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Hiring a Virtual Assistant: How to find the right skills & qualities
Welcome to part 2 of my 4 part blog series on Hiring a Virtual Assistant and getting it right the first time. Today we’re talking about how to find the right skills and qualities. Last week you did an outsourcing exercise to identify the tasks you can...
Fight the fear and let go: It’s time to outsource
Having the support of a good quality assistant is paramount to the ongoing success and growth of your business but why do so many people find outsourcing so terrifying? It's time to fight the fear and let go - It's time to outsource. When it comes to outsourcing, a...
Why you might want to keep your business virtual
If over the past few weeks you have taken all or parts of your business online because of the coronavirus, are you thinking of keeping it that way or will some elements of your business go back to normal? I understand that some businesses cannot do business 100%...
Virtual diary management – how does it work?
Diary management is one of my favourite services as I love nothing more than taking the stress and headache of arranging meetings away from my clients. In fact, I recently asked one of my clients: "How much easier has your life been since you hired a...
How to use Asana to organise and simplify your meal planning
It’s that time of the week again, the dreaded food shop! But what if I told you I had a solution to make food shopping less stressful? That solution is meal planning. You’ve probably heard of athletes planning their meals, making sure they have the correct...
How to run a successful online event using Eventbrite & Zoom
Online events have soared this past month as we’ve been forced into lockdown. The working world as we know it is changing daily and we are all finding ourselves dialling into virtual meeting rooms to attend team chats, events, workshops and meetings with our...
10 ways to improve your morning routine
I don’t know about you but I love getting up early and making a start with my morning routine. Ensuring I have enough time in the morning to get up, exercise, get ready, eat my breakfast, and prepare for my day before I’m at my desk makes me feel focused...
Time Management tips that actually get you results
Anyone can be good at time management. It’s all about setting good routines and sticking to them. As a Virtual Assistant it is my job to help my clients save time. They outsource tasks for me to complete so that it frees up their time to do other stuff. In fact, I’m...
How to manage your calendar like an organised pro
As a business owner is your calendar the holy grail of your business? Without an up to date and well managed calendar I'm guessing you wouldn’t know where you need to be from one day to the next? But how efficient are you when it comes to managing your...