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The Ultimate Tech System for VAs
The Ultimate Tech System for VAs Congratulations! You have started out in business. You have decided what to call yourself and now your thoughts turn to how you are going to work and what you need to work with/on. I am often asked : What kind of computer should I get...
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Becoming a VA
Guest Post Series Today is the first of a series of blog posts, by VAs for VAs. I thought it would be a great idea to have a series of posts highlighting the work of a VA and getting top recommendations from VAs themselves. There will be posts from different VAs...
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Are you Backing Up or Just Synchronising
I often hear "I have OneDrive/Dropbox, so my data is backed up". Yet no where do these tools say they are "backup tools" they are known as "Cloud Storage" and "Synchronisation" tools. In the Terms and Conditions, you will see they say "you should ensure you backup...
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Smoke and Mirrors Day
What do you do that others think is like Smoke and Mirrors? Today March 29th is Smoke and Mirrors day. I know an odd kind of day to mark but it got me thinking. How much of what each of us does appears to be like Smoke and Mirrors or Magic to others? I was reminded of...
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Have Outlook Read Your Emails Aloud To You
Have Microsoft Outlook Read Aloud to you I don't know anyone who dislikes a story – being read to, or listening to a story on the radio is a real treat. I know that my children used to love having stories read aloud to them. Imagine that you are visually...
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What data do you hold on me?
Freedom of Information Day on March 16th! With the GDPR that came in on 25th May 2018 it is even easier for someone to ask for a copy of the data you hold on them, so do you know where that data is? Perhaps when you were preparing for the GDPR you did a full survey of...
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My Top 10 Tips for Effective Meetings
If you get my Productivity Newsletter, then you will know that I provide tips and how to guides on doing things with Microsoft Office. Recently I have been focused on Microsoft Outlook and have written about using all sorts of tools around meetings. It was natural...
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Three Reasons to Move Microsoft Outlook Email
Why move Microsoft Outlook email? There are three main reasons in my opinion for moving email out of the Inbox Overwhelm Organisation Inbox Size Let's look at each one. Overwhelm Microsoft Outlook email arrives into the Inbox and sits there unless you take action and...
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Get Focused – less Distractions in Outlook
What can cause distractions? When I am recording a new course, I need to make sure that I am not distracted by all the notifications and sounds that can intrude and cause distractions when Outlook is open on my machine! Distractions are caused by: Pop up notifications...
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Why Quicksteps in Outlook will have you Dancing
Quicksteps? In Outlook? What do you mean? When watching Strictly Come Dancing, I love seeing the Quickstep, the dancers cover so much ground in such a short space of time. I end up breathless just watching! What does this have to do with Outlook I hear you thinking?...
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Get my Outlook Keyboard Shortcut Cheat Sheet
Here are 5 reasons why using a keyboard is better Reason number one – You Will Be more efficient! Most of the computer professionals that I know are wizards when it comes to using the keyboard. They are so efficient and can remember all those shortcuts. They wiz...
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Online Course Creators – why branding your slides is important
What is this branding you talk about? When you see a logo on a billboard you notice it and without thinking, you know who the brand is. Think Coca Cola or Nike or even Tesco. The colours and shapes that are associated with the brand – the visual elements reinforce...
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How to record Narration in PowerPoint
Recently I was asked – How do I record a voice over for my slides? Someone asked this in a Facebook Group I belong to. "What's a good program for recording audio only for voiceover with slides? Keeping in mind I read with a screen-reader and will be slower as a...
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What do you do to improve your skills and your business?
What kind of learning do you undertake to improve your skills and your business? I have been doing a fair bit of personal development lately. Whatever I learn will benefit my business as the more I improve my skill set the better I will be at doing the things I need...
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Why do you need a lead magnet?
First off – what is a Lead Magnet? A Lead Magnet is something that helps you to grow your email list. If you are selling a product or a service, then you will be growing your list of people to sell to. Subscribers to your list are already interested in what you have...
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Virtual Assistants: 10 Ways to Create Better Infographics
As a VA you do a lot of amazing work for your clients. In this post I'll share with you 10 ways you can create better infographics and speed up their creation. 1. Gather the Data Your first step is to gather and arrange the data in a way that makes sense and tells...
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