by Amanda Faramus | Jun 13, 2024 | Admin assistant, business growth, Business Support, Give back time, growth, How to work with a VA, Manage time, outsourcing, time management, Uncategorized, VA, Virtual Assistant, Work practices, Working practice
…Have you ever told someone that something will only take five minutes, when the reality is that it’s actually a 4-hour job?! We’ve all been there, haven’t we? Completely underestimating how long something is going to take – whether that’s because we keep...
by Amanda Faramus | Apr 15, 2024 | Admin assistant, business growth, Business Support, Give back time, How to, How to work with a VA, Manage time, Remote VA, team member, time management, Uncategorized, VA, Virtual Assistant, Work practices
Global events have made everything feel overwhelming over the last few years, and it’s a small wonder we’re not all curled up in a ball under our desks hiding from the world. For a lot of people, a coping mechanism has been to throw themselves into work – especially...
by Amanda Faramus | Mar 22, 2022 | business growth, Business Support, How to, Manage time, outsourcing, Procrastinating, remote team, team member, time management, VA, Virtual Assistant, Virtual Assistant Community, Work practices, Working practice
Have you ever sat down at your laptop, looked at your to-do list and just… frozen? And then looked at the clock, discovered it’s an hour later, and you’ve achieved nothing? You wouldn’t be alone. I don’t think there’s a person out there who hasn’t been a victim of...
by Amanda Faramus | Feb 7, 2022 | Admin assistant, business growth, Business Support, growth, How to, Marketing, Uncategorized, Work practices, Working practice
When potential new clients are looking at your website, deciding whether or not they’re going to use your services, what do you think the most important thing that persuades them is? Obviously the list of services you offer and your prices are the top two, but what...
by Amanda Faramus | Jan 18, 2022 | Admin assistant, business growth, Business Support, Getting started, Give back time, growth, How to, How to work with a VA, Manage time, outsourcing, Remote Assistance, remote team, Remote VA, team member, Uncategorized, VA, Virtual Assistant, Work practices, Working practice
If the idea of hiring a VA appeals to you, but you’re not sure how they could work with you, perhaps it’s time to reframe the question and think about what it is you actually want or need to achieve. I always encourage prospective clients to look at their to-do list...
by Amanda Faramus | Oct 5, 2021 | business growth, Business Support, Getting started, growth, How to, Uncategorized, Winning the client, Work practices
I like to win. When I set myself a challenge, the satisfaction I get from completing it can’t be put into words. Whether it’s climbing Snowden (a long-term personal goal that I achieved earlier this year) or the 22/22 challenge (22 press ups every day for 22 days, to...
