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An Overview of Email Marketing
I was taking to another VA recently about some email marketing she was doing for a client and it got me thinking about the different types of email marketing that there are so I thought I’d put some of these into a blog to try to explain them a bit better for anyone...
Outsourcing to a Virtual Assistant using Cloud Computing
One of the main concerns about working with a Virtual Assistant is that it might be expensive setting everything up. There are often visions of costly hardware and programs needed to be purchased before work can begin. But, thanks to the ‘cloud’ and the many options...
5 Top Tips for Better Productivity at Work
Being productive can be challenging when you manage your own business, particularly if you ever work from home. Whilst there will always be distractions, there are some effective ways of becoming more efficient with your workload and managing your time more...
Data Protection and the Small Business Owner
Data protection is one of those issues that concern is all. How often have you received an unsolicited phone call on your private number? It’s something that can be as upsetting as it is annoying, to feel that our privacy has been invaded, and that some very personal...
How to ensure your business is perceived as professional
When you become self-employed you have a choice to make about how you want your company and brand to be perceived. As an employee you will have always been expected to behave a certain way, provide a certain level of service or even complete tasks in the way that your...
The 5 things every small business should have on their website
Your website is your shop window and knowing what to put on it is a minefield. Check out this guide to the main pages every small business should have.
Keeping track of clients without an expensive CRM
Keeping track of your customers can be a tricky and time consuming process without a customer relationship management (CRM) system in place. As a small business starting up, you don’t always have the funds for an expensive system. So what should you be using? A simple...
Email marketing tips
You’ve taken the plunge and started creating an email newsletter. Your mailing list has subscribers and the first few newsletters have gone out. So what’s next? Take a look at how well your newsletter is actually performing by taking a look at the statistics. How many...
Think hiring a freelancer is too expensive?
Have you ever considered outsourcing to a freelancer and been surprised at how much they charge? Surely they should be cheaper! It’s just them doing the work after all, why should they charge so much? I saw a different freelancer charging much less yesterday, I...
The importance of secure passwords
How many different passwords do you use to access your secure websites and computer programs? According to Ofcom, 55% of internet users use just one password to access everything. If that wasn’t bad enough, 26% of the 1800 adults asked also said that they use easy to...
How to keep your accounts organised and not be panicking ahead of the tax return deadline
Hands up who leaves their accounts to the last minute, and finds themselves working long hours to get everything ready for the self-assessment deadline in January, each year? Not only does it take away your valuable time that could be spent elsewhere on your business...
Overwhelmed…
Quite often you can return from the Christmas break full of good intentions until the moment you open your email only to be confronted with over 100 urgent messages that all need dealing with there and then. The phone is ringing non stop and you still have half a...
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