Category: Virtual Assistant
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How to build strong relationships with your difficult clients
I’ve got a very useful talent – I know how to read people. It’s something I’ve discovered over the years whilst working with people in different industries and different places in the corporate hierarchy. How does this tie in with what I promised you in my headline? Well it’s the only thing you need to…
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Tips for clients on how to best work with your Virtual Assistant
As a Virtual Assistant (VA), we receive regular training and guidance on how to work remotely and how to work with clients that we don’t see day to day, if ever. There is quite a difference in how we work as opposed to a member of staff located in your office. The most important aspect…
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How a Virtual Assistant can help you prevent burnout in your business
How a Virtual Assistant can help you prevent burnout in your business We’ve heard countless times about business owners reaching burnout. Why do you think it happens so often? It’s because they’re trying to do everything themselves. You know the saying about if you want it done… Yeah that one. That’s why. Sadly in some…
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5 Top Tips for All Your No-Fuss Black Friday Shopping
5 Top Tips for All Your No-Fuss Black Friday Shopping It’s already November, and the ads for the annual Black Friday 2019 specials are displayed everywhere! This day in the annual calendar marks spending of epic proportions and usually kicks off the holiday shopping season even in South Africa. Never one for shopping in malls…
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Being a VA is not for everyone, and that is okay
Being a VA is not for everyone, and that is okay Question to a VA: What do you do? Answer: I am a Virtual Assistant (VA) Question: Okay and what exactly does that mean, what does a VA do? Answer: a VA offers multiple PA and operational support to individuals and/or companies who are in…
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What drives me to be the best Virtual Assistant I can be
What drives me to be the best Virtual Assistant I can be I’ve studied logistics for 4 years. During that time, I already knew that I loved project and production management and knew what I wanted to achieve in life…… the goal was to work for myself on my own terms in this field. While…
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This is why you should regularly move the goal posts
This is why you should regularly move the goal posts Are you moving the goal posts? Mention the word Goalpost and immediately a sport comes to mind. A total play on words, because even though it is termed sport or a game, it is still taken seriously. No matter what game you think of, there…
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Why Heritage Day Is Important To The South African Nation
Why Heritage Day Is Important To The South African Nation Heritage Day or Braai Day as it has colloquially become known, is celebrated on the 24th of September. South Africans are encouraged to celebrate their cultural traditions and beliefs and the rich diversity that makes us proudly South African. The day was declared a…
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Mom guilt, we’ve all been there!
Mom guilt, we’ve all been there! Where is “there” you ask. “There” is the in between sweet spot where you have a flourishing career on the one side, you are the boss, the main tool in the shed, and the go to woman for everything, and then the other side where you are supermom,…
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A carefully planned road trip can lead to success
A carefully planned road trip can lead to success My journey as a Virtual Assistant has not been an uneventful road-trip without any potholes or road blocks. When I started my journey as a Virtual Assistant, it was a means to an end. A way of making money after having my job of 24…
