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Are You an E-Hoarder?

I was recently reading a blog post from Leslie Shreve, of Productive Day.com http://productiveday.com/ about E-Hoarding. As a virtual business owner, I’m always trying to find new ways to keep myself organized and to tame the various forms of clutter that I seem to collect. And while I am admittedly a collector of many things that I probably don’t need (my husband would laugh at that one!)  one of the things I actually do have good control over is my email. I have a system in place to keep my email clean and clear, and although I still probably have more ‘on file’ than many people, I am confident that my system works for me. What do I do? First,… Read More »Are You an E-Hoarder?

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Wow, what’s that?

I don’t know about you, but I like to learn new things. When something comes along that I think might be valuable in my business or my clients’ businesses, I usually stop and have a look. It can be a new tool for organization or collaboration … something that maybe will help us automate something a little bit better … or maybe it’s just something cool. If I am really conscious of what I am doing, I can figure out when would be a good time to check something out in more detail. But sometimes … okay most of the time … I am not that present … and I become the victim of Shiny Object Syndrome. You know what… Read More »Wow, what’s that?

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How to Manage Multiple Virtual Assistant Clients

It’s great to be your own boss, isn’t it? … or are you actually your own boss at all? Virtual Assistants often work with many clients at the same. It’s a more common model to have many clients than it is to just work with one or two clients (once your business is established of course!). So what do you do when everyone needs something at once? As much as you are your own boss in your business, the clients are really in charge of your time on a daily basis. So how do you handle more than one ‘boss’ at a time? Simple … scheduling, clarity and good communication. I have often warned VAs of being ‘at the ready’… Read More »How to Manage Multiple Virtual Assistant Clients

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6 Ways to Find More Time In Your Day

One of the things that ‘busy’ people often lament is the lack of time. Well there is only so much time available. If you find yourself wishing you had more time, it would be a good exercise to look at exactly where you are spending yours.

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5 Easy Things To Outsource in Your VA Business

Whether you are looking to build your business from the ground up, or grow from where you already are, it’s important to look at what you are filling your days with. Essentially your time should only be used to do two things in your business – working with clients (and therefore directly generating revenue), and doing specific marketing tasks (to plan revenue strategies, and to network with potential clients). If you are doing anything else during the day, you are possibly leaving money on the table.

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Smart Tips About Tracking Your VA Task Time

Whether you are just getting started in your VA business, or whether you are looking to grow, you will need to have a solid time tracking system in place. Effectively and accurately tracking your time is something that seems easy to do, but can just as easily get out of control if you let it.

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Get Through That To-Do List!

Being a Virtual Assistant can sometimes mean an endless list of things ‘to-do’ – either things to market your business, grow your business, manage your business or even just run it. If you’re like me, you probably have put yourself and your business to the bottom of your own to-do list more than once. I recently made the decision to put myself right at the top of my list, and that has meant making many changes in the way I do things … just to keep myself accountable for the things I need to do to keep myself up there at the top of my own list. After all, how can I help my clients manage and grow their businesses… Read More »Get Through That To-Do List!

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Organization is Key To Making Your Virtual Assistant Business Run Better

I have been talking lately about how I have been consciously clearing clutter in my office and in my business, in order to make way for the new things coming my way. Organization is something I teach in my ‘Getting Started’ VA course, and I am happy and proud to be implementing some of the ideas that maybe I haven’t stuck close enough to over the years. I have a great filing system – I have a paper folder for each client, an email folder for each client, and an electronic folder for each client. I file all of their items in their respective folders. When I work on a client’s tasks, I take out their paper folder, I open their… Read More »Organization is Key To Making Your Virtual Assistant Business Run Better

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