Starting a new business is both exhilarating and scary, but it is also one of the most rewarding things you can do.Whether you’re an entrepreneur already or working towards it, nothing should prevent you from going after your dreams of running your own business.Anyone who thinks starting a business is easy is kidding themselves! It’s […]
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The holidays are fast approaching, Christmas is just around the corner! If you are like most people and like me, then you undoubtedly love holidays. After all, who doesn’t love spending time with family, enjoying the change of season, and attending celebrations and holiday dinners? Reaching work-life balance during the holiday season is calmer when
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Hiring a Virtual Assistant is similar to hiring a normal employee. The only variation is one works in the virtual world and the other works in a physical office.The decision to hire a virtual assistant for the first time is a big one, and one that—done right—can noticeably improve your life.If you’re going to take
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Let’s get into this. Today I want to talk to you about the “12 Things that you need to ask yourself before hiring a virtual assistant” because it’s very easy to go off and say to yourself, “I just need help,” and go off and get a virtual assistant without actually exploring the reasons why
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[TRANSCRIPT OF VIDEO IF YOU PREFER TO READ] Hey guys, I want to understand what focus means to you. If you’re anything like me your day goes in ebbs and flows and you have moments where you’re super focused and then moments when you could be sitting there for an hour or two and actually
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The questions of “how do I?” versus “can you?” raises a really interesting problem. I’m Kristy Smith from Virtual Elves, and today I want to talk to you a little bit about when you’re considering bringing on a virtual assistant, the questions that you need to be asking yourself to make sure that the tasks
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We wanted to share with you a great initiative by one of our past clients and well-read freelance journalists Nina Hendy of The Freelance Collective Nina writes… Self-promotion tactics for talented VAs Working out the best way to market yourself as a virtual assistant can be hard work, not to mention expensive. But even if
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Returning to work after my holiday over the Easter/ANZAC long weekend has been an eye opener! I went from relaxed, contemplative bliss to straight back into meetings, emails, calls and the general chaos of business! But I did realise one thing – while I was gone the wheels kept on spinning! I left Virtual Elves
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