time management for vas

What is your biggest struggle with your VA business?

by Tracey D'Aviero
June 22, 2018April 2, 2020

How’s it going in your VA business? Are you happy? Fulfilled? Excited to get to work every day? Okay maybe that last one might be a stretch every day (!) but if your business is not exciting for you – and if you aren’t generally happy to do what you do, it’s time to step back and take a quick assessment. What is your biggest struggle with your VA business? When I ask VAs this I usually get the following answers: not enough clients, not enough money, not enough time to market or network … that type of thing. It’s always a matter of not enough of one thing and too much of another. Many of these problems have very simple solutions.… Read More »What is your biggest struggle with your VA business?

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Are You Just Wasting Your Time?

by Tracey D'Aviero
May 8, 2018May 8, 2018

Do you ever look up at the end of a day and wonder where the time went? Losing time is very common for Virtual Assistants – and anyone who works on their own, or from their home. With no one around but us, it can be easy to start a task and not really keep track of where the time has gone. I’m not really talking about client work – if you aren’t keeping track of that, that’s bad! I’m talking about when you are not working on client work. Maybe you are on social media, maybe you are writing blog posts or creating content. Many VAs I know do not set blocks of time to get these types of… Read More »Are You Just Wasting Your Time?

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Do This 3 Times a Day and Watch Your Productivity Soar

by Tracey D'Aviero
March 7, 2018March 7, 2023

Do you get to the end of every day and still have a long list of things to do? Or worse, do you work later than you planned too often because you still have so much to do at the end of your day? Have you ever considered why that happens? We often blame it on our task lists being too long to start with … but it’s probably not that at all. When you regularly run out of time before your daily tasks are completed, first check how much you are putting on your to-do list. If it should have been manageable enough, then it’s time to look at exactly how you are spending your time every day. Manage your schedule instead… Read More »Do This 3 Times a Day and Watch Your Productivity Soar

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What’s Your Morning Routine as a VA?

by Tracey D'Aviero
January 17, 2018March 7, 2023

I have had several conversations about routines lately. I guess at this time of the year it can be challenging to get back into the swing of things after taking some time off for the holidays. Do you have a morning routine? The conversation I started was about your business routine, but certainly a lot of people talked about getting up early to work out, or walk pets, or read before getting started on work. I don’t have a real morning routine per se, but I do make a point of doing one thing: I do a whole hour of business work before I ever check email and voicemail. Every single morning. I learned a long time ago that getting up and… Read More »What’s Your Morning Routine as a VA?

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Daily Actions to Help You Get More Done

by Tracey D'Aviero
January 11, 2017March 7, 2023

How does your to-do list look? I bet some days it makes you want to bury your head in the sand. I know mine does sometimes! The idea that we have so much to do and not enough time to do it is common for business owners. Overwhelm is often the word of the day! It’s how we manage our time that will help us get things done, or stay in overwhelm. So I thought I would share a few of my tips with you so that you can move past that feeling and get back into control of your to-do list. 1. Write it all down. First things first, you have to be able to look at what needs… Read More »Daily Actions to Help You Get More Done

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Favourite Tools for VAs: Timetrade

by Tracey D'Aviero
March 9, 2016February 20, 2018

Timetrade is an online scheduling system that I have been using for many years. It’s a simple way for your clients (or anyone!) to book an appointment with you, without the back and forth emails that usually take place trying to find a time that suits both parties. Timetrade allows you to set up available appointments in your calendar, and it syncs with Google Calendar so you can block times easily if you have other appointments. I love the ability to enter recurring availability too, so I am not constantly updating my calendar. My time is valuable, and so is that of the people I do business with. Timetrade is a tool that I can’t do without in my business. And for… Read More »Favourite Tools for VAs: Timetrade

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3 Tips to Keep VAs Focused and Productive

by Tracey D'Aviero
October 21, 2015March 7, 2023

I have seen it happen a million times. You are trucking along, and things are going well. Business is booming and you have a full day of great tasks and the daily grind doesn’t seem like such a grind. But then, somewhere, somehow, things get out of hand. Maybe you have a client doing a product launch, or entering their busiest time of the year. Maybe it’s summertime and your family life is adding pressure with their demands. Maybe you are stepping up your own marketing and trying to fit it in to your daily routine. Whatever the reason, you wake up in the morning tired, you run all day long, and you drop into bed at night knowing that… Read More »3 Tips to Keep VAs Focused and Productive

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