5th Birthday Offers

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Jul 012014
 

 

As a way of celebrating our 5th Business Birthday on 1 July, we would like to thank you for your support over the past 5 years, and for helping make us a success. We look forward to your continued support.

 


As a way of saying thank you, we come up with some birthday offers available:


Offer 1* – 10% discount on your next 5 invoices

  • Discount available off 5-consecutive invoices
  • Limit of one per person/business
  • Available until 31st July, 2014, or until all offers taken
  • Not available in conjunction with the other Offers

 

Offer 2* –  5 social posts for your business for only $5

  • Limit of one per person/business
  • Available until 31st July, 2014, or until all offers are taken

 


Offer 3* – A 5-page Starter WordPress Website for $295

  • Limit of one per person/business
  • Starter WordPress Website
  • 30-min inital phone call to go through clients ideas for website
  • Installation of theme chosen by client
  • We can provide up to 3 themes for client to choose from
  • Up to 5-pages  (extra pages will incur additional charges)
  • All Logos, Images & content to be provided by client
  • Additional images can be sourced or customised at an additional charge to client
  • Two rounds of revisions of content is allowed prior to website completion (additional revisions will incur additional charges)
  • Installation of 3 must-have plugins:  SEO, AntiSpam, Google Analytics
  • Installation of paid plug-in BackUp Buddy.  We will install this as part of your website set up, and there will be no charge to you for the first 6 months, at which time you will be required to purchase a license if you would like to keep it at a cost of $80/year.  If we continue to assist maintain your website there will be no charge to you).
  • Additional plug-ins may be installed as required to build the site, or at clients request (paid plug-ins will incur additional charges to client)
  • Integration with Social Media accounts
  • Hosting & Domain name management and payment are responsibility of the Client (we would be happy to recommend providers)
  • Available until 31st July, 2014, or until all offers are taken

 

For more information or to take up an offer contact me.

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AVAC 2014 – What I Learnt

 Administration, AVAC, Blog, Tips  1 Response »
Mar 272014
 

Recently I attended the 5th annual Australian Virtual Assistant Conference (AVAC 2014), which was in Brisbane this year, and I’m grateful I did.  I have been privileged enough to attend every AVAC, and like previous years it was a jam packed 2-days full of info; the organisers did a great job.

Like every conference/seminar you come away with long lists of ideas and things you should be doing, and want to be doing.  Over the years I have discovered that if you try to do everything you learn, or works for others, there is no time for actual business, so you need to determine what works for you, and implement/try one thing at a time.

While I learnt a lot, here are some of the key things I was reminded of or learnt at AVAC that I have/can put into action straight away:

  • It’s the small things that make a difference – start small and add things as you go, you don’t have to do it all at once – Kaizen Exercise Physiologists
  • Take time to enjoy your food; and “Do it Now”, don’ keep putting things off until everything is perfect, this will help reduce stress – Happy Healthy Groovy
  • ‘Spend less than you earn, borrow less than you can afford’; and put a some away for an emergency – On Your Own Two Feet
  • Own your brand/brand colour and communicate your message consistently – Sassy Branding
  • Remove ‘Yeah but’ and ‘I know’ from your vocabulary; and Write down ‘BIG’ dreams, link personal and business dreams, and then break the BIG dreams down into achievable dreams, i.e. break 10 year dream into 1 year dream – Warwick Bidwell
  • Make sure every page of your website has a ‘Call to Action’ and if you don’t already, check your Google Analytics regularly and learn how to decipher them – Paul Barrs
  • Communicate regularly with Facebook, Newsletters & Website and get people off Facebook to your Website/Mailing List – Natalie Alaimo
  • Take 5-15mins every 1 ½ hours away from your PC to relax and reset, and empty your emotional garbage every day – Creative Evolution
  • Removing ‘emotional’ clutter unless it can be used, can free up space for better things, click to watch TED Talk – Less is More – Clutter Rescue
  • Learn your numbers – Do you know your true hourly rate?  Bring value to your clients in the packages you offer – Southern Cross Accounting
  • Turn off all new message alerts, and allocate 4 times a day to check email, this will allow you to focus on the task at hand – Taming the E-mail Tiger
  • Allow your brand to reflect the real you, not an online version of yourself.  Repurpose your content – i.e. social posts become blogs, blogs newsletters etc – Cas McCullough
  • We learnt about 53 Cool Tech Tools, of the ones I aren’t already using I’m going to investigate: Evernote, Cam Scanner, Prezi and Houzz – Two Cents Group
  • Most importantly I learnt I need to be aware of what’s going on around me, i.e. stop using my phone while walking the streets – Phil O’Brien

