by Agata @ The Proper VA | Nov 6, 2017 | Business, Cost of work, General, Office, Virtual Assistance
3 Things People Think About Virtual Assistants
When I first started as a Virtual Assistant, I wasn’t aware that sometimes it might not be as easy to working for yourself and helping other people. It all seemed very bright and clear in my head. I got a vision that I will go and search for the client, win one and help him with his work. Simple as that! In the process of looking for a new client, having a consultation, winning the client and finally serving him I have noticed three somewhat common believes about Virtual Assistants I would like to share with you. I know these beliefs are dictated by the lack of understanding and knowledge of what I do and the further we are in the process of cooperation all of them fade away. These, however, are my observations based on experience and a pleasure of dealing with different type of clients where each and everyone has their own specific needs, style of work and expectations. (more…)
by Agata @ The Proper VA | Oct 15, 2017 | Business, General, Office, planning, Virtual Assistance
Ideas For Outsourcing Your Administration Online
It’s incredible just how many individual tasks you have to deal with as a small business owner if you simply do not delegate. In fact, you can find that more than 50% of your valuable time is taken up by tasks that indeed should be outsourced to a virtual assistant. Any small business owner should really take the time to record what he or she does very clearly and accurately, each day for at least a week. Upon review, you can then see just how much time is mostly wasted when it comes to pure business creativity and onward development. (more…)
by Agata @ The Proper VA | Jun 6, 2017 | Office, Virtual Assistance
Time To Consider An Alternative To The Dysfunctional Office
If you’ve ever watched an episode or two of that long running TV hit show “The Office,” you will no doubt have laughed at and enjoyed the antics of the dysfunctional office environment. So much of the work they do appears to be unproductive and is reflective of the traditional office that we have known for so many generations. There is a hierarchy within the office set up and certain people are assigned to do certain tasks, but often the tasks expand to fill the time available. In the corner office the manager is only marginally in control and somehow or other the business gets by eking out a small profit. (more…)
by Agata @ The Proper VA | Mar 12, 2017 | Business, Office
What happens when you finally realise that delegation is not an option?
How much is your time worth? This is a question that every entrepreneur and the online business owner should ask themselves from time to time. There’s only so much time available in any given day and much less than you might imagine if you’re realistic about it. When we work for others we tend to think of eight-hour blocks of time, typically between nine and five for an office environment for example. We may get paid by the hour, but even the most dedicated employees very rarely produce fully creative work during each of those eight-hour shifts. (more…)
