One of the main reasons for setting up this company was to help people do more with their lives. So it was a moment of triumph when Sophie said that she was going to India for a few months and set up some recurring tasks so that we might help run her business whilst she was away.

She’s just back from India, and about to go off to the Alps for a few months, so whilst Hanna sorts out some travel for her, I asked if she’d mind writing a short testimonial:

Online Personal Assistant gave me freedom.

I love running my own business, but as a one-woman operation, you do end up working 24/7 and never having a holiday, nevermind an extended sabbatical. After 3 years of no real holidays; I’ve just come back from 2 months in India and am about to spend 4 months in the Alps combining skiing and working, thanks to Online Personal Assistant and some strategic decisions.

I was able to hand over my client-facing part of the business to my dedicated assistant with complete confidence while I spent 2 months doing yoga (navel gazing) in India. Online Personal Assistant gave me the professional, connected and seamless resource I needed (without having to employ and train someone) to explore my other interests with complete confidence and peace of mind that my customers were being well-attended to and I could be connected without being attached to the “crackberry” for a few months.

This kind of freedom is invaluable to me. Online Personal Assistant has helped me maintain and develop my existing business, while also giving me the opportunity to explore other business ideas, interests and have a whole lot of fun too. Thanks a million! This service is priceless and is a perfect antidote to the crackberry addiction!

The tasks we handled for her included

• Checking an email account twice daily
• Setting up meetings and calls with leads
• Answering basic questions, and forwarding the more specific
• Organising international and intranational travel
• Finding a good value international mobile phone & blackberry solution