Tag: #adminsupport
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Struggling with Social Media Scheduling? VAConnect: The Productivity Ally for SMEs in Content Creation
Struggling with Social Media Scheduling? VAConnect: The Productivity Ally for SMEs in Content Creation Executive Summary The modern SME founder faces a paradox: social media presence is non-negotiable for growth, yet the operational burden of content creation has become the single greatest drag on executive productivity. According to Staffing Industry Analysts' 2024 Global Workforce Survey,…
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Virtual Sales versus Direct Sales – acknowledging the distinction and what works for you
There seems to be a continuous divide when it comes to developing sales strategies, especially deciding on whether to stick to the classic method of face-to-face direct sales or joining the revolution of going full virtual. This time last year, I was waking up at the crack of dawn to brace the Johannesburg morning rush…
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Make a budget to follow your dream
You might not think so, but budgeting is one of the most creative things that you can do. Closing your eyes and making a wish is the way we humans dream. Having a thought, making a plan and working the plan, makes our dreams or thoughts come true! Budgeting is putting that thought on…
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7 tools to help you delegate
Delegating is probably one of the most under-used human resources available to us. If you are anything like me, I have spent years doing everything myself because I either don’t have the time to show someone how to do it or I just get on and do it myself because then I know it is…
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Will Virtual Sales do as well as Direct Sales?
The global pandemic has seen a dramatic increase in virtual sales, but there seems to be a continuous divide when it comes to developing sales strategies for the future. Can we return to the classic method of face-to-face direct sales as soon as circumstances allow, or joining the revolution of going full virtual. What should…
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Executive Virtual Assistants – This is How We Can Help You
A few years ago, Virtual Assistants were unheard of. Even two years ago when I started as a VA, I was asked “You are a what?” Fast forward to 2020 and Virtual Assistants are taking on the world. The world is faced with a pandemic and now even companies who would never have considered a…
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The opportunities in staying safely at home
I have stopped listening to the news and reading stories on the spread of the virus, infected numbers, businesses closing, staff being retrenched, and what is allowed at each level. Some would say this is naïve, but to be honest my heart just cannot take it. As humans we are built to want to help…
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Mentors, mentorship and qualities to look out for
“We all need someone who inspires us to do better than we know how.” Anonymous Why do we have mentors? Why do we need mentors? What is a mentor? This type of person is not necessarily in the lime-light or has social status, it can be the person next to you or even an equal.…
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Miro versus Smartsheet: which is the best collaboration tool for a Virtual Assistant?
When working as a Virtual Assistant, the different online and digital tools that you use are really important. You make use of various different tools and you depend on them a lot as well, to make your work environment better and easier. I use quite a few myself, I depend on them to help me…
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Perfect balance for your mind, body and soul
Healthy body = Healthy mind. Healthy mind = Healthy body. Seems so simple doesn’t it? And yet keeping a balance between body and mind can be quite challenging. Bring in the third element – soul – and we find ourselves in a whole new ball game. Our mind, bodies and souls are the 3 cornerstones…
