by Barbara Burstall | Oct 22, 2017 | Business, Business Management, Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Virtual Assistant
What is a ‘gig economy’ you may ask? You might be right thinking I am talking about musicians here and the word ‘gig’ is actually slang for a live musical performance. No I am actually talking about becoming more adaptable. You may be an older...
by Barbara Burstall | Oct 22, 2017 | Business, Virtual Assistant
This just came up in my own Facebook Business Group called BBMC Virtual Assistance. I asked the members in the group their thoughts about working in a co-working environment, versus working from home. So far, the majority of members have replied and commented along...
by Barbara Burstall | Jul 24, 2017 | Business, Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Virtual Assistant
You could read this title a few different ways. Firstly you may be offering a free offer or an introductory offer to obtain new clients for your business. Or you could look at this heading thinking, should I take up this free offer, is it too good to be true - what is...
by Barbara Burstall | Jul 23, 2017 | Business, Business Management, Virtual Assistant
This quote came from Naomi Simson from the Shark Tank Australia a few weeks ago and I just ‘love it’. An entrepreneur had pitched their product and they were negotiating a deal at the end. Naomi definitely wanted to ‘seal the deal’ as they say,...
by Barbara Burstall | Jul 23, 2017 | Business, Virtual Assistant
Sometimes in the Virtual Assistant industry, many people forget that VAs are business owners too. We want to help and assist all our clients as much as possible, but sometimes people tend to forget that we are business owners, so when we quote jobs, we have to...