http://www.ukava.co.uk/virtualassistant News from the UK Virtual Assistant Industry Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:00:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ideally this should be a dedicated space, an entire room if possible or at least a sizable portion of one. You will need a clear space to work that has sufficient power sockets and a phone line connection nearby. Make sure your work space is clear from noise and distractions ... http://www.ukava.co.uk/virtualassistant/2010/03/11/tips-for-setting-up-your-home-based-office-create-a-dedicated-space-that-is-your-%e2%80%98office%e2%80%99/ Do you know that you should be networking to expand and grow your virtual assistant business, but feel so much dread at the thought of presenting your business that you just put it off? Do you visit lots of networking events and wonder why you're not picking up new clients as ... http://www.ukava.co.uk/virtualassistant/2010/03/09/virtual-assistant-networking-course/ LinkedIn is more of a business networking tool than strictly a social one. It is structured in such a way that your occupation and education are featured more than hobbies and interests for example. However, it works in much the same way as Facebook in that you can invite people ... http://www.ukava.co.uk/virtualassistant/2010/03/04/how-to-get-involved-with-social-media-%e2%80%93-linked-in/ Many of us have used Facebook for personal networking for many years. But did you know you can also use if for business? Again it’s a great way to connect with people with similar interests and it’s easy to build relationships by interacting with other people in your network. virtuYou can ... http://www.ukava.co.uk/virtualassistant/2010/03/02/how-to-get-involved-with-social-media-%e2%80%93-facebook/ Twitter has become increasing popular over the past year or so with everyone who’s anyone Tweeting their little hearts out. Twitter is a micro-blogging site which limits the length of the comments you can post to 140 characters. It’s no go for posting large chunks of content but ideal for ... http://www.ukava.co.uk/virtualassistant/2010/02/25/how-to-get-involved-with-social-media-%e2%80%93-twitter/ With a blog you can post content in the form of text and pictures and it is possible to have a two way dialogue by way of people commenting on your posts. You can have control over what comments actually appear on your pages if you manage your comments using ... http://www.ukava.co.uk/virtualassistant/2010/02/23/how-to-get-involved-with-social-media-blogging/ There are various social media platforms you can use to deliver messages to your readers and followers which we’ll look at through the remainder of this series. But before embarking on any marketing activity, it’s important to know why it’s useful. vvSocial media is instant so your messages can be delivered ... http://www.ukava.co.uk/virtualassistant/2010/02/18/how-can-social-media-help-my-business/ Social Media has provided everyone with a platform to air their opinions, views and grievances with anyone around the world. People who use Social Media often become highly influential and are seen as experts in their own sphere and can develop large audiences around their area of interest. Communities of like-minded ... http://www.ukava.co.uk/virtualassistant/2010/02/16/why-is-social-media-important/ Virtual assistant news, reviews and offers. This months issue out now at: http://www.ukava.co.uk/html/ukava_news.html http://www.ukava.co.uk/virtualassistant/2010/02/15/ukava-newsletter-out-today/ We’ve all heard the phrase social media, but what actually is social media and how can you use it to help your business? In short, social media is a term that encapsulates a number of online communication platforms which make it easy for people to not only publish their own news ... http://www.ukava.co.uk/virtualassistant/2010/02/11/what-is-social-media-and-why-is-it-important-to-my-business/