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Nobody told me it could look like this.This week I have: dropped the kids off at school every single morning, been to a ...
16/06/2026

Nobody told me it could look like this.

This week I have: dropped the kids off at school every single morning, been to a midweek gym class, had a proper lunch (sat down, not at my desk), taken Friday afternoon off, and run a six-figure business.

I'm not saying this to show off. I'm saying it because two years ago I would have read that and thought it wasn't possible for someone like me.

If you're a mum looking for a flexible career that fits around family life, I want you to know that this life is available to you too. And if you're a virtual assistant, working more hours than you want and not charging enough, this can change too.

I didn't have anyone show me how to build a VA business the right way. I figured it out the hard way, over years. But this year I want to share the real version of how I got here- the unglamorous bits included.

If that's something you'd want to hear more about, save this post. More coming soon. 👀

A client told us a few months ago she wouldn't be continuing with us. She's switching to AI.We wished her well. Genuinel...
15/06/2026

A client told us a few months ago she wouldn't be continuing with us. She's switching to AI.

We wished her well. Genuinely.

We're not afraid of AI even though people tell us we should be. We use it ourselves. It helps us research faster, structure ideas, and work more efficiently. Used well, it's a brilliant tool that helps us deliver even better results for our clients.

But there's a difference between using AI to support your work and using it to replace your voice entirely. And for small business owners using content creation to build trust, that difference is immediately obvious to anyone reading.

Why does every caption have a million em dashes? Why does every post start with 'It's not X, it's X'? Why does it all sound like it was written by the same person? Answer: because it was, and that person isn't a person.

The human connection you build through your content, the quirks, the opinions, the way you phrase things that's just a bit you, that's what makes people trust you enough to buy from you. AI can't replicate that. Not really. Not yet. Not in a way that doesn't feel like a copy of a copy.

We'll keep using AI where it makes sense. But as a social media and content team, we'll never let it replace the thinking, the voice, or the heart behind the work. That part stays human.

How much are you actually using AI in your business right now? Let us know in the comments.

Think bookkeeping is just for accountants? What if you could get the same expertise- for a fraction of the price?Here's ...
12/06/2026

Think bookkeeping is just for accountants? What if you could get the same expertise- for a fraction of the price?

Here's what 'sorting it at the end of the year' actually looks like:

→ Twelve months of receipts in a folder (or worse, a shoebox)
→ Invoices you can't remember sending
→ Expenses you've forgotten to claim
→ A tax bill that's bigger than it needed to be
→ A very stressed accountant and a very stressed you

Here's the thing: you don't need a fully qualified accountant for your day-to-day numbers. You need a specialist bookkeeper who knows exactly what they're doing.

Our bookkeeper Hollie is AAT certified with years of experience supporting SMEs and sole traders across the UK. She covers everything from monthly bookkeeping and VAT returns to Corporation Tax, sole trader self assessments, and payroll- all at a price that won't make your eyes water.

Bookkeeping isn't a once-a-year panic. It's a monthly habit that makes everything easier, and with the right specialist, it doesn't have to cost a fortune.

From just £180/month. No jargon, no eye-watering fees. Streamline your business finances today.

Outsourcing is expensive.Or so you keep telling yourself.Every hour you spend on admin, bookkeeping, or social media is ...
11/06/2026

Outsourcing is expensive.

Or so you keep telling yourself.

Every hour you spend on admin, bookkeeping, or social media is an hour you're not spending on the work that actually grows your business.

If you're spending hours every month on tasks a specialist could handle for a fraction of what your time is worth - the maths isn't complicated.

Outsourcing isn't a luxury for when business is booming. It's a tool for getting there.

And with a team of specialists behind you, not a single generalist trying to do everything, you get the right person on every task, every time.

Sound familiar? Send us a message and let's talk. 📩

Being 'too busy to take time off' isn't a sign your business is doing well. It's a warning sign.Because a business that ...
10/06/2026

Being 'too busy to take time off' isn't a sign your business is doing well. It's a warning sign.

Because a business that can only function with you in it, every day, all day, isn't a business that works. It's a business that depends on you not stopping.

