Marketing
Technology
Dec 20, 2023
Danielle Jones
A new year means new trends across the world, especially in marketing. From the Pantone Colour of the Year 2024 (it’s Peach Fuzz, by the way) to the latest release from the tech world, everybody is rolling out a shiny…....

Technology
Sep 12, 2022
Danielle Jones
If you’re working remotely, or with a Virtual Assistant, then project management tools are going to be essential. When your team is remote, utilising project management tools to streamline planning and task management will make life much easier. There’s no…....

Technology
Jul 10, 2022
Danielle Jones
Time. Do we ever have enough of it? Time can seem to elude us as we are working throughout the day. Even when we’ve had the most productive of days, it can feel that we haven’t used our time wisely…....

Technology
May 10, 2022
Danielle Jones
As any growing business knows, people are the key to your success. And as you grow, the need to employ more and more people will continue to grow as well. You could need to hire a Finance Manager or a…....

Technology
Dec 30, 2021
Danielle Jones
Since we covered great ways to deliver customer service this month, we thought this would be the perfect opportunity to take a look at the software you can use to help you manage this part of your business. You could…....

Technology
Nov 18, 2021
Danielle Jones
When it comes to sales, having brilliant software, well-suited to your business needs, can really make or break a business. A Virtual Assistant can help you research, set up and manage your software, allowing you to concentrate on growing your…....

Technology
Apr 02, 2021
Danielle Jones
We live in a digital age, an age where the pace of technological change is quite simply staggering. And it is having a powerful, transformative effect on small businesses in particular. Because it wasn’t that long ago that you weren’t…....

Technology
Dec 29, 2020
Danielle Jones
Creating the perfect customer experience is a key focus of any business. Leaving customers feeling like they’ve had a positive and memorable experience will keep them coming back, get them to recommend your products or services, and improve your business…....

Personal Effectiveness
Technology
Aug 17, 2018
Danielle Jones
Ah, the humble email. It is, without a doubt, an essential tool of modern business. It’s convenient, it’s quick and it’s less intrusive than a phone call. It allows us to run our businesses from anywhere in the world, at…....

Marketing
Technology
Nov 28, 2017
Danielle Jones
As a business, you can’t ignore the impact of a great website. In this day and age, any new client or customer is almost certainly going to go straight to the web to see what you are about. They will…....

Technology
May 28, 2017
Danielle Jones
Following the aftermath of yet another cyber attack, this time in the form of the the Wannacry ransomware attack, it is more important than ever to back up important data and files. Cloud storage solutions offer a cheap, reliable and…....

Marketing
Technology
Mar 26, 2017
SAM WILSON
Google Analytics is a software tool that website owners can use to track their traffic and find out how visitors interact with their site. It is free for the basic version, which has more than enough features for the average business owner to…....

Technology
Dec 20, 2016
SAM WILSON
So called “productivity suites” have become increasingly important for business. They are the simple to use tools we can access to create documents and spreadsheets, keep track of our email and use on any device, whether we are working in…....

People
Technology
Nov 08, 2016
SAM WILSON
The notion of large corporations making up the rules as they go along and turning into hungry, money making machines at the beck and call of shareholders is far removed from the experience of most companies. Sustainability in business has…....

Technology
Sep 20, 2016
SAM WILSON
If you don’t measure performance in business and measure it correctly, the chances are you won’t be able to create the kind of infrastructure that drives you forward and leads to success. While it’s not the only thing that is…....

Technology
Aug 26, 2016
SAM WILSON
If you run a business and are looking at ways to engage staff, keep customers and create some of healthy and enjoyable competition, then gamification might be just the thing you are looking for. Essentially, gamification rewards users for taking…....

Marketing
Technology
May 12, 2016
SAM WILSON
Need to speed up your WordPress site? Every second counts. According to Kissmetrics, 47% of consumers will expect an e-commerce website to load in under 2 seconds and 44% of online shoppers will tell their friends about a bad experience online.…....

Technology
Jul 16, 2014
SAM WILSON
We love saving entrepreneurs and small business owners as much of their valuable time as possible. At Virtalent, we take care of those tiresome tasks that crop up in the day-to-day running of your business, so that you can focus on…....