Wynyard Business Solutions Turns 7!

 Offers, Virtual Assistance, WordPress  No Responses »
Jun 272016
 

We are excited to be celebrating our 7th Business Birthday on 1 July!

Thank you for helping make us a success and for your support over the past 7 years, we couldn’t have done it without you. As a way of saying thank you, we have some birthday offers available:

 

 

Offer 1* – New Website or Website Transformation for only $700 (a saving of $195)

  • Limit of one per person/business
  • 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 7-pages  (extra pages will incur additional charges)
  • Up to 3-Home page image sliders (additional sliders 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, Google Analytics, Contact Form
  • 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 12 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, 2016
  • Minimum 50% Deposit upfront.
  • Available for the first 3 people to respond
  • 3-months to use the offer from the date of purchase
  • BONUS:  2 Stock images

 

Offer 2* –  Buy 6 hours, Get the 7th FREE (save $50)

  • Limit of one per person/business
  • Pre-purchase only
  • Available until 31 July, 2016
  • 3-months to use the offer from the date of purchase
  • 8-weeks to use the voucher once activated

 

Offer 3* – 10% discount on your next 6 invoices

  • Discount available off 6-consecutive invoices
  • Limit of one per person/business
  • Contact paula@wynbs.com to take up the offer
  • Available to those who respond prior to 29th July, 2016
  • Not available in conjunction with the other Offers

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

6th Birthday Offers

 Blog, Offers, Virtual Assistance, WordPress  1 Response »
Jun 232015
 

As a way of celebrating our 6th Business Birthday on 1 July, we would like to thank you for your support over the past 6 years, and for helping make us a success. We look forward to your continued support. As a way of saying thank you, we have some birthday offers available:

 

 

Offer 1* – New Website or Website Transformation for only $600 (a saving of $195)

  • Limit of one per person/business
  • 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 6-pages  (extra pages will incuri additional charges)
  • Up to 3-Home page image sliders (additional sliders 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, Google Analytics, Contact Form
  • 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 12 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, 2015, or until all offers are taken
  • Minimum 50% Deposit upfront.
  • Available for the first 3 people to respond
  • 3-months to use the offer from the date of purchase
  • BONUS:  2 Stock images

Website Transformation

 

Offer 2* –  6 hours for the price of 5 only $250

  • Limit of one per person/business
  • Pre-purchase only
  • Available until 31st July, 2015
  • 3-months to use the offer from the date of purchase
  • 8-weeks to use the voucher once activated

 

Offer 3* – 10% discount on your next 6 invoices

  • Discount available off 6-consecutive invoices
  • Limit of one per person/business
  • Contact paula@wynbs.com to take up the offer
  • Available to those who respond prior to 15th July, 2015
  • Not available in conjunction with the other Offers

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

Is a VA or a Temp right for me?

 Administration, Blog, Virtual Assistance  No Responses »
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.

Australian VA Conference 2013

 AVAC, Blog, Virtual Assistance  4 Responses »
Apr 022013
 

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I recently attended the 4th Australian VA Conference (AVAC), which was in my home town of Sydney in the amazing Star Room at the IMAX.  I have been lucky enough to attend it every year since it’s inauguration, and it has been getting better every year.

This year the speakers were very relevant to my current situation, and all of the speakers appeared genuine, only wanting to share with us information to help us grow our business and improve ourselves, and not wanting to just sell their products.

There were a lot of information and tips I could take with me and use straight away, while I work through and implement some of the bigger ideas.

One of the things I have been told at each event is that a blog is great for SEO, and that it doesn’t have to be perfect, i.e. don’t spend to much time dwelling on it.  So while I was camping over the Easter break, I decided rather than procrastinating about it for another year, now is as good a time as any, so I sat in my camp chair in the shade with my laptop on my lap and started my first blog.

The great line up of speakers and topics included:

  • Mariette Rups-Donnelly of Powerhouse Presentation was our MC and did a sensational job
  • Nick Bowditch, from the Australian arm of Facebook, taught us how Facebook ticks behind the scenes.
  • Dr Natalie Shepherd, Embracing Your Life, presented on Communication styles, which has nothing to do with your personality, and with a brief 5 question survey most of us were able to determine our communication style.
  • Pam Brossman, Digital Authors Academy & She Experts, shared with us the next three up and coming digital marketing tools.
  • Terri Bell, Terri Bell & Co, reminded us of the spam act, and went through some of the important information that needs to be included in your Terms & Conditions.
  • Robyn Henderson, Networking to Win, gave us some great tips for networking, both personally and via LinkedIn.
  • Christine McKee, Be Institute, taught us about breaking our day into ‘snack-sized chunks’.
  • Rosie Shilo,Virtually Yours, started a great discussion about outsourcing overseas and the challenges that are faced by Australian VAs.
  • Donna Toothaker, Step it Up VA Coaching, who spoke about Value-based model versus standard hourly rate.
  • Phil O’Brien, Active Corporate Experience, explained to us different methods of self defence, to always be award of what is going on around us and planning and preparing action plans in the case of threat.
  • Charly Leetham, Ask Charly Leetham, shared with us some of her amazing wealth of knowledge about WordPress and specifically blogs.
  • Marianne Broeng, Meliam Consulting Pty Ltd, gave us information on how to use and understand the potential of a good CRM within your business.
  • Elissa Farrow, About Your Transition, gave us some key tips on how to manage projects to help ensure success.
  • Dana Skopal, Opal Affinity, gave gave us some great ideas and tips on how to manage and prioritise our time for business and personally.
  • Rosemary Marchsese, Fitness and Health Author, Physiotherapist and Trainer, spoke about our diet, exercise and stretching and incidental exercise.

I will expand on some of the wealth of information and tips I took away in future blogs.

Apart from the fantastic line up of speakers with useful information, a venue with amazing views of Darling Harbour, being in a room and networking with a bunch of phenomenal VAs from around the country is awesome.  Working virtually you get to know people by their email signature, logo or their social media profile picture, but meeting them in person is even better, you get to put a face and personality to a name.

Thanks to the organisers, Kathie Thomas, A Clayton’s Secretary,  and Anita Kilkenny, AKA Virtual PA, those behind the scenes Gai Brown, Make My Day VA, Kylie Short, Tilda Virtual, and Monika Newman, Absolutely Virtual, myself, Wynyard Business Solutions, and the sponsors, who made the event possible.

If you are a VA, or an aspiring VA I can not recommend highly enough that you put the 14 & 15 March 2014 in your diary, and plan to attend AVAC 2014.

 

 

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