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 […]
Author: Alison Fourie
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. There is a process that is involved in typing these books and I would like to tell you what that […]
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?
In my opinion every business should have a website, how big or small the business is does not matter, they should have a website regardless. Your website is one of […]
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 […]
Its Overwhelming when you are new
Becoming a Virtual Assistant can be very difficult and overwhelming at first when you begin your journey. Whenever a new business is started it is advisable to complete a business […]
The maid RETIRED!!! NOW WHAT???????????
I run a full time Virtual Assistant business with many clients. I do not have time for housework, but recently the maid has retired. I now have to do my […]
Tavasa Twitter Campaign 24 August 2018
Coming Soon Tavasa Twitter Campaign When: 24 August 2018 Where: Twitter Watch this space Virtual Assistant and Transcription Support Join our Whatsapp Group +27828713452 Client Support Please contact […]
Virtual Assistants “Demystified”
One of the many benefits of working with a Virtual Assistant (VA’s) is the ability to tap into services anywhere in the world. One could argue time zone differences could challenge this thought, […]
Customer Service ‘Business is going downhill’
I worked for a company for a number of years, where providing a quality customer service was part of my job, I even won a company award for providing […]
Never get too comfortable!
The business world is an ever changing environment. A business owner should keep in mind that getting comfortable in this kind of environment only leads to stagnancy and less […]
Typing it is what it is
Typing this is the basis of my job as a Virtual Assistant. My aim was to open up a business providing typing services and I have been able to do […]
What makes a great Presentation
Published on March 19, 2018 Robynne Shields Solopreneur, PowerPoint Presentation Guru, Virtual Assistant, Gig Freelancer 5 articles Well, a great speaker! True. Having said that, even a great speaker needs […]
Transcription Services
I just want to mention a few hidden costs/needs/items that you may need when offering transcription as a service for clients: Transcription –You need to think about the services […]
Barbara Blackburn the World’s Fastest Typist
Barbara Blackburn, the World’s Fastest Typist http://rcranger.mysite.syr.edu/famhist/blackburn.htm Typing, Fastest. Mrs. Barbara Blackburn of Salem, Oregon maintained a speed of 150 wpm for 50 min (37,500 key strokes) and […]
How I became a Virtual Assistant
When I left the corporate world my aim was to start up a Typing business from home. I had no idea how to do this. The Internet was new, […]