<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://virtual-secretary.wetpaint.com/xsl/rss2html.xsl" type="text/xsl" media="screen"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://virtual-secretary.wetpaint.com/scripts/wpcss/wiki/virtual-secretary/skin/girly/rss" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Virtual Secretary - Recently Updated Pages</title><link>http://virtual-secretary.wetpaint.com/pageSearch/updated</link><description>Recently Updated Pages on http://virtual-secretary.wetpaint.com</description><language>en-us</language><webMaster>info@wetpaint.com</webMaster><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:31:28 CST</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:31:28 CST</lastBuildDate><generator>wetpaint.com</generator><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>Virtual Secretary</title><url>http://www.wetpaint.com/img/logo.gif</url><link>http://virtual-secretary.wetpaint.com</link><description>Virtual Secretary provides professional and efficient secretarial, administrative and business support for large or small businesses and entrepreneurs throughout the UK.</description></image><item><title>Overview</title><link>http://virtual-secretary.wetpaint.com/page/Overview</link><author>Virtual-Secretary</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtual-secretary.wetpaint.com/page/Overview</guid><comments>Society of Virtual Assistants</comments><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:31:28 CST</pubDate><description> Established to provide professional and efficient secretarial, administrative and business support for large or small businesses and entrepreneurs throughout the UK, Virtual Office Secretary provides all the services that a traditional in-house secretary or PA would provide, but with considerably increased benefits and flexibility.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Modern business practices often no longer require a full time secretary/PA in-situ. With evolving communication and IT infrastructures it is now possible and highly beneficial to outsource the administrative/secretarial functions within an organisation, dramatically reducing business overheads, whilst maintaining a competitive edge.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Virtual Secretary can assist with a broad range of business support and administrative services and is a real solution to your administrative functions. Efficient, cost effective, reliable and most of all, you only pay for the time and services you actually utilise.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>Pricing Structure</title><link>http://virtual-secretary.wetpaint.com/page/Pricing+Structure</link><author>Virtual-Secretary</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtual-secretary.wetpaint.com/page/Pricing+Structure</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:25:34 CST</pubDate><description>&lt;ul&gt;  &lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  The Virtual Secretary realises that no two projects are ever the same, therefore, pricing should be flexible to accommodate varying types of project and work.   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  Hourly rates start from &amp;pound;22.00   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  Time is charged per minute with a minimum charge of 1 hour for all projects.   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  Preferential rates may be negotiated for long-term projects and Retainer Contracts. Retainer Contracts are the most cost effective and efficient way for you to utilise your time and money. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;Additional charges may be incurred for:&lt;/i&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;  &lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  &lt;i&gt;Bulk Mailing/Postage.&lt;/i&gt;   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  &lt;i&gt;Special / Overnight Delivery Services.&lt;/i&gt;   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  &lt;i&gt;Special supplies required for a specific project.&lt;/i&gt;   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  &lt;i&gt;Telephone / Fax charges incurred exceeding &amp;pound;5.00 for any one project.&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>Do You Need A Virtual Secretary?</title><link>http://virtual-secretary.wetpaint.com/page/Do+You+Need+A+Virtual+Secretary%3F</link><author>Virtual-Secretary</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtual-secretary.wetpaint.com/page/Do+You+Need+A+Virtual+Secretary%3F</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:22:03 CST</pubDate><description>&lt;b&gt; If you can answer yes to any of the following&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;statements then you and your business would&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;benefit from employing the services of Virtual Secretary:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;  &lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  You need extra business support when your workload increases.   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  You don&amp;rsquo;t want the cost, commitment or paperwork involved in using an employee.   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  You have periodic or seasonal projects that you don&amp;rsquo;t wish to delegate to a stream of temps.   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  You spend more time on administrative chores than on revenue generating projects.   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  You require only a few hours of support per day, week or month.   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  You need administrative support for your business that is not tied to traditional office hours. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>The Benefits</title><link>http://virtual-secretary.wetpaint.com/page/The+Benefits</link><author>Virtual-Secretary</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtual-secretary.wetpaint.com/page/The+Benefits</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:21:21 CST</pubDate><description>&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt; The Virtual&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;Secretary&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;will manage all&lt;/font&gt; your admini&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;strative functions, leaving you free to concentrate on your core business.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;No Overheads&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;  &lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  &lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;The work is completed off-site. No need to provide office space &amp;amp; equipment. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  &lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;No sickness / annual leave, overtime, PAYE or NI payments. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  &lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;No Employee Contract. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  &lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;No advertising costs for new employees. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  &lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;No temping agency fees. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Cost Effective&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;  &lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  &lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;You only pay for productive time. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Reliable&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;  &lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  &lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;High quality work completed to agreed deadlines. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Flexible&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;  &lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  &lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;All work completed out of hours. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  &lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Employ us on a regular or ad-hoc basis, whichever suits your requirements best. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;C&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;ontinuity&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;  &lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  &lt;font face=&quot;Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;You always deal with the same person. No more unskilled temporary staff within your organisation&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>What is a Virtual Secretary?</title><link>http://virtual-secretary.wetpaint.com/page/What+is+a+Virtual+Secretary%3F</link><author>Virtual-Secretary</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtual-secretary.wetpaint.com/page/What+is+a+Virtual+Secretary%3F</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:20:33 CST</pubDate><description> A Virtual Secretary (VS) is a self-employed professional providing office support to businesses remotely via email, telephone or post.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A VS is not a temp or employee but a freelance contractor who caters to the needs of the individual, small or large business. The services of a VS are tailored to provide office support to enable clients to focus on their core business, rather than on time consuming administrative chores. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A VS is a professional partner, operating from a fully equipped office, who can provide support on one-off projects or on a long term basis. Almost every task that can be accomplished in an office can be completed virtually.&lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>Business Services</title><link>http://virtual-secretary.wetpaint.com/page/Business+Services</link><author>Virtual-Secretary</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtual-secretary.wetpaint.com/page/Business+Services</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:19:35 CST</pubDate><description> &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information Processing: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;  &lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  General correspondence.   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  Invoicing.   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  Direct Mail campaigns.   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  Mailmerge / Mailshots.   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  Tender / Proposal Documentation.   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  Proof Reading.   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  Transcription.   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  General Secretarial. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Presentations:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;  &lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  Powerpoint slide shows.   &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;  Handouts and speaker notes. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>Testimonials</title><link>http://virtual-secretary.wetpaint.com/page/Testimonials</link><author>Virtual-Secretary</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtual-secretary.wetpaint.com/page/Testimonials</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:15:02 CST</pubDate><description>&lt;br&gt;Coming soon.&lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>Contact Us</title><link>http://virtual-secretary.wetpaint.com/page/Contact+Us</link><author>Virtual-Secretary</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://virtual-secretary.wetpaint.com/page/Contact+Us</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:14:31 CST</pubDate><description>If you require further information or would like a quote on a specific project then please do not hesitate to contact us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tel: 01924 223313&lt;br&gt;Email: &lt;a href=&quot;http://virtual-secretary.wetpaint.commailto:virtual-secretary@hotmail.co.uk&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;virtual-secretary@hotmail.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>