Cloud computing is maybe a rather unfortunate description for a trend that has been slowly but surely creeping up on us now for years. Whenever you mention the term to the average layman you are met with a blank stare, but when you explain the basic concept they do seem to be quite familiar with the idea. After all, some of us have been using cloud computing for our personal e-mail requirements for a decade or more at this point.
Let’s ...
Read MoreHave you ever come across the problem before where you make changes to your WordPress website, you update the page and when you go to view the website the changes have not been made? If so, there is a very simple solution to this problem – you’ll need to install a WordPress plugin called WP Super Cache.
It’s very simple and intuitive to use. Once the plug in is switched on, and I have amended or added a WordPress ...
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We are seeing an explosive growth in the number of people who want to take their own future in their hands and set out on their own, to become an entrepreneur. Undoubtedly, this has been fuelled in large part by the recent economic downturn and the huge number of layoffs in supposedly “cast-iron” industries. No longer could you rely on a job for life and the slow realisation that nobody’s job was secure anymore prompted many to sit up and ...
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There is scarcely a business task that cannot be outsourced to a virtual assistant. This is particularly true when it comes to marketing and promoting a business. Marketing is of course the lifeblood of any organisation and cannot be ignored, even when times are lean. The company that is not focusing on marketing is essentially falling backward when compared to its peers and opponents.
There are so many different facets to marketing, yet it’s essentially about that all-important USP, ...
Read MoreAt one time, less than 50% of typical business owners maintained an online presence, but this situation is rapidly changing. In most recent times the financial downturn forced business owners to look into alternative ways of enticing customers to consider their products and services. Conventional methods of marketing didn’t seem to be working as well anymore, if at all. Yet those who kept a keen eye on business trends soon realised that online marketing by itself was not showing anywhere ...
Read MoreIn virtually any business the cost of manpower is dominant. Did you know that it could represent as much as 80% in some cases? Yet business owners are often faced with a quandary. They know that taking on manpower is a considerable challenge and that there are many added costs, yet they understand that skilled labour is absolutely essential if they are to expand as they want. Quite simply, they cannot achieve what they need to achieve without the “right ...
Read MoreAs a Virtual Assistant I am always looking for ways to keep my business outgoings as low as possible to keep my rates as competitive as possible. It’s a tough market out there and as the old adage goes ‘Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves’.
One of the first things I looked at when setting up my business was how to set up a ‘landline’ telephone number without spending considerable amounts of money. I’d read that ...
Read MoreMy days usually start early. Right now it’s 0752 and I’ve had an idea for a blog post (this one!). I’ve a busy day today. I’ve a mixture of client work and I need to ‘work on the business’.
At the moment I’m thinking of changing my website. The last change must have been, oh, all of six months ago, but I’m bored of it already. My site is WordPress, and the beauty of WordPress is that ...
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