
What Nobody Tells You About the Real Cost of Hiring Your First Employee
Think a £28k salary costs £28k? Think again. Here's what hiring your first employee actually costs, and why a VA retainer might make more sense.
Practical tips, honest insights, and things I've learned running a business.

Think a £28k salary costs £28k? Think again. Here's what hiring your first employee actually costs, and why a VA retainer might make more sense.

A self-styled millionaire on Instagram reckons personal assistants aren't worth it because AI can do it all now. He's wrong, and here's why. From inbox judgement to the bits AI quietly gets wrong, this is what a virtual assistant who actually uses AI looks like.

I run a business that helps people use AI. So why am I writing this blog post without it? On slop, the writing muscle, and using AI mindfully.
Apparently I've chosen a career path that roughly 60% of my relatives still haven't quite got their heads around. So let's do this properly. Yes, a VA is a bit like a PA. Same DNA. Inbox, diary, organising the chaos. The difference is one letter — and a whole lot of software.

If you bill at £500/day, every hour on admin costs you £62 in lost revenue. Here are the tasks you should stop doing yourself.

Your to-do list isn't a capacity problem. It's an architecture problem. Here's how to fix it by giving your tasks somewhere to go.

Lemonade & Co. launches 6th April 2026. Premium VA support for UK founders who need more than just diary management. Here's what's coming.