Tag: virtual assistant cape town
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What is your “what if” plan?
What is your “what if” plan? Now, what if is a very common and also important question in our industry. We should always assure that we have a contingency plan in place for the majority of “What if?” moments in our day to day lives. This question could be interpreted in many circumstances in your…
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To learn continuously is to be a successful Virtual Assistant
Continual learning as a Virtual Assistant The world is always changing. New technologies offer new challenges and new methods. Clients have different needs as their business changes and grows. A Virtual Assistant must keep up with all these changes to deliver the best service to their clients. Apart from this working for a variety of…
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What You Can Expect When Joining The Virtual Assistant World
What You Can Expect When Joining The Virtual Assistant World Back in 2008 the world of Virtual Assistance looked very different to what it does today. Being in the thick of things in the VA industry in South Africa, I’ve had the privilege of witnessing first-hand how this industry has matured and evolved over time.…
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This Is How Baby Boomers Have Rocked Technology
This Is How Baby Boomers Have Rocked Technology Boy, how things have changed, looking back over my working career that has spanned over 50 years. At the tender age of 18, I was employed as a typist. I thought I was quite the cat’s whiskers to be working with this fancy green machine, the Remington…
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The top 3 things to do in Gauteng, with young children!
The top 3 things to do in Gauteng, with young children! Having 2 young girls who are as active as they are vocal about what they want, like and need (their needs are more like wants, but to them it’s a need) means that I need to ensure that there is always something fun and…
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5 Top Things to Help with a balanced Home and Work Life
5 Top Things to Help with a balanced Home and Work Life Working from home has so many benefits! It enables you the freedom to work in your own personal space. To be close to your family and children at home. You avoid travel and transport costs, sitting in traffic, high costs of petrol. Yet…
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The 5 best things to do in Durban, South Africa, by T. Barkus, Virtual Assistant
The 5 best things to do in Durban, South Africa As a Virtual Assistant based in Durban, South Africa I wanted to share what’s best about living in this vibrant and culture rich city that I now call home. Durban is situated in the KwaZulu Natal province on the Eastern coast of South Africa. It…
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The Best tips and tricks for working at home
Tips and tricks for working at home by Henriette, Virtual Assistant 5 Top Things to help with a holistic approach to balance home and work when working from home I am very fortunate to be able to work from home the last few years, but I can honestly say that there were a few challenges…
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You Teach People How To Treat You
You Teach People How To Treat You We do not have any direct control over the actions of others, and therefore cannot directly change how they treat us. What we do have control over is our own thoughts, speech and actions. That’s where our power lies and that is always where our focus should be.…
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5 Tips on How to have a Holistic Approach to Balancing Working at Home and Life in General
5 Tips on How to have a Holistic Approach to Balancing Working at Home and Life in General So, I am a virtual assistant, but I am more than that, I am also a mother, wife, daughter and friend and therefore I have to manage wearing those many different hats on a daily basis. When…
