Category: Virtual Assistant
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How a VA can Grow your ‘New Normal’ Business
Some employees never thought of a future where they would be forced to work remotely for a week, two months or even longer than that. Many people lost their jobs or had to close their companies. Maybe you were a business owner who never dreamed that a ‘black swan’ like the coronavirus would hit, and…
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When it’s tough to be positive, filter out the negative
I wouldn’t call myself an optimist. You know one of those people that seem to have rays of sunshine follow them wherever they go. I however wouldn’t call myself a pessimist either, but I certainly can feel negative at times. Sometimes I get stuck in a perpetual cycle of negativity and guilt that is difficult…
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Now Let’s Take a Look at Marketing Secrets
Me, Myself & Marketing A few years ago, I would have never thought that I would be a Marketing Assistant. I have always had an interest in marketing, and I have done a few courses related to it, but I never thought that what was my interest, would become my main field of work. I…
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Is It Scary to Do Logistics Remotely?
With the pandemic creating havoc, remote work for almost every industry came to the forefront. This creates a gap for companies to employ remote logistics managers. One of my lecturers always said: “In the world of Logistics, the only constant is change”. If you are a person that likes consistency, then logistics can seem daunting. …
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How to reduce stress in the workplace with one simple exercise
STRESS, wow this is a word that can be easily thrown around in almost every workplace, anywhere in the world. What if I told you that you could reduce it dramatically with just one little thing? Sound too good to be true? What if I told you that you could do it, by simply practicing…
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Fast Your Way to the Future
For years, I have never been a true believer of fasting. The thought of not eating for 3 days or more is a concept- that I thought to believe –was only for monks up on the hills in Tibet. Why fast when there are so many people starving in the first place? Well, years later,…
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8 Social Media Trends to Take your Business to the Next Level
When last did you sit down and take a look at your social media presence and see what is working for you and what isn’t? As a social media manager, I try to make sure I am abreast of all things related to social media – because just like anything related to the web and…
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The joy of closing my first deal at a new job
Working in the sales environment can be one of the most demanding, rewarding and thrilling workspaces out there. As a salesperson, I do not think that there is anything quite like closing your first deal. Then there is the same customer reordering within a few weeks of their first deal. The pleasure and stress of…
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The best way to emerge out of Covid-19? Generate more sales
Let’s not kid ourselves. This pandemic has ground the aspirations of most businesses to a halt or even forced some companies to shut their doors completely. Nobody could have foreseen the impact that Covid-19 has had on revenue – the lifeblood of most companies. Chances are unless you sell hand sanitiser or facemasks, your revenue…
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9 Tactics to save you time when designing graphics
Have you ever started designing a flyer or a social media post then forty-five minutes later decide that you don’t like it and end up deleting it? Do you ever say to yourself, ‘’This project will take me fifteen minutes to complete and instead end up spending two hours on it? Some may say that…