If you ever have the chance to listen to any of these speakers, I recommend you do.

The best part of the conference is networking with other VAs, you have the opportunity to make great friendships, and pick up some great tips on how others handling different things.  Networking is important for business whether it be with people in the same industry or other industries.

Already looking forward to AVAC 2015 –bring on March 2015 – if you’re a VA it’s time to start saving now.

AVAC 2014

Is a VA or a Temp right for me?

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Dec 032013
 

Your Secretary/Assistant is overloaded or taking leave and you need a solution to ensure administration doesn’t pile up.  There are a couple of options for you to consider – a Temp or a Virtual Assistant (VA), but what’s the difference?

  • Temporary (temp) employees are just that, temporary. You may get a different temp each time you require work done. Whereas, a VA on the other hand, is available on an on-going basis, and can be called upon at short notice.
  • VAs take a vested interest in the success of their clients and their businesses. VAs believe that the absolute best job will not only help their own reputation but will also help to build the client’s business, with the hope of generating themselves more work. A temp, however, may look at the assignment as just a means of padding their resume or getting paid.
  • VAs have many years of experience in the workforce, which allows them to provide a wide range of services. Temps may have little or no ‘on the job’ experience.
  • Although a VAs rate may seem higher, when you take in to consideration that you don’t have to provide office space or equipment, or pay the minimum 4 hours that a temp agency would usually charge, a VA is more cost effective.
  • VAs charge for actual time worked, whereas a temp is paid for the time worked, and any time they sit idle waiting for more work.
  • A temp has loyalty to the agency they are contracted through, a VA is usually and entrepreneur and works with and for the client.

 

Ask yourself  these questions:

  • Do you know if you have enough work to keep a temp busy for the required hours?
  • Do you have the workspace for a temp?
  • Do you want to have to train someone new each time you need extra help?

 

If you answered no to any or all of these questions, then a VA may be a great solution to  ensure your administration is kept under control.

 

That’s right everyone can do admin!

 Administration, Blog, Efficiency, Virtual Assistance  No Responses »
Oct 162013
 

It’s no secret, everyone is able to do admin, but is it the most effective use of your time?

Yes you may be able to create your own newsletter, type a letter, format a document, build a PowerPoint presentation and update your website, however a person who specialises in administration would probably take less time to do the job as they would be focusing on what they are good at.

Ask yourself a couple of questions:

  • do I enjoy administration
  • am I good at administration
  • is doing my own administration it the most effective way to use my time

If you answered no to any of these questions, then maybe it’s time to consider an alternative solution to get your admin done so you can focus on the tasks that allow you to better utilise your time and stop spending so much time in the office.

There are a number of options to consider a full-time assistant, a part-time assistant a temporary assistant or a Virtual Assistant.  While these are all great options a Virtual Assistant (VA) has some great benefits including support being provided on an as needed basis, a VA has extensive office experience so no training or recruiting costs, and you only pay for the time worked and not for unproductive time or coffee breaks and no need to pay sick or annual leave or superannuation.  Click here to read more of the benefits of partnering with a VA.

Now imagine how much more productive you would be if you were able to focus on your customers and doing what you do best, and with little time and effort from yourself, your emails are being screened, your website is staying up to date, your documents are looking professional, your social media accounts are active, and you are keeping your clients informed with a regular newsletter, you may even have more time to enjoy your weekend or to spend with family and friends.

If you would like to find out how a VA can create more time in your day, contact me for an obligation free assessment on paula@wynbs.com or 0411 047 545.