http://www.ukava.co.uk/virtualassistant News from the UK Virtual Assistant Industry Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:30:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When you are starting out as a Virtual Assistant and no one knows who you are or what you do, one of the biggest challenges you will face is how to drum up new business. You probably have already done some research and already know that there are people who need ... http://www.ukava.co.uk/virtualassistant/2008/07/03/advertising-your-virtual-assistant-business-on-a-budget/ The CBI announced this week that the average employee spends 95 minutes a week surfing the Internet for personal use at a cost to the economy of £10.6bn a year. Its research showed that while many organisations are supportive of staff visiting non-work related websites, and view it as a motivational ... http://www.ukava.co.uk/virtualassistant/2008/06/27/the-average-employee-spends-95-minutes-a-week-surfing-the-net/  Spare Room Start Up by Emma Jones is a friendly and stylish, full colour guide which focuses on the specific issues that affect home business start ups.Have you ever dreamt of starting your own business? Dreamt of working from home, a ten second commute, the flexibility to work when you ... http://www.ukava.co.uk/virtualassistant/2008/06/26/spare-room-start-up-by-emma-jones/ With the use of Virtual Assistants increasing rapidly in the UK, businesses looking to outsource are becoming ever more savvy as to what a VA can offer and what to look for when choosing a VA.  So how do you make sure they choose you?Your service list, experience and client ... http://www.ukava.co.uk/virtualassistant/2008/06/24/offer-your-clients-the-very-best-with-a-typing-or-audio-certification/ So now you’ve joined up you need to know how to get the most out of Ecademy. (If you still haven’t joined you can do it here: http://www.ecademy.com/?xref=103223) Firstly you need to spend a bit of time completing your profile. It’s a cliché, but a true one, that people do business with ... http://www.ukava.co.uk/virtualassistant/2008/06/19/ecademy-vac-club-and-finding-potential-clients/ We all know we should network and most of us manage to attend some events and network a bit online through various groups. We also like to have a bit of a chat with other virtual assistants to find out what is going on in the industry, occasionally pick their ... http://www.ukava.co.uk/virtualassistant/2008/06/17/networking-with-virtual-assistants-and-potential-clients/ Thanks to Ultimate VA Support in the USA for posting this and to Diane Hindley for bringing it to my attention. Enjoy... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4a1z7NLnNk http://www.ukava.co.uk/virtualassistant/2008/06/10/why-you-need-a-virtual-assistant/ As a small business owner it is easy to become frozen in place trying to keep up with all the day-to-day tasks associated with running your business. You cant possibly be proficient in every skill required to effectively run your business so lot of time can be taken up with ... http://www.ukava.co.uk/virtualassistant/2008/05/29/why-outsourcing-takes-your-business-to-a-higher-level-part-3-choosing-the-right-outsourcing-company/ To make any outsourcing relationship work effectively, the business owner must be able to step back and make an honest evaluation of his or her talents. We are not all created equal. We all have different strengths. One thing is certain; to ensure business success a business owner must cultivate ... http://www.ukava.co.uk/virtualassistant/2008/05/27/why-outsourcing-takes-your-business-to-a-higher-level-part-2-how-to-make-outsourcing-work/ Todays sees the first in a new 3 part series - Why Outsourcing Takes Your Business To A Higher Level. Outsourcing is a term often used in business and it is gaining popularity on the Internet as millions of web site owners discover they do not have all the tools and ... http://www.ukava.co.uk/virtualassistant/2008/05/22/why-outsourcing-takes-your-business-to-a-higher-level-part-1-what-is-outsourcing-and-why-should-you-do-it/