As you know, an email is an incredibly powerful tool for sending information across the globe. It’s also an amazing way to send one message to hundreds of people through its CC (Carbon Copy) feature. This nifty set-up saves you time and energy composing individual messages with the same content and sending them out one by one… ugh! That would [...]
One of the purposes of working with a VA is to make life easier for you, reduce the amount of work you need to do… and basically free up your time. If you have a pile of documents or reports that you need to share and re-feed back and forth with your remote PA / team member, then you may [...]
MailChimp is one of the most popular email marketing and autoresponder programs used by many online businesses these days. Why? Quite possibly three main reasons: It integrates into a lot of CRM’s (Customer Relationship Management programs) It’s fairly easy to use, and It’s free! As a Virtual Assistant, if you are given the task of creating an email campaign for [...]
Filipinos, in general, are among the most hardworking people you’ll meet. They are dedicated and most often willing to learn. If you come from a different culture, you may be surprised with some of the cultural differences that can affect the working relationship with your VA. That’s okay – we’re all human and like any collaboration, learning about each other; [...]
Working efficiently with a Virtual Assistant requires a little bit of planning. Since you and your VA won’t be sitting side by side, completing a task requires tools to allow you to effectively collaborate and ultimately make things easier for everyone! Below are the top 10 platforms you can use for collaborating with your VA and other team members. Skype [...]
Mailene Dumajel is a wife and mom of two adorable kids. She has been with the Virtual Assistant Team for a while working directly with clients, and at one stage performing project management as part of the Syntax Marketing family. On the weekends Mailene enjoys watching animated movies with her kids. As a family, they like doing karaoke and singing [...]
The Philippines is a South-East Asian archipelago located between the Philippine Sea and South China Sea. It used to have 7,107 islands, but a recent mapping project found 534 more undiscovered islands, pushing the number up to 7,641. It is divided into three major island groups: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The country’s capital city is Metro Manila. It is located [...]
Time Management Tips for Virtual Assistants There are many benefits that come with working as a Virtual Assistant. For one, you have the convenience of working from the comfort of your own home or home office. Another upside is avoiding that stressful rush to get ready for the commute to the office. We’ve all been there – rain, hail [...]
Charlie Tumala is a mother of four incredible kids. She’s a fun-loving person who hates being bored. She always seeks adventure and searches for unique ways to keep her hands busy. Working from home allows her to work on her self-growth and be a mother at the same time. On days when she’s not working, she likes resting and spending [...]
File sharing is crucial when it comes to a virtual office setting. There may be times when your client would want to share a huge file with you, but is unable to send through Skype or Email because of their limited capacity. This is where a cloud storage service comes into play. More and more people are now using Dropbox [...]
