Balancing Work & Family Life
Succeeding in business is time-consuming, to say the least. A lot of your time will be spent on things that you don’t get directly paid for. Tasks such as admin work (dealing with emails, phone calls, follow ups and bookkeeping) can result in long hours and leave you feeling burnt out. These tasks are important but unfortunately, they eat into your work-life balance by reducing your free time and impact the quality time you spend with family or on hobbies. According to multiple large studies, working more than 40 hours a week is not good for your health or the health of your relationships. – In fact, working more than 40 hours a week is associated with increased alcohol and tobacco consumption, unhealthy weight gain, and depression. – Working more than 10 hours a day is associated with a 60 percent jump in unhealthy cardiovascular issues. – Ten percent of people working 50 to 60 hours a week report relationship…
Learn All About 6 Strategies To Grow Your Business
Are you running a small business or have the responsibilities of a big enterprise? Now is the time to take control of your business strategies and decide how you’re going to give it the best chance for growth.Keep reading to discover six strategies to supercharge your business’s progress. 1. Build a strategy for successBrainstorm a plan full of strategies on how your business can succeed.Ensure you plan how you will attract customers, how much will each customer cost, cashflow projections, etc. 2. Boost the online presence of your businessNo matter how successful your business is offline, its online presence will determine future success. Having a website not only improves your visibility but also improves your conversion rate. In addition, it establishes your business as a reliable brand. 3. Reconsider your customer experienceThe world’s fastest-growing brands have something in common: they are continuously improving their customer’s experience.From implementing website chatbots to personalized loyalty programs and…
5 Tips for Building a Win-Win Long Term Relationship with Your VA
With the expansion of online workspaces, the option of hiring a VA is becoming more and more attractive for business owners, although it does come with its fair share of challenges. Communication lapses, learning curves, language/cultural differences, and so on. So how do you overcome such challenges to build a win-win relationship with a VA? Based on our experience here are the top 5 tips we can offer to build help you build a strong, successful relationship with your VA: 1. Foster a friendly relationship When you work virtually and converse mostly through email, there can be a tendency to forget about pleasantries and “get down to business” when communicating with your VA. Fostering a friendly relationship will open communication and honesty. 2. Hire a VA based on character, not skill. Skills can be taught over time but one’s character is something that has to be present from the beginning. To successfully build…
Winning Mindset of a Successful Entrepreneur
Being a successful entrepreneur requires outside-the-box thinking and larger-than-life ideas. Anyone can come up with a new idea, but building a successful business is the real challenge. There is no magical formula to succeed in business; however, there are characteristics that all aspiring entrepreneurs should cultivate to boost their odds of success. If you want to learn how to build an entrepreneurial mindset, you need to know how successful entrepreneurs think. Let’s take a closer look at 6 essential entrepreneurial mindset characteristics. 1. IndependentThis is one of the most important aspects of the entrepreneurial mindset.Entrepreneurs don’t follow the crowd or look to others to be given instructions. Instead, they listen to their gut and carve their path. 2. Goal-OrientedEntrepreneurial thinking is goal-orientated.In other words, successful entrepreneurs don’t have wishes and dreams – they have goals and plans.So, when creating an entrepreneurial mindset, set SMART goals. 3. Not Afraid of FailureEntrepreneurs don’t fear failure –…
How To Be More Productive At Work
Do you ever finish your workday feeling like you weren’t able to accomplish everything on your list? Try incorporating these tips to increase your productivity and work smarter! 1. Delegate tasks to a Virtual Assistant. If you want more time for yourself, maybe it’s time you delegate some of your tasks to a virtual assistant. 2. Focus on one task at a time. Concentrating on one task at a time until it is complete can help you increase your productivity because when you focus on one project at a time, you are setting a single objective at once instead of many. 3. Take regular short breaks. These short breaks can allow you to recharge, clear your mind and get ready for the next task. 4. Focus on your biggest task first. Focusing on your biggest and most time-consuming task before any other assignments can actually help you stay more focused rather…
Leverage Your VA To Do Research For Your Business!
What does every great idea start with? Research! It doesn’t matter how big or small your idea is; it doesn’t even matter which industry you work in. All successful businesses have one thing in common, knowledge about their product and service! No matter what, you will always need to conduct research for several motives, such as tracking competition, finding new markets, launching a new product, etc. Unfortunately, researching takes up an extensive amount of time, something business owners lack. This is one of the reasons why successful business owners hire a Virtual Assistant. Here are a few examples tasks that you can delegate to your Virtual Assistant! • Market Research Your VA can use the latest market research tools to extract the information you need using the help of their experience and the internet! Whether you want audience research, product and competitor research, or brand evaluation, your VA can use…
Hit Your Goals WITHOUT Working Harder
To Hit Your Goal You’re Going To Need Help, Not Just Hard Work! When it comes to productivity, you have a good idea of how much you want to get done. Maybe it’s the next level of your career, or it’s starting a side project or new business. It’s just a matter of getting there. While it’s true you have to work to achieve your goals, we often overvalue individual hard work and undervalue getting the help of others. If you’re already working full time, working longer hours won’t help and may actually be counterproductive. Working more than 40+ hours a week can lead to stress, sleep deprivation, poor health and diet, and other issues that will set you back. The world’s most successful people get the most help. The most productive individuals don’t do it all by themselves. – How A Virtual Assistant Will Help – The easiest way…
How To Hire Your Own Assistant
Hiring a virtual assistant and incorporating them into the growth of your company will be one of the best decisions you’ll ever make as a business owner. Think about any task that you do on a day-to-day basis. Think of the repetitive tasks, that outside of your expertise. These tasks deplete your energy each day when you could be spending that time growing and expanding your business. Sound familiar? Here’s how you can hire your very own assistant!Step 1: Contact us and let us know if you’re looking to hire a North American or Overseas Assistant. Step 2: Let us know what types of tasks you’re looking to delegate. We’ll have 1-2 qualified assistants reach out. Step 3: Schedule a time to speak with your prospective VA’s. Choose a VA and start delegating tasks! It’s that easy! A virtual assistant likely won’t be the only person you add to your…
Guide to training your Virtual Assistant
As with onboarding any new employee to your company, you will have to train your new Virtual Assistant to complete tasks the way you want them done. Training your VA is one of the major keys to success. Your VA is already skilled but it takes time to incorporate them into your workflow; which is impossible to do without proper training. But before training your VA, the following issues must be considered: Define the VA’s role Why do you want a VA? You first need to define their role. This entails grouping tasks and delegating based on their functional expertise. Identify the core responsibilities the VA will fill, and the skills needed to properly fulfill the role. This exercise should also help you pinpoint your needs which should the driving point for hiring a VA. Set expectations Setting expectations between you and your VA is the cornerstone to a successful relationship. …
Mistakes people make when hiring a Virtual Assistant – Part 1
Hiring a Virtual Assistant is similar to hiring a regular employee. You publish a vacancy, accept applications, do interviews/vetting, and hire the best fit for the job. The difference is the Virtual Assistant works remotely and the other in a physical office. But, even smart and successful entrepreneurs make hiring mistakes. Here is a list of mistakes people make when hiring a Virtual Assistant: Not assessing why you need a VA Before you start recruiting candidates for the virtual assistant position, identify the reasons why you want one on your team. You need to determine what skills to look for, qualifications and the scope of work to be assigned. Failing to understand why you need a VA in the first place could make you waste time and money, especially if you hire the wrong kind of VA. Having a vague job description for the VA Once you decide to hire…