Starting a business is a brilliant, exciting, busy, nerve-jangling time. It's also the best time to start as you mean to go on, especially if you want to run your business and not the other way around. It requires skills and planning to keep some time for you and...
WE ARE RECRUITING!
IF YOU'RE GOOD AT WHAT YOU DO, COME AND JOIN US People like us understand how to ease another's load, look after our clients and each other, by giving great service on the phone, off the phone and when needed, in person. A love of all things business, curiosity about...
Call answering vs call handling – it’s our difference, now make it yours
For people in business, marketers ask us all - what's your USP? As a boutique Virtual PA service, with an office-based team, scaleable systems and processes, 17 years credentials and - here it is - a commitment to highly personalised bespoke service from a small...
LET US COMPARE YOUR CALL ANSWERING INVOICE
YOU CAN GET TOP DRAWER SERVICE AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE We know that our service sounds expensive. When you get the level of client care that Virtual PA Co gives, it is natural to assume that it could be out of your price range. We don't just answer calls, we handle...
Why hire us when you can do it yourself?
Think about it, you know how to do it, why would you ask someone else to do it for you? You don’t need that work/life balance. Why would you want to go away for a weekend, you could shut yourself in the office and catch up on what you didn’t do last week. Sounds fun...
Why Computer Tutoring Loves Virtual PA Co
As way of a potted history, my husband and I started up our own software training company 15 years ago – Computer Tutoring. He is a natural trainer and loves meeting the clients, while I am behind the scenes ensuring everything runs smoothly. We have enjoyed working...
A different way to spend my day
It’s always good to spend the day with your clients. When you work virtually, you build a rapport with some people that you will absolutely never meet, you have such a huge impact on their work life, but would you know them if you walked past them in the street? On...
A little bit of history…
Virtual PA Co was started in 2001 because I needed the service for myself. I couldn't afford a whole secretary on my own so I decided to share one. Now I share many with hundreds of businesses across the UK. The team at Virtual PA Co enabled my husband to quit...
Airbnb? Let us sort it
We’ve all heard of the world famous Airbnb, but are you aware that it’s now a long way away from its early days of renting somebody’s spare room? People are now renting their entire house, flat, eco lodge or pirate ship (I kid you not!) to the discerning traveller who...
How to Work with Your Virtual PA
Congratulations you’ve finally decided that you need to outsource to a virtual PA! However, how do you know if they’ll be a suitable fit for your company? Here are a few simple questions that you can ask your potential VA to avoid wasting money on the wrong fit: 1....