by Charlotte Wibberley | Aug 4, 2020 | mindset, Starting a VA Business, VA Business Growth, VA Businesses, VA Life
Over the last few years, APVA have championed the importance of a fair hourly rate for VAs in the UK and internationally. In 2018/19 we carried out some research into the expenditure of VA businesses, and found that a VA working 30 hours per week and charging...
by Charlotte Wibberley | Jul 21, 2020 | Getting clients, Technical, VA Business Growth, VA Businesses, VA Life
The VA industry is incredibly lucky to have a range of skilled and talented business support professionals who offer a wide range of services to clients, from bookkeeping and transcription services to diary management and graphic design. Over the last few years, I...
by Charlotte Wibberley | Jul 14, 2020 | Digital Marketing, Getting clients, Starting a VA Business, VA Business Growth, VA Businesses, VA Life
Marketing – it’s another one of those ‘love it or loathe it’ jobs in my experience. Some VAs are super efficient when it comes to maintaining their website, updating their blog and keeping their social media channels full of interesting and engaging content, whereas...
by Charlotte Wibberley | Jul 7, 2020 | Digital Marketing, Technical, VA Business Growth, VA Businesses, VA Life
We’re living in a digital age. We all know this. Who would have thought, pre-lockdown, that virtual birthday parties, online pub quizzes and zoom-based classrooms would have become such a widespread and integral part of our daily lives? As the covid-19 lockdown has...
by Charlotte Wibberley | Jun 30, 2020 | Getting clients, Starting a VA Business, VA Business Growth, VA Businesses, VA Life
If you’ve only recently set up your own Virtual Assistant Business, the likelihood is that you have spent the last few weeks or months learning new skills, setting up a digital presence (via a shiny new website or simply setting up some dedicated social media pages),...
by Charlotte Wibberley | Jun 9, 2020 | VA Business Growth, VA Businesses, VA Life, Working with a VA
At APVA, we offer accreditation for VAs that meet our criteria. In her guest blog, Lucy Messaritis explains why she feels accreditation is important and valuable for virtual assistants. “Recently, we had an extension built to the side of our house. The building...
