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 | 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 | Dec 7, 2021 | Admin assistant, remote team, Remote VA, team member, Uncategorized, VA, Virtual Assistant
Well, we’re firmly into the festive season! Everywhere you look there are teams celebrating their Christmas parties, but how do you have a Christmas party when you’re a virtual office of one? When you’re a virtual assistant it can sometimes feel like the outside world...
by Amanda Faramus | Nov 15, 2021 | Admin assistant, Business Support, Remote Assistance, remote team, Remote VA, team member, Uncategorized, VA, Virtual Assistant, Work practices, Working practice
A couple of weeks ago, one of my worst (business) nightmares came true: my website went down, taking my email with it. This wasn’t just a small technical gremlin: my domain had expired, and reminder emails had been sent to an address I no longer had access to. The...
by Amanda Faramus | Sep 14, 2021 | Admin assistant, How to, remote team, Remote VA, team member, VA, Virtual Assistant, Working practice
If you’re anything like me, you probably feel like the beginning of the new school year feels a little bit like a fresh start in itself! The calendar new year is only a few months away, but January always seems a little depressing – it’s cold and dark outside, the...
by Amanda Faramus | Mar 25, 2021 | Admin assistant, business growth, Business Support, Give back time, Manage time, outsourcing, Remote Assistance, remote team, Remote VA, team member, VA, Virtual Assistant
Congratulations! You’ve finally admitted that yes, actually, you might need some assistance, please. Quite possibly more than a bit. Your to-do list is now longer than War and Peace, you don’t know what a CRM is, but you know you need one, and you’ve switched off the...