13 tips to tackle your email in 2013
This is a guest post from the lovely Laura at Smarter Admins. The Smarter Admins tagline is ‘Work Smarter, Not Harder’ and I couldn’t agree more! This week Laura is talking about managing your inbox –...
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Co-working spaces in Australia.
Today I’m happily working from the comfort of the Parliament Co-Working space in Hobart. After spending a little too much time at home, one of my aims for 2013 is to get out of the house more – and...
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Happy International Women’s Day!
On International Women’s Day, we reflect on how far we have come, and look forward to see how far we have to go. This video, while over a year old now, contains a very relevant and important message....
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Guest Post: Hiring your first employee, part 1
One of the biggest steps in a small business is the hiring of your first employee. Like everything in life, the second, third, even fourth are all much easier: it’s the first that’s the hurdle! It...
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Kick Start Your Communications Today!
Our Virtual Assistants have wide and varied background — some in areas you wouldn’t expect! Today I’m pleased to announce for a limited time only we have a Communications Package available with Sarah....
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Australian Small Business Champion Awards
I received an email from Bronwen earlier this week. “Congratulations!” it read… I was a little confused until she let me know that The Virtual Assistant had been made a finalist in the Australian...
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Guest Post: Hiring your first employee, part 2
You can find part one of this series here. Last week I left you with the following questions: Am I better off oursourcing your work to a virtual assistant, or similar? Would it be more worthwhile to...
View ArticleAttending the Australian Virtual Assistant Conference.
This is a sneaky scheduled post, as when this goes live I’ll be sitting in a room and listening to the start of the Australian Virtual Assistant Conference (AVAC)! I was the lucky recipient of a ticket...
View ArticleAVAC Wrap Up 2013
Over the weekend I attended my first Australian Virtual Assistant Conference (AVAC), thanks to the International Virtual Assistants Association (who was also a bronze sponsor of the event). Run by...
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Guest Post: Hiring your first employee, part 3
So far we’ve covered when you should hire your first employee, and how you should go about it. Today we’re getting into timing, cashflow and affordability. The question I wan’t to pose today isn’t...
View ArticleBreton’s Guide to Life
While Vimeow won’t be around after today, I’ve enjoying spending a little too much time browsing their cat videos this morning. This one, Breton’s Guide to Life stood out. What would be in your guide...
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It’s about productivity, not presence
Being a Virtual Assistant, I am naturally a keen advocate of remote working and have eagerly followed the fallout from Marissa Mayer’s well-documented decision to ban telecommuting at Yahoo. Since the...
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Guest Post: Hiring your first employee, part 4
So you’ve picked the right time to hire your first employee, you went about it the right way, and your cashflow is in check. Let’s assume you’ve found the right person for your role, and they’re ready...
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Nice boss, shame about the inbox….
In a recent survey reviewed by Anthill Online, it was found that 68% of bosses spend more than two days out of a given week reading and responding to emails. Two days per week! And of that 68%, 72% say...
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The Importance of Delegation
You’ve tried to control everything up to this point. You’ve tried to manage the staff, payroll, inventory, business planning, analysis, and anything else that comes across your table. But the fact of...
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Get Up and Move: Stretches That You Can Do In Your Home Office
Do you stretch regularly? Possibly, but unlikely. If you are reading this then it’s highly likely that, like many others, you are tied to your desk for most of your working day. Sitting down in one...
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End of Financial Year: Top 5 Things For Small Businesses
It’s that time of year again where we look up from our desks/couches/offices and ask, “How is it the end of financial year already?!” We’ve complied a list of 5 things you should to at the end of the...
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Your posture may be killing you! Get off the couch and out of bed
Seriously? You work from home and do how many hours on the couch or in bed? This is a posture killer and you’re destined (if you haven’t already reached the arrivals hall) to be making appointments...
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The difference between networking and selling
Is networking a sales tool? Or is it something completely different? When should you sell and when should you network? Rainy day activities in my childhood home invariably involved a deck of cards....
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Working from Home and Momentary Happiness
Are people happier working from home? According to a recent study called ‘Are You Happy While You Work‘, people are not necessarily happy while working from home, but are less negative working from...
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