tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217892362011-11-28T00:07:31.191ZFreelancealot.co.uk is a Virtual Assistant service providing freelance Secretarial, Editorial, Web Design & Development, and Original Music and Audio services. Freelancealot's Blog is our mouthpiece for news, views, and reviews for small businesses, entrepreneurs, sole traders, et al.Cyber Guineverehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02237418529382730594noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21789236.post-30119820488726274192008-06-06T23:10:00.004Z2008-06-07T00:04:14.229Z

It happens. We’ve recently worked for someone who, after accepting and complementing us on our work, has decided not to pay. We’ve been in business for about eight years and this is the second time [see previous post]that we’ve had a dishonest client. Dishonesty is a problem for all businesses, especially online ones, and I’m told by other virtual assistants (VA) that two dodgy clients in eight

Cyber Guineverehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02237418529382730594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21789236.post-39083708370641505122008-05-22T17:19:00.005Z2008-05-22T17:42:19.379Z

I recently came across a post on Digg entitled ’25 Projects You Can Outsource to a Virtual Assistant' which is originally from on an online agency that allows freelancers in a variety of fields to bid on projects. This prompted me to do a little research about virtual assistants and agency/employment sites. This type of service is basically acting as a financial middleman between you and your

Cyber Guineverehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02237418529382730594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21789236.post-40177851611442116962007-10-13T20:51:00.000Z2007-10-13T20:52:46.947Z

The phones are quiet and when you do get an email it's spam... as a freelancer or VA you'll have 'quiet' periods and that's when panic can set in!!Don't... it's just the ebb and flow of business. Most, if not all, businesses have them - I don't imagine the deckchair rental businesses get much trade in England once the summer's only hot day has been and gone!On the opposite side of the coin, there

Cyber Guineverehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02237418529382730594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21789236.post-87667940975204928522007-09-11T15:38:00.000Z2007-09-11T17:52:10.969Z

Freelancealot has just had it's annual summer holiday - a week in Grenada (that's the Caribbean country, not the Spanish city) - and although happy to be back in the UK for our clients, we'd rather be looking at a view of the sublime crystal-clear, turquoise Caribbean Sea.I'm not going to sell Grenada to those reading this blog, Freelancealot wants to keep it as tourist-free as possible - we're

Cyber Guineverehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02237418529382730594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21789236.post-32052708110480147252007-06-29T01:23:00.000Z2007-06-29T01:26:35.596Z

I’m outraged! I’ve just been booted out of a forum for not participating enough! Sheesh... Now one can’t give out advice when one has it but at regular intervals whether you have anything to say or not!!!Can’t complain, their rules are “ No lurkers allowed. Membership to this organization is free, and we want to keep it that way. The only "dues" you are required to pay is your active membership

Cyber Guineverehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02237418529382730594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21789236.post-57220659393601394732007-01-17T01:10:00.000Z2007-01-17T01:19:48.987Z

I am committed to website accessibility and, as such, valid XHMTL and CSS code. When I changed my site to a validated, accessible website I began to see results. After around two months of having propagated the Internet I began to reap the rewards. My web rankings are better, although I am lazy on this task and could do more to improve them. Just before Christmas we had three new clients and it's

Cyber Guineverehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02237418529382730594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21789236.post-1165889998697597862006-12-12T01:57:00.000Z2007-06-29T01:47:54.267Z

We'd like to announce our latest website design and build project - PurpleAlchemy.co.uk. The site is written in XHTML and CSS and has been fully validated via the W3C Markup Validation Service. We have built in SEO optimisation and have taken reasonable steps to make the site accessible. By building a small back-end control panel using PHP and MYSQL, Susy (our client), is able to make changes to

Cyber Guineverehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02237418529382730594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21789236.post-1153275977127607602006-07-19T02:14:00.000Z2006-07-27T03:24:00.440Z

Freelancealot.co.uk is about to launch their service, TeamVA™. TeamVA™ is a VoIP-based call answering service for sole-traders, small businesses, entrepreneurs, and the like.If you're going out to a meeting for a couple of hours, nipping out for a day of golf, or off to the spa to pamper youself, what happens to important phone calls? Do clients get an endless ringing tone, or do they have to a

Cyber Guineverehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02237418529382730594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21789236.post-1148409543734631362006-05-23T18:19:00.000Z2006-05-23T18:39:03.753Z

If you have a claim for a fixed amount, ie. you know the exact sum of money, including interest (as in my case with an unpaid invoice), you can make and track your claim online using Her Majesty's Court Service Money Claim Online.

Cyber Guineverehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02237418529382730594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21789236.post-1140991161631134082006-02-26T19:11:00.000Z2006-02-27T02:50:33.986Z

This piece is the second installment to 'Small Business and the Small Claims Court (UK)'.As a signed-up member of the Better Payment Practice Campaign (BPPC) website, my first step was to visit their website to see what I was required to do in order to adhere to the The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998. The BPPC have provided a 'library' of sample letters to help you get paid

Cyber Guineverehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02237418529382730594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21789236.post-1138812300239197152006-02-01T16:05:00.000Z2006-02-01T17:03:55.433Z

So, how easy is it for a small business in England to recover debts from non-paying customers?As a small business owner I hoped I would never have to find out, but this could just be about to change.I was contacted in June 2005 via the contact form on my website: the project involved copy-typing a document the customer supplied in hardcopy; he accepted the quote and sent the document via post. I

Cyber Guineverehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02237418529382730594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21789236.post-1138769559409427262006-02-01T04:13:00.000Z2006-02-01T06:42:33.863Z

We are proud to launch our new website for 2006. We have redesigned the site to make navigation easier, to make it more cross-browser friendly, and more accessible to the visually impaired and those who use the keyboard for navigation (rather than a mouse). XHTML and CSS have been used to separate content from layout, resulting in improved performance and compatibility with web standards

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