Pricing For The Future
With the tax year coming to an end, it’s a natural time to start thinking about your income and expenditure (especially after the year we’ve had!). Some established VAs may be thinking about increasing hourly rates and/or package prices, but even if you’re new...
No email list! BIG mistake!
Have you got an email list? If you’re not quite sure what is meant by the term, essentially, it’s just a list of all of your past customers, networking contacts who wanted to stay in touch, potential customers who weren’t quite ready to commit and other individuals...
UK Lockdown Leads to Spike in Cyber Insurance Uptake
Cyber Insurance has been a part of our accreditation since 2018 and we are keen to explain the importance of this to our members, so we are not surprised by this recent press release from PolicyBee that has found sales of cyber insurance have increased since the UK...
Building a Team
You cannot – I repeat – you cannot be an expert in everything. The ‘jack of all trades, master of none’ saying immediately springs to mind, as if you spread your knowledge and skill too thinly over a broad range of topics, it’s difficult to achieve expert level...
Diversify? How to pivot in business
What. A. Year. One minute, we’re all checking our emails in coffee shops, hot-desking in shared work spaces, and having face-to-face meetings with clients. The next minute, we’re in tier 14 with back-to-back Zoom meetings and day-dreaming of in-person networking...
Networking in Lockdown
Lockdown networking: It sounds like an oxymoron, but the reality is that it’s never been easier (or more beneficial!) to join a networking group and build positive business contacts from the comfort and security of your own home. If you’ve ever been to an in-person...
Why is Accreditation Necessary?
One of the questions I get asked frequently by VAs is ‘Why is accreditation necessary?’. The truth is that though the vast majority of us are highly skilled and professional individuals who value both their clients and themselves, in every industry there are...
Top Tips To Help Your Clients Master The Art Of Delegation
This blog is written by Sam Wilson, Co-Founder of Virtalent It’s always the way. Some clients come along with a solid plan in mind and are dab hands at delegating efficiently and effectively. Others might feel a little lost, overwhelmed and unsure. They know...
EleVAte 2020 Conference Q&A Session: A Broker In Your Back Pocket
In this guest blog, our partners and EleVAte Sponsors PolicyBee share answers to some of the questions they were asked at our EleVAte 2020 Conference. Last month, as roundtable hosts at EleVAte, we had our insurance expert Mark talk to a panel of VAs...
How to get the most out of membership with the APVA
What you get out of APVA Membership, like any membership, is all about what you put in. If you join the gym on a whim in January, and then don’t visit for 8 months, one of the only results that you’ll see is your bank balance reducing as the direct debit disappears...
