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 design. […]
2 NE natives run the largest typewriter company in the world By Mark Zimmaro May 4, 2023 Full credit NorthEast Times https://northeasttimes.com/ https://northeasttimes.com/2023/05/04/2-ne-natives-run-the-largest-typewriter-company-in-the-world/ Philly Typewriter co-owners Bill Rhoda (left) and […]
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 be […]
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 […]
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 often […]
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 […]
This is our Ziggy: The noisiest dog we have ever had, loves to bark and have a conversation and argue with you. She wakes up first with yawning as loud […]
All VAs needs to have some of the following for advertising, marketing and networking on Social Media: A profile on the most popular social media platforms which are LinkedIn, […]
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 […]
Clients are all different, no two are the same. I prefer working for men rather than women. I find that men are more easy going, with women I have found […]
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 […]
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? This is just my opinion, many might disagree with me but we are all allowed our own opinions, comments and discussions are always […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
