3 New Year Resolutions for Small Business Owners Ready for a Fresh Start
The New Year is upon us! We’ve had time to rest and reflect on what we achieved in 2014 and plan for what lies ahead in 2015. Setting goals in the New Year keeps us focussed and motivated now that January is in full swing I’ve always thought affirmative resolutionskick everything off on a positive […]
What do You do when the Shit Hits the Fan?
Business Contingencies for the Discerning Entrepreneur. The past few weeks have been a nightmare for me. One thing that I’ve learned is that life happens, it waits for no man, and it has impeccable timing. Rewind to 3 weeks ago when the boss lady goes on holiday to Hawaii and leaves Virtual Elves in my […]
What Scares you about Outsourcing?
Well, I must say I enjoyed Halloween immensely this year! You only had to see the excitement and joy of the children all decked out in their finery to really get into the spirit of trick or treating. And some of those costumes were pretty spooky! I know my kids weren’t too keen on going […]
5 Pathways to Successful Offshore Outsourcing
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4 Actionable Tips on How to Manage a Virtual Assistant [INFOGRAPHIC]
Preparing for and managing a remote working relationship requires dedication and consistency. You may have a cracking candidate but you also need a dash of good ol’ fashioned hard work and commitment to the cause to succeed in the world of offshore outsourcing! Here are a few tricks of the trade that we’ve realised during […]
What will you do when your go-to people go?
It’s a well-worn cliché that the most important assets of a business are its people, but far too many businesses only realise just how true that is when a key person walks out the door—and takes with them a chunk of valuable operational knowledge that they have built over years, and nobody really knew they […]
What I Learnt Managing an Offshore Virtual Assistant
Wowzers. You start to get comfortable in a role, you have it all going on, locked down and running like clockwork and then BAM the world changes and your whole perspective is turned on its head! I’ve been living a very comfortable existence as a Virtual Assistant for a number of years now, serving an […]
How Marketers Can Take Advantage of Gmail’s Tabbed Inbox
As you may know, email marketing is one of the most popular ways businesses reach out to their customers. Efficient and cost-effective, it is also a great method to obtain leads to potential customers. But with Google’s new tabbed inbox and prominent unsubscribe option, experts believe that they have the potential to affect email marketing […]
How to avoid distraction and get things done
Hands up who gets distracted at work? Depending on your workplace or industry, there are many types of distractions that barrage us every day, clamouring for attention and breaking your focus. Completing a task well, no matter what it is, requires a certain amount of time and concentration – if your mind is all […]
Tips for Better Work Life Balance
As a business owner, you’ve probably recognised the necessity of being ‘present’ in your business. You need to be around to make decisions, delegate and strategise how best to build your brand. But clocking 80-hour work weeks month after month is an unreasonable expectation! So how can you carve out a better work/life balance for […]
Why I chose the Philippines for my Outsourcing
If you’ve worked with me before, you’ll know that I use the Philippines to source the majority of my VA talent. Not only do I champion candidates from the Philippines for my own clients, Cherry Bonachita , my own full time Virtual Assistant, hails from the Philippines also. Cherry and I have been working together […]