I turn frazzled women into kick-ass Virtual Assistants so they can have flexible working lives that fit around their families (and shoe shopping).
😉 Still working like it’s 2021?
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The problem is that everything’s changing so fast (sooo freakin’ fast 😩), it’s hard to keep up or know what’s actually useful. But as your job is to make life easier for your clients and improve their business in whatever way you can, you have to at least kinda know what's going on. You don’t have to know everything, but you should aim at making your workload easier and your clients’ businesses more efficient. Because this is what being a VA in 2025 looks like. That’s where my Espresso AI newsletter comes in. Espresso AI is a monthly email written specifically for VAs, where I show you how to use AI to improve your business and add so much value that your clients will pay anything to keep you. I also throw in some tips to make your personal life a bit easier - cos frankly, life's tough enough as it is. Each newsletter is packed with prompts, reviews, updates, and real-life examples of how VAs are using AI to streamline their systems, find work, create content, save time and impress their clients. So far, issues have included: Prompt templates • A foolproof email prompt for raising your rates without getting dumped. • A brutal personal development prompt that analyses your patterns and blind spots and suggests how to sort your life out. • The only research prompt you’ll ever need. • A prompt template to turn one piece of content into a ton of platform-specific posts. • A link to a fab repository of 60+ useful, ready-to-use prompts. • A prompt to forecast the next 12 months of your life using your chat history along with psychology, probability and pattern recognition. AI tools and tutorials • How to create concise meeting summaries from Zoom recordings. • Two personally tested tools to make eye-catching carousels for Insta and LinkedIn. • Repurposing one transcript into 11 different pieces of content. • How to create short, snazzy videos using Veo 3. • Editing, colourising and animating photos using Google’s Nano Banana. • Using AI to analyse your bank statements and spending habits (one VA saved £1,900!). • Using discovery call recordings to write persuasive client proposals. • Teaching AI how you write with a personal Writing Style Guide. • How to identify new opportunities in your niche - and AI-proof your existing services. • Making a personalised Business Overview document so AI can help you make strategic decisions. • How to write TL;DR blog post summaries so the content appears in zero-click search results. Plus - news, changes, updates and real-life examples of how VAs and other business owners use AI in their work and day-to-day lives. And I've only published seven editions so far! If you want to use AI without falling down a YouTube rabbit hole or ploughing through 1000 tech-bro newsletters, subscribe to Espresso AI to get a monthly email with AI tips written specifically for you. It's just £4.99 a month and you can unsubscribe at any time. |
The VA Handbook
I turn frazzled women into kick-ass Virtual Assistants so they can have flexible working lives that fit around their families (and shoe shopping).
Good morning! Last week, I celebrated the tenth anniversary of my VA Handbookers Facebook group. A whole decade! As I was replying to all the lovely congratulatory comments, I realised how many of the VAs have been in the group since the early days, and how I've watched their careers and lives change over the years. I've seen them grow teams, open agencies, have children, move countries, and even change the direction of their business to become OBMs or social media managers. I've also had the...
Good morning! It seems that spring has finally sprung. The daffodils are out, the days are getting longer, and the weather is getting slightly warmer. However, I'm still being cautious because: I live in Scotland. I've been fooled before. I have another couple of recommendations for you this week. Wispr Flow I'm writing this week's newsletter using Wispr, which is a free voice-to-text app that came recommended by a friend. As someone who doesn't touch type and is trying to mitigate RSI, it's...
Greetings from bonnie Scotland! This week's edition is a little different from usual. I've come across two things recently that changed how I plan my personal and professional lives, and I wanted to share them with you. The first is a phenomenally insightful YouTube video by Daniel Pink. At first, I was like "Urgh, New Year shizz, same old, same old", but I hit play and discovered the content was different from any other planning advice I've come across. It's 26 minutes of absolute gold dust....