Sometimes, when you’re trying to get work done, the mobile phone can be your biggest challenge to productivity and concentration. On the other hand, there are a heap of apps and other tools available that can make your life much, much more productive. Here’s a few of my favourite tips to prevent your mobile from being a […]
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Here’s a really interesting infographic I found recently showing that although access to customer service via social media is still growing, and should be an important part of your overall strategy, the telephone is still the preferred method of contact by the majority of customers. I find it somewhat shocking that although 71% of people
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Hi, I’m Sharyn and I’m a Google Groupie. In fact, I love Google, just a little bit and here’s why…. Google is pretty much everywhere these days, and most of us are probably regular users of their search, email and/or maps services at the very least. Other services include an office suite, cloud storage, analytics,
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When you decide to hire a Virtual Assistant there’s a few things you should get clearly documented before even commencing the hiring process. Then once you’ve chosen a Virtual Assistant there’s also likely to be some form of paperwork to be done. Here’s my list of everything that you should have documented, as well as what you
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One of the most obvious ways a Virtual Assistant can help your business involves your word-processing. It’s also one of the ways that I think is most underrated. I bet most of you have at one time or another decided to “knock something together” because anyone can type. Right? Well, I hate to tell you, you’re
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Here’s an awesome infographic from Inspire Planning that gives some great tips for working with a Virtual Assistant. I particularly like the Tips for Working With a VA and wanted to expand on them a little: Don’t expect them to come to your location. I thought that was implied by the “Virtual” part of the name,
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There are many ways a Virtual Assistant can make your travel, particularly business travel run smoothly and the longer you work with a Virtual Assistant, the more they will be able to do for you. Some of the ways a Virtual Assistant can help make your travel plans run smoothly are: Bookings: A Virtual
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If you are serious about outsourcing to a Virtual Assistant, you might find that the variety of tasks you have to outsource is more than one Virtual Assistant can handle. Alternatively, you may just need help in a couple of very diverse areas. The easiest way to deal with this is to hire multiple Virtual
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When hiring a Virtual Assistant is it better to hire someone local or someone remote? How do you decide what is best for you? Well, there are really only two questions to ask yourself: What do you want them to do? If you want someone who can do things like collect your mail, or if
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Just lately, I’ve read a couple of posts that cast a very misleading light on exactly what a Virtual Assistant is and what a Virtual Assistant does. So just in case anyone else is a little confused, here are some of the things a Virtual Assistant is NOT. A Virtual Assistant is NOT a robotic