Tag: VAs
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 be […]
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 […]
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 often […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dealing with Clients
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
VA Support
The minute you tell your friends and family you are going to work from home as a Virtual Assistant, 1. They don’t have any idea what you are going […]
How a VA can assist Students
Some services VAs can offer Students are Transcription, Typing, Thesis Formatting and Internet Research. In assisting Students you can free them up so they can enjoy spending life as a […]
WhatsApp Communication
Communication with Clients and Sub-Contractors is so important and today, it is made easier by social media technology. Most people have access to Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, WhatsApp etc, so […]