The Virtalent Blog.

Articles, ideas, tips and updates from the team
behind the UK’s leading Virtual Assistant service.

Filter by category:
All CharityCommunicationCreativityFinanceMarketingNewsOtherOutsourcing & VAsPeoplePersonal EffectivenessSocial MediaTechnologyUncategorisedUnder the SpotlightVirtalent
5 Ways to Improve Your Social Media Marketing cover
5 Ways to Improve Your Social Media Marketing

Social Media Marketing is a key element of any business. Whether we like to admit it or not, reaching people via social media has become one of the main forms of communication. Although there are many free channels and ways to get yourself out there without paying a penny, there comes a time when you […]
headshot
by Sam Wilson
SEO 101: The Basics cover
SEO 101: The Basics

SEO can often cause a surge of panic for new entrepreneurs and business owners. We all want to drive traffic to our website and get the word out there about our new business, but how does all of this come about? We have created a quick guide on the basics of SEO to get you […]
headshot
by Sam Wilson
How to Write an Eye-Catching Press Release cover
How to Write an Eye-Catching Press Release

There are some clear rules when it comes to writing press releases. “Is this news relevant?” That is the first question you need to address when writing a press release. Press releases are modern and up-to-date means of communication. This is why one of the most important aspects of a great press release. Many businesses […]
headshot
by Sam Wilson
Sales for Busy Entrepreneurs: Generating Leads cover
Sales for Busy Entrepreneurs: Generating Leads

Hello and welcome back to our “sales for busy entrepreneurs” blog series, following the post we wrote last month covering the essentials you need to know before professionalising your sales strategy. Now we’d like to discuss lead generation. In this post we’ll cover the use of directories and listings, as well as the importance of […]
headshot
by Sam Wilson
A Guide on Getting to Grips with Twitter cover
A Guide on Getting to Grips with Twitter

Twitter has been around, in one form or other, for over 1o years. Despite how long this social media channel has been around, there are many that have not ventured into the Twitterverse. Still not sure of the basics? You can barely walk down the street without hearing something or seeing something that mention Twitter! […]
headshot
by Sam Wilson
Learn to Manage Yourself Effectively: Eliminate Negativity cover
Learn to Manage Yourself Effectively: Eliminate Negativity

It is important to decide on your own “game plan” (and actually stick to it!) if you want to realise your own personal ambitions. Remember, you should think of your business as a means to get where you want to be or be who you want to be, and not as a form of existence […]
headshot
by Sam Wilson
The Power of One: Increase Your Productivity cover
The Power of One: Increase Your Productivity

Telling yourself to focus on one thing at a time may seem straightforward, and perhaps even obvious, but there are still so many people that we come into contact with that do try to do everything at once. This is not a productive way to grow your business and maintain a happy, healthy life. We’ve […]
headshot
by Sam Wilson
Need to increase your motivation? Reward, Rest and Repeat. cover
Need to increase your motivation? Reward, Rest and Repeat.

Are you struggling to motivate yourself? Have you tried and failed to increase your motivation? Growing a business is hard work, but there is one simple trick that you can play on your mind to increase your motivation. Trust us, it really works! Reward You must learn to reward your hard work with rest. Working […]
headshot
by Sam Wilson
Sales for Busy Entrepreneurs: Know the Lingo cover
Sales for Busy Entrepreneurs: Know the Lingo

Recently we’ve spoken to a lot of small business owners who are great at selling their product/service, but struggle to recruit the right salespeople or understand whether their marketing partners really know what they’re doing. Why is this? Simply because they don’t understand some of the basics about sales themselves. Perhaps you’re one of them, […]
headshot
by Sam Wilson
Save Time With This A-Z List of Tools cover
Save Time With This A-Z List of Tools

We love saving entrepreneurs and small business owners as much of their valuable time as possible. At Virtalent, we take care of those tiresome tasks that crop up in the day-to-day running of your business, so that you can focus on the tasks that you either enjoy or are better at handling than most people […]
headshot
by Sam Wilson