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Gearing up for 2012 – VA Biz Tips

November 16th, 2011 by Amanda Rose

For those of you who didn't hear my VA Biz News today on My Business Help's radio program, here are some tips to get you ready for 2012 in your business and to stop panicking should you need to take time out of your business over the upcoming Festive Season and school holidays!

As a Mum and business owner I know the importance of spending time in your business, as well as on it but also importantly to take time out to spend with our children and family.

Tips for items you can do during the quieter festive season to gear up and prepare for 2012:

  • Sort through your business cards, if you don't know the person and you have not made
    any notes, do not keep the business card any longer.

  • If you have made a note on the card and you feel that this person may be someone you can network with, connect with or possibly receive business from, keep these business cards to the side ready to input and follow up.

  • Now, if you don't already have a database, now is the perfect time to find one to suit you,
    create it and now enter these business cards ready to create follow ups.

  • Sort out your marketing schedule, blogs, articles, media etc for 2012 - make a plan ready.

  • Sort your filing (yes, we all have this!).

 

Are you thinking of going on leave over the break - make sure you work out how your business may run in your absence.

Items such as:

- email management
- phone answering
- mail collection
- blog and social media updates,

may seem like something which can wait until you get back, but you may miss out on clients without realising it.  What if you get an enquiry which you do not act on until you get back - in that timeframe, they have already sourced someone else to do it!

We have already started receiving calls from business owners asking how we can help them over this coming school holidays (a) to help them gear up for 2012, and (b) to assist with their business whilst they go on leave...

Now is the time to GEAR UP for 2012 and the Festive Season!

Hazel Theocharous
Assisting U Virtually
www.assistinguvirtually.com.au

Hazel has been operating her Virtual Assistance business for 4 years now and enjoys watching her clients' businesses grow because they have learnt the assets of outsourcing their admin.  She offers a personalised service to all of her clients and follows the work/life balance which she offers her clients.

What is the importance of Networking?

October 21st, 2011 by Amanda Rose

   How important is Networking to you and your business?
by Hazel of Assisting U Virtually

Why?
* to grow your business
* to connect with the right people
* to create a support network around you.

 

There are a number of ways to network but you need to find out the best way for you and your business.  Whether it is online via social media or face-to-face in networking groups, or both - there are so many options.

Networking face-to-face is important because you can form a relationship which is based on both of you making a commitment to help each other grow and a trust forms.  This will not happen overnight  but if you connect at a networking function, you should ensure that you commit to continue to keep in contact, not to bug the other person but to slowly build up a rapore.

There are a number of options of networking groups, you can join your local Chamber of Commerce, women's groups, organisations have their own groups and breakfast groups exist.

Social media is the way of the future too in terms of networking - you can build up a following by offering advice to followers on the various forms of social media.  As an expert in your field, by posting updates and posts, you will offer realistic advice which will eventually lead to a growth in your customer base and an acknowledgement by the community that you really are an expert in your field.

Don't sit back and think that the world of networking is scary - instead, back yourself and your business and promote it - know your worth and let everyone know.  Be happy to network for others as well because this will increase the trust between yourself and others too.

Assisting U Virtually

Podcasts & Gallery Now Available for Launch of My Business Help Radio

August 9th, 2011 by Amanda Rose

If you missed the launch of the My Business Help Radio Program on FM90.5  or would like to hear them again you can by visiting our PODCASTS page.

Also, you can check out the pictures from the inside of the "studio" at FM90.5 in our Gallery.

10 Things That Should Never Appear on Your Website

August 30th, 2010 by David Lawrence

Given the rapid pace with which things change on the internet, it is not uncommon for techniques or devices that were once regarded as best practice to quickly move to being considered worst practice. Outlined below are examples that we believe in the vast majority of cases will decrease, rather than increase, a website's chance of success: » Read more: 10 Things That Should Never Appear on Your Website

What’s in a Business Name?

July 25th, 2010 by Tony Eades

So you’re thinking of starting a business?  You’ve probably got a great idea, an exciting product or a service that your going to provide – the foundations of any good business, but what are you going to call it?

Like many start-up businesses you may consider mixing your name with your partner’s name and come up with something like Jotom or Bevmax.  Although that may mean something to you (and your partner) it says very little to your customers.  Your business name should communicate what you ‘do’ or ‘how’ you do it. » Read more: What’s in a Business Name?