For small businesses, taking a holiday or even attending a training or networking event can pose a real problem. We will happily look after things while you’re away – everything from enquiry handling, invoicing, web updates to general office administration. Whether it’s just for a day or a full week or two, you can rest assured that things will keep on ticking over while you’re away. Email now to tell us what you need.
26 January 2011
06 January 2011
A VA is not just for Christmas
Listening to a discussion on the radio earlier this week about the impact of the recession on small and medium-sized businesses really highlighted to me that as a Virtual Assistant I have a lot to offer.
Taking on staff is a headache at the best of times. It's time consuming, costly and, occasionally, you find yourself wondering if it was all worth it when the new recruit doesn't cut the mustard. Equally, using agency staff can provide a short-term solution but believe me, if you've had the same temp back twice you've been lucky. The strength of a Virtual Assistance service is that you get the best of both worlds: a low-cost, low-risk injection of extra help AND the benefits that building a long-term relationship can bring.
Virtual Assistants are, by their very nature, resourceful, enthusiastic and committed individuals. VAs have had the gumption to establish themselves in the marketplace, develop a client base and respond to varied requirements from day one. The goal of course is to develop a fruitful, long-lasting relationship with clients so that you can slot straight back in whenever you're needed.
For those who haven't used a VA in the past, it can be something of a leap of faith that using a remote worker is feasible. My advice: give it a go. An initial meeting to discuss the project or assignment is always a good starting point, and regular contact by email, Skype or online meeting is absolutely vital and much easier to arrange than you might think.
We also tend to use online shared workspaces to facilitate project work. It means that you have access to project documentation, minutes, meeting updates, templates and presentations whenever and wherever you need them. Working "in the cloud" quickly becomes quite natural.
So, at times such as this when SMEs need to respond to customers' requirements or, quite literally, risk going to the wall, knowing that you can call upon a VA is a real strength.
Taking on staff is a headache at the best of times. It's time consuming, costly and, occasionally, you find yourself wondering if it was all worth it when the new recruit doesn't cut the mustard. Equally, using agency staff can provide a short-term solution but believe me, if you've had the same temp back twice you've been lucky. The strength of a Virtual Assistance service is that you get the best of both worlds: a low-cost, low-risk injection of extra help AND the benefits that building a long-term relationship can bring.
Virtual Assistants are, by their very nature, resourceful, enthusiastic and committed individuals. VAs have had the gumption to establish themselves in the marketplace, develop a client base and respond to varied requirements from day one. The goal of course is to develop a fruitful, long-lasting relationship with clients so that you can slot straight back in whenever you're needed.
For those who haven't used a VA in the past, it can be something of a leap of faith that using a remote worker is feasible. My advice: give it a go. An initial meeting to discuss the project or assignment is always a good starting point, and regular contact by email, Skype or online meeting is absolutely vital and much easier to arrange than you might think.
We also tend to use online shared workspaces to facilitate project work. It means that you have access to project documentation, minutes, meeting updates, templates and presentations whenever and wherever you need them. Working "in the cloud" quickly becomes quite natural.
So, at times such as this when SMEs need to respond to customers' requirements or, quite literally, risk going to the wall, knowing that you can call upon a VA is a real strength.
02 January 2011
Happy New Year
I hope you had a restful break over Christmas. Here at JSVA the cogs have been whirring about a range of new projects in the pipeline (more of which to follow soon), but this hasn't detracted from my enjoyment of things. No snow on Christmas Day in the end for us, but at least that meant that we managed to visit family without to much fear of getting stuck on the way home.
So it's time to get back to work and fire up the online office. And in the non-virtual world, it remains for me to reclaim the home from trees, wrapping paper, new toys and, of course, the inevitable turkey mountain.
I won't be the first to say this I know, but can I take this opportunity to wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2011.
Best wishes
Jude
So it's time to get back to work and fire up the online office. And in the non-virtual world, it remains for me to reclaim the home from trees, wrapping paper, new toys and, of course, the inevitable turkey mountain.
I won't be the first to say this I know, but can I take this opportunity to wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2011.
Best wishes
Jude
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