A New Dawn VA

29/07/2023

Loved doing this Brand shoot for this gorgeous Angela 🤩📸

If you’re looking to create some scroll stopping images to represent your business drop me a message now and I’ll let you know my availability 📸✌️

05/06/2023

25/05/2023

"𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻" Can anyone else relate? That's precisely what Elle was saying just before her brand shoot!

I'm here to make you feel more confident and to have as much fun as possible during your relaxed personal brand shoot. Elle was super happy with her images and we really did have a laugh while shooting them! 📸🤩🥂

25/05/2023

I get asked this a lot so here goes…🤩

𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹'𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆.

It is a visual representation of an individual's personal brand, and it is used to showcase their unique qualities, values, and mission.

Personal brand photography can be used for a variety of purposes, including social media, website and all other marketing materials.

The goal of personal brand photography is to create a powerful visual narrative that helps individuals stand out and connect with their target audience.

Do you have a bank of on brand images to use for your marketing and when was the last time you updated them?

Mini sessions are a great way to have a retailer refresh.

𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗜’𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝟯 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗺𝗲 📲🤞

25/04/2023

25/04/2023

Thank you Crystal Foote for taking time to post this, much appreciated and yours always a pleasure to train as you keep me on my toes 🤩🤩

30/01/2023

🌟Dreamt of owning your own tea rooms?🌟

Due to significant changes in our family circumstance, we have made the difficult decision to sell our beautiful tea room business 🫖

Interested? Please contact us for details.

Please note that we are NOT closing and any vouchers bought previously and in the future are NOT at risk.

We will continue to take bookings as usual.

23/11/2022

📸 BLACK FRIDAY SALE….📸

Book your 2023 headshots now to receive 40% off !!!

11/11/2022

Dubsado is an all-in-one business management system and if you are finding the admin side of your business taking over and need to streamline your processes, I totally recommend it!

Dubsado keeps all your forms in one place too and they are all customisable.

There are 5 types of forms each with their own features: Lead Capture Forms, Contracts, Proposals, Sub-Agreements and Questionnaires.

The new Form Builder makes designing professional-looking forms so easy.

There's also a template library so you can download a ready-designed template and make it your own.

Mapped fields copy information from forms to populate the Projects section (the CRM which holds all your lead and client details)

You can sign up for a free trial and use it for up to free clients (and to test how it works). Here's the link to their website: www.dubsado.com.

Do you use Dubsado? If you do how are you finding it?

11/11/2022

If you like to send a Proposal, Contract and Invoice to your potential client then Dubsado offers you that choice.
 
By setting up each of your packages (services you offer) as well as a payment plan (deposit then remainder; 50/50; 30/30/30 etc) your new client can choose the package from the proposal, then go to the contract and sign it digitally and finally pay the agreed amount – all from one email!
 
If you want to send an invoice manually then Dubsado makes that possible too.
 
Dubsado allows you to integrate Paypal, Stripe and/or Square so that a ‘Pay Now’ button appears on the invoice making payments easy for your clients.
 
And you can include follow-up emails should a client not pay on time – this way you are prevented from getting ‘hot under the collar’ when having to manually send reminders.
 
Payment due dates are added to the Dubsado calendar and appear in dark orange.
 
And you can use recurring invoices or add discount codes.
 
By doing all this through Dubsado you can keep an eye on your business’s financial goals, open invoices and revenue (even if some invoicing is done outside of Dubsado).
 
So are you liking what you have been reading about Dubsado? 

10/11/2022

Do you find you are getting swamped with admin and finding less and less time to spend working with your clients?

Do you waste time looking for emails you sent to a previous client?

Wouldn't it be easier if they were all in one place?

That they are branded?

And can be personalised?

And amended if necessary?

With Dubsado you can build up a library of email templates keeping them all in the Template library. They can be branded. Dubsado SmartFields autofill and personalise them so they don't appear robotic and, they can be adjusted if required before sending them to a client.

Honestly, this is a Godsend. Think of how much time that's going to save you!

Do you use Dubsado? Would you like to try it? More posts to follow highlighting Dubsado's amazing features.

It's free for the first 3 clients and you can play around with the free version to see if it's what you want. Let me know if you're interested and I can share my 20% off code with you should you wish to purchase this fantastic system.

