I'm never sure whether to say 'birthday' or 'anniversary' but either way today is a celebration! Today marks the fourth year since Butterflies Secretarial Solutions first began operating. Happy Birthday/Anniversary to us! The Oscar Speech I love this business, this industry and all the ...
Category Archives: Clients
Virtual Assistants are not storage facilities
There has been some recent interesting discussion on one of the VA networks I belong to regarding storing files for clients. How long do Virtual Assistants (VAs) store your electronic files? It depends on the VA. Some have continued to stockpile files and are now reaching a point where they need to make a decision about what ...
VAs and Sub-contracting
To sub or not to sub? As a Virtual Assistant (VA) I have sub-contracted out jobs many times with varying levels of success and I'm also a sub-contractor myself. I like to think I'm a very good subbie, well the wonderful VAs I work with keep coming back so that says something about my skills doesn't ...
When a quote is not a quote
I have recently been astounded to discover that I have been a victim of an unscrupulous small business operator. I have discovered that even when you have been around for a while and take due care when dealing with people, you can still be taken for a ride. This is the story: I was approached ...
A Kind Word
I cleared my post box yesterday morning and there was the usual bits and pieces of miscellaneous mail as well as a small envelope from a client. I have been working virtually for this gentleman for about seven months now and little notes like this are just one of the reasons I enjoy working with ...
Flexible Hours
I recently received this line in a short email from a client: Thanks for doing this so speedily – it’s great to have you around! One of the things I love about being a Virtual Assistant and working from my own home office is that I don't have to work standard office hours. I do advertise my ...
Holiday Season Office Hours
I will be taking a break over the Christmas/New Year period and spending some time with family. I don't think anyone would argue that that is a great thing to do :) Officially, the office will be closed from 21 December 2009 to 4 January 2010. We will, however, be checking email on occasion so if ...