Category Archives: Productivity

Can a Virtual Assistant Grow Your Side Business?

Just a little more than a decade ago, a member of Sal Khan’s family needed some help with school. Sal didn’t live nearby but leveraged the power of video technology to tutor them online. Other family members got wind of what Sal was doing, and so he shared the videos. More and more people started […]

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“The Sky is the Limit.” A Social Media Virtual Assistant Speaks

Ever hear the one about the ants and the grasshopper? It goes a little something like this: One bright day in late autumn a family of Ants was bustling about in the warm sunshine, drying out the grain they had stored up during the summer, when a starving Grasshopper, his fiddle under his arm, came […]

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Five Ways to Make “December You” Say “Thanks!”

It’s September, and the changes of the season are setting in. If you have kids in school, then new teachers, schedules, and extracurriculars may be taxing your time. If you don’t have kids, there’s still more traffic on the road and people out and about. It’s not just the leaves and the latte flavors that […]

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42 Ways a Virtual Assistant Can Make Your Life Better

‘In between goals is a thing called life, that has to be lived and enjoyed.’ Sid Caeser   Small business owners are a driven bunch. We want to make the most of our time. We want to fix a problem, make a better way, help people. At our hearts, we want to squeeze the most […]

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Don’t Drop the Pickles

“Uh-oh.”   The exclamation followed a “thump.” And immediately afterward, the stench of vinegar filled the air. Pickles lay everywhere on the floor.   “I’m so sorry, Mommy,” my daughter said. She’d been trying to help get dinner on the table outside, but the tray she had was just too full.   “Why didn’t you […]

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It’s Summer. So Think Winter.

Memorial Day has passed. Your flip-flops are out, the pool is open, and you’ve got the lemonade and iced tea on tap. With school out and vacations coming up, the season can have a drastic effect on small businesses. Everything that can be put off until August, is, it seems.   This time of year, […]

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Five Simple Ways to Level Up in Your Productivity Game

“You’ve leveled up!”   Oh, the joy of the video game when you reach the end of one level and get to go on to the next. Nothing gives quite the same amount of pleasure than “graduating” to the next step in a game-or in life. It is, as we say, goals.   Whether you […]

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3 Secret Things Stealing Money from Your Business

Time is what we want most, but… what we use worst. —William Penn Small business owners are a busy bunch. We have hustle, we have heart, we have an abundance of ideas. What we don’t have enough of–ever–is time. That’s why 84% of business owners spend more than 40 hours working each week, and why, […]

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Which Virtual Assistant Roles Are Right for My Small Business?

Having a small business is a little like having a baby. It’s intensely hard work, you care about it more than words can express, and you don’t sleep a lot (you know it’s true!). You worry about what the future will hold, you hold big dreams close to your heart, and you struggle when what […]

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Why We Trashed the Blocks-of-Time Model for Virtual Assistants

Ah, the lure of the big-box discount store. Where else can you buy a year’s supply of baked beans, a supply of laundry detergent big enough to clean the football uniforms of an entire school district, and post-it notes for every desk in the city? Oversized carts, free samples, and crazy cheap per-ounce prices make […]

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