07/11/2022

Can Dubsado help your business?

Yes - certainly if you are one of the following:

·        virtual assistants
·        photographers
·        social media managers
·        coaches
·        consultants
·        event planners
·        bookkeepers
·        web and graphic designers
·        marketers and PR professionals,
·        and so on !

In a nutshell Dubsado is an all-in-one system that can be set up to streamline your admin processes to make your client journey seamless and professional.

Continue looking out for more posts about Dubsado's amazing features!

Do you use Dubsado? If you do, how has it helped your business?

06/11/2022

A while ago I attended a workshop run by the lovely Kate Kurdziej who introduced the group to Dubsado - and something just clicked!

I loved how you could keep all your standard emails, forms, contracts and proposals in one place.

I loved that it had its own CRM.

I loved that you could build workflows to automate, for instance, your client onboarding and offboarding process.

And that's just the tip of the iceberg .....!

It was at that workshop that I knew I'd found a product I wanted to not only use in my business, but would eventually help others to use it too.

That product is Dubsado. I'll be telling you more about it in the coming posts.

Have you heard of Dubsado? Do you use it?

20/05/2021

Who's got a holiday booked abroad this year?

We booked a family holiday for 11 of us back in May last year when we were under the illusion Coronavirus would be over soon! Who knew?

We are in a predicament now. We are booked to go to Rhodes next month. Rhodes is an Amber country. We will have paid in full over the next few days and will lose our money if we don't go!

There's a chance Rhodes will be moved to Green. Our fingers are tightly crossed that will be the case!

What would you do in our position?

If you have a holiday booked too - what are your plans?

12/05/2021

What is Automation?

Using Zapier you can automate tasks between commonly used Apps such as Trello, Outlook, Mailchimp/ Mailerlite, Hubspot (in fact there are a choice of approximately 3000 Apps) saving you SO much time with repetitive tasks.

So, for instance, if you have an electronic item to sell, you can automate a response email, raise the invoice, take payment, send the item and add customer details to a CRM.

ALL AUTOMATICALLY

If you’d like to know about what I could automate for you, please send me an email at [email protected] so we can arrange a mutually convenient time to discuss how I can save you lots of time.

10/05/2021

Last week I witnessed my OH preparing minutes of a meeting he’d attended. He didn’t know how to how to use formatting techniques such as how to change the footer. It took me seconds to show him.

All in all he took 4 hours to finish the minutes – a job he admits I could have done within an hour. His hourly rate is much higher than mine.

Think how much those 4 hours cost the company he works for and how much they could have saved by using someone like me who is experienced in producing meeting minutes!

So, are you wasting time AND money, transcribing minutes of meetings or appeal hearings?

And that’s just the tip of the iceberg! There is so much more I can help with.

Please visit my website at www.anewdawnva.co.uk and/or email me at [email protected] to arrange a chat.

28/04/2021

Do you find yourself working all hours of the day and night? Wouldn't you like to achieve more in less hours? If you delegate some of your back office tasks to me, I can guarantee you'll have more time to focus on growing your business! Email me at [email protected] to arrange a mutually convenient time to discuss how we can make this happen.

08/04/2021

If you want to identify a brand colour from a business card or letterhead etc here's a tip for Canva users.

22/03/2021

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/so-what-exactly-virtual-assistant-how-i-can-help-you-dawn-roffe

So many people call themselves Virtual Assistants and between them, they offer a vast array of services. In a nutshell, a Virtual Assistant (VA) can work alone in their own business and/or work as an associate for another VA.

08/03/2021

As a small business owner/consultant/entrepreneur I would expect you to be an expert in your chosen field. But are you also an expert in the day to day management of your office? Or do these tasks fill you with dread - and take up too much of your valuable time:

📋 Email management
📋 Diary management
📋 Bookkeeping
📋 Maintaining your WordPress website
📋 In fact - any admin task!

As a Virtual Assistant with many years' experience in senior PA/Office Manager roles, I can help you solve your pain points. Here's a link to my website www.anewdawnva.co.uk.

Please share if you think any of your contacts might need my help.

virtual assistant do what you do best and outsource the rest! Why Use a Virtual Assistant? If you have your own business your expertise generally lies in whatever product or service you are selling. As your business grows the more admin tasks there are. And let’s be honest – not everyone likes a...