Maximize your productivity and achieve your goals by delegating tasks effectively. Our guide offers practical advice on effective delegation techniques.
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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Virtual assistants (VAs) are the most in-demand workers for businesses nowadays. Employers are looking for a right-hand to delegate tasks to while they take their business to the next level or just simply have some time to unwind and enjoy life stress free. Here are the top 10 questions that people ask me before they
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A successful outsourcing strategy can provide benefits and cost savings for your company. However, the risks of an unsuccessful arrangement? Can actually compromise those anticipated benefits and cause real problems in your business later down the track. How Do You Minimise Those Risks? Don’t expect “miracles” at the beginning Prepare to “succeed” from the very
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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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Whenever you embark on a new business venture it’s important to keep your expectations in check. It’s so easy to get carried away in the magic of a moment, believing that a new team member, a new project or a new partnership might be a life changing development for your business When anticipations are high
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So the Christmas decorations have been packed away and we’ve all recovered from our New Year celebrations. Now the time has come to dust off our keyboards and meet 2017 head on! There are a number of areas in modern small businesses that, while crucial to growth, are often overlooked. There have been amazing leaps
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Another year has past! At Virtual Elves we have been using this time in the lead up to the Christmas holidays to reflect on the year that was and plan for a fresh start in 2017. Part of this process included looking back on our most popular and ‘clicked through’ articles for 2016. We were
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We’ve been reflecting on the past year at Virtual Elves and part of that was looking back on our most popular and ‘clicked through’ articles for 2016. We were not so surprised to find that you all found our articles on productivity to be some of the most informative and popular pieces of content! Being
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It’s a common scenario, you’re building your business, burning candles at both ends, working from dusk to dawn and pulling crazy hours trying to manage a to-do list that keeps on growing! You’re tired, grumpy and fearful of losing control, you keep throwing more and more of your time into trying to manage everything but
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When you’re running a small business you’re always busy, that’s a given! But there will come a time when you reach your peak and you’ll need to consider bringing on another person or team of people to share the workload. Using the services of a professional Virtual Assistant is a great option when it comes
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