Who is Scooby?
Scooby 15 years old https://amftyping.co.za/projects/dog-diaries/ Scooby, our cross cocker spaniel, and border collie’s traits: Snores loudly Sleeps like the dead Her tongue is always hanging out, seems too big for […]
Author: Alison Fourie
Who is Shaggy?
Shaggy – 8 years old https://amftyping.co.za/projects/dog-diaries/ Shaggy, our short-haired border collie’s traits: Shaggy loves cuddles and hugs Very alert Loves his collar that he wears around his neck, makes him […]
Who is Scrappy?
SCRAPPY – 4 Years old Scrappy, our pure breed border collie’s traits: Loves to run On the go non-stop Loves her ball, it’s hers only, and only certain people […]
Scrappy gets her teeth cleaned
So today I got my teeth cleaned at the VET!! THE VET!!! AND THEN THEY LEFT ME THERE, LEFT ME THERE!!! They did come back and get me of course […]
Typing and what it involves
Copy Typing Copy Typing is when you are just typing what is written, this can be hand-written or from PDF. Examples of copy typing are: Books (small books) Contracts […]
Scrappy’s day told from Scrappy’s Perspective
Scrappy’s Day told by me Scrappy: The washing machine is on, I gotta listen for it and tell mommy when it’s ready. Come on, come on, come on – go […]
How do I get clients?
The words I hear the most from new VAs are “How do I get clients”. I often get the feeling new VA’s expect clients to just appear out of thin […]
Is it important to do Marketing?
Is it important to do marketing? What do you think! Without marketing we may have no businesses at all. Businesses thrive with good marketing and advertising. Marketing should not […]
Confusion over Typing!
A lot of people seem to be very confused when it comes to typing. Typing is copying what you see from a document, could be handwriting, could be a […]
Why are VAs charging low rates?
Why are VAs charging low rates? This is just my opinion, many might disagree with me but we are all allowed our own opinions, comments and discussions are always […]
Barbara Blackburn, the World’s Fastest Typist
Barbara Blackburn, the World’s Fastest Typist http://rcranger.mysite.syr.edu/famhist/blackburn.htm What is the secret as to how Barbara Blackburn could type so fast? The key, so to speak, is in the keyboard […]
TAVASA
TAVASA • The Transcribers and Virtual Assistants Association of South Africa, http://tavasa.blogspot.com/ foundered August 2008 and run by Alison Fourie and Gayner Paynter. What is TAVASA: We are a support […]
To Quote or not
My procedure for submitting a Quotation to a potential Client When a client contacts you and asks for a quotation, please do not simply email back with a price/rate. Firstly […]
The 1st VA on Mars
I was thinking maybe I should have applied to go to Mars (http://www.mars-one.com/) after all as a VA I can work anywhere. Trouble is if I go to Mars I […]
Document Formatting
Definitions of document formatting: Formatted text: is any text that contains special formatting such as font size, font colour, bold, italic, styles, etc. When copying text, formatted text is […]
Book Typing
I get lots of contacts requiring Books to be typed. This is the process that I have found after many years of providing typing services. Deadline: All authors have […]
Confidence or no confidence!
One of the things I find over and over is a lack of confidence in new VAs. I know you have not run a business before, but you do have […]
VA Mindset
New VAs NEED to realize that they are no longer employees working for companies. As a VA you are a business owner and are running a real business. Too […]
Do you need a Website?
I don’t think it matters how big or small your company is, a website is your best marketing tool to have. Your website is one of the most important […]
Customer Service again…
Following on from another article I wrote about customer service. I am finding it lacking more and more. Here is an example. My fan in my all-in-one Dell computer started […]