue reading “How to take a proper holiday when you run a small business”
We all know that blogs are great for engaging with your customers and clients – be they existing or future. They drive traffic to your website, they can be a showcase for your expertise, and they demonstrate that you are an active business.
Yet, for many independent consultants, writing a regular blog is just one of those tasks that always gets put to the bottom of the pile.
Continue reading “A blog about blog writing – for HR professionals”What gets written down gets done.
December is the perfect time to stop, take stock and assess your year in business. An annual audit of your business processes is essential for ensuring that each year is better than the last. Actually, let’s make that essential for survival.
Continue reading “Planning for 2019 and how to take your business up a notch”
What sort of clients do you have and what sort of work do you do?
These are the two things I get asked all the time and the answers are essentially the same – a right old mixture!
If you’ve taken the decision to outsource to a virtual assistant… well done, you won’t regret it! But don’t kick back and relax just yet. To ensure a remote working relationship functions to the best of its ability there are a few things you can do right now, from day one.
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When you run a small business that is doing well (and therefore taking over your life) its sometimes hard to stop and see the bigger picture. Are you just fire-fighting or is your business growing but in a rather chaotic and haphazard manner? There is no doubt that growth is vital for survival in a crowded market-place but you might as well try and do it properly.
A Virtual Assistant can help you maximise your business’ potential in so many ways – here are just five..
So now you’ve got your head round what a VA can do, the natural question to ask is “is this what I need”? Let’s see if any of the following statements ring true for you and your business…
Continue reading “How to tell if you’re ready to hire a Virtual Assistant”
I’m in the process of doing what you probably did some years ago – setting up my own business. It’s exciting isn’t it!
And because you are brilliant at what you do, I imagine your business is proving to be a success, which is exactly what you had hoped for.
Ah, but perhaps you are starting to feel pulled in a lot of different directions? With success comes more and more demands on your time and there is only one “you”.
When you are a start-up one of the hardest things to do is relinquish control, but there comes a point where your productivity is being hampered. Delegation is something a lot of us struggle with, but taking on a virtual assistant is a perfect way of giving it a go.
