Tools for virtual assistants - tried and tested by our UK VAs

Our Recommended Virtual Assistant Books:

We scoured the planet to find the very best virtual assistant books. We created our very own recommended reading list with all the books every VA should own. To suggest a book for inclusion please email us.

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Discover What It Takes To Be A Remarkable VA - This 50-page Ebook is a must for anyone who is serious about setting up a professional VA business... By purchasing you will also receive regular ongoing essential tips and useful resources to help you with your VA business. Price: £24.99 from http://www.vact.co.uk/2009_ebook.html

 

So You Want To Be A Virtual Assistant - Written by relatively new UK VA Emma Walker about how she set up her VA business and the tools and techniques she used.


 

 

VA The Series - We gave this one 5 stars. It's American in origin, but the principles featured can easily be applied to a UK market.


Get Clients Now - Updated Edition!- A practical 28 day programme for building and maintaining a consultancy based business such as virtual assistance.

 

The Art Of Follow Up - Another sales generator.  We love the easy to follow instructions in this and practical templates to customise and use.

 


The E Myth - A must have for all entrepreneurs, it teaches you how to build a business rather than create a job.

 

The Four Hour Work Week - Tim Ferriss is my hero!  Here's some practical tips for cutting down on admin and maximising your revenue from your business.  You might not be working a 4 hour week, but it sure helps cut down on those late nights.

The Two Minute Commute - Written by the creationists of the VA industry in the USA , this is a history of how the revolution came about... Not really a how-to guide but worth a mention.

 

 

VA Guide To Marketing - Again this is an American book, and takes a very simplistic view on marketing, so it's one for the newbies rather than established businesses.

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