For individuals with ADHD, staying organised and on task can be a significant challenge. In a professional setting, these difficulties can lead to missed deadlines, incomplete projects, and stress. However, with the help of a Virtual Assistant (VA) through the Access to Work scheme, business owners and entrepreneurs with ADHD can receive the support they … Continue Reading
Social Media Content Planning and Creation – The 5 Key Stages
Social Media Content Planning Creating content for your social media requires a well-planned and strategic approach. Here are five key stages of social media content planning and creation. Following these steps will help to ensure your content is both has impact and is consistent. Stage 1 – Define Your Objectives and Audience The first stage of … Continue Reading
5 Common Myths About Working with a Virtual Assistant: Debunked!
If you’re feeling overwhelmed with all the admin that drains your time you may have considered some virtual business support and getting a Virtual Assistant to help you out, but then on the other hand you many have had second thoughts due to the many myths that surround working with a VA. Separating Virtual … Continue Reading
Why You Should Consider Using A Social Media Content Calendar
Creating a social media content calendar is a great way to keep your social media content organised and ensure that you have a steady stream of fresh ideas for your blog, website, or social media accounts. A social media content calendar helps you plan out topics to write about in advance so you’re never stuck … Continue Reading
10 Ways to Keep Your Inbox Clean
Are you overwhelmed by the number of emails in your inbox? Do you have trouble managing them? Then read this article to learn how to keep your inbox clean! You have probably received hundreds of emails over the course of your life. But did you know that managing them effectively could be one of the … Continue Reading
Hiring A Virtual Assistant
How You Can Get Routine Admin Stuff Done Things are finally going to plan!! Your business is growing and you now need to spend more time focusing your attention on the bigger and more important stuff – the money making tasks that only you can do. You want to develop a strategy, look at scaling … Continue Reading
18 THINGS PREVENTING YOU REACHING YOUR GOALS
HOW MANY HOURS DO YOU WORK? Did you ever imagine you’d be working as many hours as you do when you first started your business? When I started out as a virtual assistant providing business support it was because I wanted the flexibility to work around my family. I have a set number of hours … Continue Reading
How To Gain Control Of Your Time and Get Stuff Done
Get Hold Of Your Time “Being organised is being in control” Getting organised and having some form of structure in your working day helps you to get a hold of your time and allows you to plan effectively which means you can get on with the important stuff you need to do to reach … Continue Reading
5 Things To Help You Get Back Your Time
Being Busy Implies We Are Needed As a small business owner are you always too busy? No time to yourself? Being busy implies that we are needed and that we’re important, doesn’t it? This can only be good, can’t it? As we know, getting the balance right between our personal life and work is really … Continue Reading
How This Trusted Strategy Will Help You Gain More Time In Your Day
Are you constantly busy but achieving nothing? Are you stuck in a rut doing things you don’t like doing? Do you need to gain more time in your day? If so, this could be down to how you organise your time. When I first started out in business as a virtual assistant I had … Continue Reading
Is Your Business Life Spilling Into Your Personal Life?
Quinoa!!! How on earth do you stop it spilling over? I’d like to think I’m pretty good in the kitchen, but this I cannot master! It’s a bit like my work-life balance at the minute. All over the place! Every time I cook Quinoa I manage to end up with a mess. No matter what … Continue Reading
Business Support: 6 Things I’ve Learnt!
Happy Birthday!! Happy 3rd Business Birthday To Purple Violet Business Support. What a journey it’s been!!! Having being unexpectedly thrown into redundancy after 15 years in my Corporate role I started my virtual assistant business in 2018. I could never have imagined the rocky road my business was going to take along the way. Starting … Continue Reading
Do You Keep Going Off Piste?
All Good Intentions As disciplined as we may think we are in getting our tasks completed I’m sure we are all guilty of going off piste! You set your tasks list for the day but somehow you are distracted. Your whole set of good intentions go out the window! Recently, even as a virtual assistant, I … Continue Reading
What is [Social Media] Support?
Have You Started Planning Your Social Media Content For 2021? As we’re heading to the end of 2020 I’m sure you’ll now be well on your way to planning your social media content for next year. Are you stressing over what you’ll post on your social media? Are you worried you won’t have time to get it … Continue Reading
Find Out How Virtual [Social Media Assistance] Can Save You Time
Does Social Media Suck Away Your Time? I often hear from small business owners that they are struggling to be present on social media due to the large amount of time it takes out of their working schedule and that they could do with some social media assistance. A survey by Vertical Response, showed that … Continue Reading