All too often, we see these things in businesses that can actually run without their owner:

→ Inboxes managed, filtered, and actioned by someone else
→ Invoices going out on time without a single reminder
→ Social media showing up consistently, without last-minute panic
→ A support system that knows what to do and just does it

And none of this is down to luck, it's down to having an efficient system that works for the business.

You don't need to be indispensable to your own business. You need to build something that works whether you're in it or not.

Save this. Then ask yourself honestly- what's the one thing that would fall apart first? That's where we start.

Send us a message when you're ready to fix it. 📩

Three years ago I was a solo VA charging £15 an hour and wondering if this was really going anywhere.I had no team. No p...
21/05/2026

Three years ago I was a solo VA charging £15 an hour and wondering if this was really going anywhere.

I had no team. No proper systems. No idea that what I was building would eventually become something I'm genuinely proud of.

I just kept going. Refined what worked. Let go of what didn't. Built something that could run without me doing every single thing.

And somewhere along the way, it became a business- not just a job I'd created for myself amongst the responsibility of being a mum.

I'm not sharing this to show off. I'm sharing it because I know there are people reading this who are exactly where I was. Wondering if it's worth it. Wondering if there's a version of this that actually works.

I'm letting you know that there is. And I'm going to be sharing a lot more about how I got here very soon. 👀

Save this one. You'll want to come back to it.

20/05/2026

The part nobody tells you about running a small business is how quickly the back-end stuff can end up taking over your life.

When most people first become self-employed or start growing a business, they naturally take on everything themselves. The admin, the invoices, the customer emails, the bookkeeping, the social media, the endless little jobs that somehow end up filling your evenings too.

Then the business grows, but the workload grows with it.

It’s something we see all the time when new clients come to us for support. Usually they don’t need to “work harder”, they just need the right people taking some of the operational pressure off so they can actually focus on running and growing the business properly again.

That’s exactly why we built The Social Sphere the way we did. A team of specialists who can support small businesses across admin, bookkeeping, payroll, VAT returns, social media, SEO and customer support, without the pressure of hiring full-time staff for every role.

Because your business should support your life, not completely take it over. 🤍


If your Sunday evenings are disappearing into invoices, inboxes, and admin you kept meaning to get to during the week, t...
19/05/2026

If your Sunday evenings are disappearing into invoices, inboxes, and admin you kept meaning to get to during the week, this one's for you.

First things first, you aren't bad at running your business. But let's be honest, no one tells you how much of your time and headspace the back-end stuff would actually take up.

Here's what doing your own admin is really costing you:

→ Hours every week that could go toward work that actually brings money in
→ Mental energy that's already gone by the time you sit down to do the things you're good at
→ Mistakes that happen when you're rushing through tasks you don't enjoy and never wanted to do
→ Growth that stays on the back burner because there's no space left to think about it

The answer isn't to get better at admin. It's to stop doing it yourself.

At The Social Sphere, we have a whole team who handle exactly this, so you can get back to the parts of your business you actually love.

Save this if it hit a little too close to home.

If you're a small business owner who's outgrown doing it all yourself, but hiring feels like a massive commitment... 😬Co...
12/04/2026

If you're a small business owner who's outgrown doing it all yourself, but hiring feels like a massive commitment... 😬

Contracts. PAYE. Managing someone. It's a lot.

We work differently.

You're not tied in. No employment costs. Just a small local team who get to know your business and handle what you need- admin, social media, bookkeeping, and more.

From £75/month.

If you need support that fits around your business (not the other way around), send us a message.

You're wasting half a day on client onboarding.Every. Single. Time.You're scrambling to remember what you sent. Chasing ...
23/03/2026

You're wasting half a day on client onboarding.

Every. Single. Time.

You're scrambling to remember what you sent. Chasing contracts. Forgetting to invoice. Starting from scratch with every new client.

Small business admin doesn't have to be this chaotic.

Swipe for the 7-step client onboarding checklist that makes this repeatable. No fancy CRM needed. No complicated software. Just a consistent process that takes 20 minutes once you've set it up.

And if you'd rather someone else handle your business systems and admin entirely? That's exactly what we do. Repeatable systems that run without you.

DM us to talk about what's taking up your time.

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