by Holly Patridge | May 15, 2023 | mindset, Starting a VA Business, VA Businesses, VA Life
When it comes to running a small business effectively (both in terms of time and cost), business productivity tools are a MUST-HAVE. It’s so tempting to want to keep costs low and ‘do it yourself’, but think about how much time you spend on the day-to-day...
by Holly Patridge | Apr 19, 2023 | 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 Holly Patridge | Apr 18, 2023 | Starting a VA Business, VA Business Growth, VA Businesses, VA Life
APVA Member Debbie Binnersley, shares her top tips for staying organised as a Virtual Assistant in her guest blog. Once you’ve made the decision to become a Virtual Assistant there are a whole host of things that you will need to keep on top of in order to be at...
by Holly Patridge | Apr 5, 2023 | Client Businesses, mindset, VA Businesses, Working with a VA
Mention you’re a Virtual Assistant and most people will immediately look at you blankly, unsure of what you mean. I know, because as a VA Coach and CEO of a VA organisation people are always asking me what one is! So, I’d like to take this opportunity to share with...
by Holly Patridge | Jan 22, 2023 | Digital Marketing, Getting clients, Starting a VA Business, VA Business Growth, VA Businesses, VA Life
It seems as though the world and their aunt has a social media profile – whether that’s on Facebook, Twitter or TikTok (to name but a few of the platforms available). According to Statista, there are 3.6 billion people in the world who use Social Media[2],...
by Holly Patridge | Dec 6, 2022 | mindset, Personal Development, VA Businesses, VA Life
Anyone who’s in business knows, your end goal needs to be offering as much value as you can to your customers, especially when we are experiencing a cost of living crisis. Offer as much perceived value as you can, and your business will grow – but if they think what...
