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10 Ways To Deliver Great Customer Service (With Anita Vickers)
10 Ways To Deliver Great Customer Service (With Anita Vickers)

When running a business, dealing with customers of any kind and being able to deliver great customer service is invaluable to your business. It can take time and dedication but you could have a Virtual PA assist you to take some of the admin of handling customer service off your plate. A great way to […]
Anita Vickers
by Anita Vickers
Remote PA Versus Local PA – Why Hire Online?
Remote PA Versus Local PA – Why Hire Online?

Have you been considering hiring a remote PA with Virtalent? Your business is thriving, and things are going really well, but you are getting busier and busier. You seem to have lost control of your time and instead of spending your time strategising and growing your business, you are getting bogged down with admin. It […]
Anita Vickers
by Anita Vickers
Best Sales Software For Startups In 2022
Best Sales Software For Startups In 2022

When it comes to sales, having brilliant software, well-suited to your business needs, can really make or break a business. A virtual assistant can help you research, set up and manage your software, allowing you to concentrate on growing your business. There are many things to consider when choosing the right software. It is worth […]
Anita Vickers
by Anita Vickers
Four Common Mistakes All Business Owners Make
Four Common Mistakes All Business Owners Make

Running a business isn’t for the faint-hearted. As an entrepreneur, we’re sure you’ve met many people that would like to be in your shoes, but the majority never pursue their dream because they don’t know where to start. Those that are brave enough to become their own boss find they make mistakes along the way. […]
Jennifer Menzies
by Jennifer Menzies
Our Top 11 Work From Home Essentials
Our Top 11 Work From Home Essentials

As a remote worker having a great home office setup can be a game-changer for increasing your productivity. A dedicated workspace, where you can really concentrate on your work, is invaluable to any professional working from home. As such, we thought it would be useful to put together a list of some of the best […]
Anita Vickers
by Anita Vickers
Our Top 5 Time Management Tips
Our Top 5 Time Management Tips

Looking for some time management tips? As an entrepreneur or a small business owner we’d hazard a guess that your mental to do list might look something a bit like this: Arrange that meeting with so and so Send out all those invoices Check who still hasn’t paid the invoices you sent out last week […]
Annabel Watters
by Annabel Watters
11 Ways Technology Can Help Grow Your Small Business
11 Ways Technology Can Help Grow Your Small Business

We live in a digital age, an age where the pace of technological change is quite simply staggering. And it is having a powerful, transformative effect on small businesses in particular. Because it wasn’t that long ago that you weren’t able to operate as large companies do. You couldn’t afford the hardware, the software, the […]
Anita Vickers
by Anita Vickers
11 Digital Marketing Ideas For Small Businesses
11 Digital Marketing Ideas For Small Businesses

Looking for digital marketing ideas for small businesses? Great idea. Because we all live digital lives these days, spending roughly 6 hours a day online. For more than half of that we are glued to a device of some sort. As a small business this offers great potential. But your resources are limited so it’s […]
Anita Vickers
by Anita Vickers
The School Of Kindness: 10,000 Kids Transforming 10,000 Lives
The School Of Kindness: 10,000 Kids Transforming 10,000 Lives

Conversations around kindness have become more prevalent in recent times. Now, more than ever, it is so important to be kind, in real life, online, in business, and in your personal life. Sadly, when emotions or stress runs high, kindness can be the first thing to go. But, it doesn’t have to be that way. […]
Anita Vickers
by Anita Vickers
Top 10 Online Personal Trainers For 2021 – Get Fit, Remotely! cover
Top 10 Online Personal Trainers For 2021 – Get Fit, Remotely!

If there’s one thing the pandemic has taught us, it’s that we can do almost anything remotely. Whether that’s catching up with friends and socialising, or working from home, we have managed to adapt our lives. And although we are now seeing more in-person activities coming back to life, there are some things, such as […]
Annabel Watters
by Annabel Watters