Let's talk WordPress plugins! What's a plugin you ask? A plugin is a piece of software that extends the functionality of your website. In WordPress there are lots of free plugins, that can be found in their repository here: https://en-au.wordpress.org/plugins You can also purchase premium plugins, usually directly from the creator. Once you have purchased you will then download the .zip ... Read on
Jingle Jangle: Your Guide to the Best FREE, Legal Music for Videos, Podcasts and More
Are you a digital content creator finding the world of music copyright licensing a total screeched? No idea where you’d use a theme, a tune or a jingle, and where the murky legal waters for each start and end? You’re not alone - just about every content creator can sympathise with the feeling of putting together an incredible piece of digital content, spending countless hours editing to ... Read on
Automation Organisation Guide
Thought Penny originally developed this guide for clients who engage us for business automation services. Now, we’re excited to share it with you! This guide provides an in-depth set of categories and naming conventions to help you manage automation software and quickly understand your level of engagement with any given contact in your database. We’ve also thrown in a few tips to help you avoid ... Read on
Need to Know
The straight answer is none. There are no formal qualifications or experience required to become a virtual assistant. Consider all the roles and tasks you can do in an office without a formal qualification. Now write a list of those you would love to do, that can be done from your home office. Next, download our startup checklist for virtual assistants and run through to steps to get set ... Read on
WordPress or Squarespace?
Good question - we get asked this a lot! We have detailed posts about WordPress and Squarespace, which we highly recommend you get familiar with first. They will give you a good grounding in each. As to which one to choose, that will depend on what your tech skills are like, what your design skills are like - and what you want to do with the site. Let us tackle these scenarios: I'm not ... Read on
Domain & Website Hosting
Before you can build a website, you need to purchase the domain (URL) and decide: What is hosting? Hosting is the actual space where your website will reside, things to consider when buying hosting include: Recommended Hosting for Domains The hosts we have detailed below can host both your domain and your website. BUT there are two times when you won't actually need this: ... Read on
Double the Hustle
According to the Australian Taxation Office, you can conduct any number of businesses/activities under the same ABN provided they all operate under the same business structure. If your second or subsequent business operates under a different structure, you will need to apply for a new ABN for your virtual assistant business. While the requirement to update your ABN if your main business ... Read on
Link Style
Want to know whenever your clients or team make any change to a Google Doc, Google Sheet, As you've probably figured out, all hyperlinks in Google Docs default to blue, and you can manually change the style of each hyperlink (individually 🤕 one. by. one. 🤕) as you would for normal text... but we're addicted to efficiency and tech, so we've got something better for you! Enter Link Style! ... Read on
Testing the Waters
In short, no you don't. In saying that, while you aren't busy with clients, now is the perfect time to get set up and work through tasks that many VAs (including us!) wish we had spent more time on before we became fully booked! It's free and easy to get set up and apply for an ABN if you plan on operating your virtual assistant business as a sole trader. You will need to seek personal ... Read on