Intl Virtual Assistant Service

We haven’t seen the last of Google Wave

VAW — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:22:34 +0000

I realise that this isn’t as current as it could be but I’ve been discussing this on various forums lately and it seems that the majority of people believe Google were right when they announced, a few weeks ago, that they would be discontinuing their ground-breaking Wave service citing a lack of demand. By this [...]

New Digg Launched

VAW — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:30:04 +0000

The new-look Digg has just been launched and the site is now accepting new registrations once again. New features include integration with your account on Google, Twitter and Facebook and the ability to “follow” users – hmm, sounds familiar. I registered a new account there this morning, first thing I noticed was that, as I [...]

Finding the right fonts – choosing correct fonts for graphic design or the web

VAW — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:17:46 +0000

Fonts and Graphic Design Graphic designers tend to be natural font-spotters. Show them a flyer or brochure and they’ll instantly know what font it is, even when driving: “You know that X-brand billboard on the way in to work?” “Yeah.” “Do you know what font they used on the heading?” “Yeah, that’s Fruitiger.” “You sure?” [...]

Adding your Twitter profile to Twellow

VAW — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:51:10 +0000

In the last post we talked about branding your business Twitter profile.Not only does this help to further foster brand awareness, by customizing the appearance of your Twitter account, it can also help to make you stand out from the crowd and get recognised. So, what next? Well, there’s no point having your Twitter account [...]

Branding your Twitter Profile in 5 Simple Steps

VAW — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:58:20 +0000

Whilst more and more businesses have begun to see the value of using Twitter as part of their online marketing strategy, many still miss out on the branding opportunities the service offers. In addition to giving your company a voice and helping you to connect with your customers, Twitter also allows you to simply and [...]

New page added – link to us!

VAW — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:53:30 +0000

Just added a new page of Virtual Assistant Links. Links include some favourite websites and blogs and links to sites and resources for virtual assistants, translators and freelancers. There’s also some excellent free software applications for use in your office and numerous other useful resources such as online currency conversion, world time zone information, international [...]

Website launched

VAW — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 13:31:19 +0000

Launched my new website earlier this week. I am already showing up 7th and 8th on Google for the phrase “Virtual assistant at work” - which is a good start. Have yet to be indexed by Microsoft Bing which, it has been announced , will now also be the search engine at the centre of the Yahoo! network.

New Website Now Live

VAW — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:33:08 +0000

Welcome to my new website. Still putting the finishing touches on it and doing a few tweaks here and there. Have also just set up my new Virtual Assistant At Work Twitter account