by Agata @ The Proper VA | Mar 18, 2017 | Business, Virtual Assistance
Do You Live For Work? Why It’s Not Sustainable
What time did your alarm clock go off this morning? Do you even like getting up well before dawn? The chances are if you’re an entrepreneur or in charge of a small business of some kind you have an alarm clock that’s set for 5 AM. It seems that you only had a few hours of much-needed rest before that darn clock is rudely awakening you from your slumber, once again. This is a picture that is repeated all over the world as people who are “living the dream” devote all their waking hours to their work. To them, there definitely are not enough hours in the day and they seem to devote less and less time to their family, or to their friends. (more…)
by Agata @ The Proper VA | Feb 25, 2017 | Business, Virtual Assistance
How Virtual Assistants Can Help You Interpret “The Signal”
There is scarcely a business task that cannot be outsourced to a virtual assistant. This is particularly true when it comes to marketing and promoting a business. Marketing is, of course, the lifeblood of any organisation and cannot be ignored, even when times are lean. The company that is not focusing on marketing is essentially falling backwards when compared to its peers and opponents. (more…)
by Agata @ The Proper VA | Feb 18, 2017 | Business, Cost of work, Virtual Assistance
When you finally realise that you are wasting your time, what are you going to do?
We are seeing an explosive growth in the number of people who want to take their own future in their hands and set out on their own, to become an entrepreneur. Undoubtedly, this has been fueled in large part by the recent economic downturn and the huge number of layoffs in supposedly “cast-iron” industries. No longer could you rely on a job for life and the slow realisation that nobody’s job was secure anymore prompted many to sit up and take notice. (more…)
by Agata @ The Proper VA | Feb 12, 2017 | Cost of work, Virtual Assistance
Calculating the true cost of hiring Virtual Assistant
Have you ever calculated what an hour of time is worth to you? As a small business owner can you put a value on every task that you perform on any given day? It’s surprising to learn that many entrepreneurs and successful business people still do not really understand what their time is worth. In business, time is probably the most valuable asset of all. It is fleeting, comes in an instant and goes and you can never get it back. Yet with each passing moment, an opportunity to be productive and to help you along the road to ultimate success may be squandered. (more…)
by Agata @ The Proper VA | Jan 29, 2017 | Virtual Assistance
Why There’s More To A Virtual Assistant Than Meets The Eye.
The process of recruiting somebody to help you in your business is one of the most difficult tasks that any business owner can face today. Even in a hiring environment that is so densely populated with people who find themselves to be newly unemployed, the task of finding somebody “good” is like finding the proverbial needle in a haystack.
If you are a really focused individual, who knows exactly what he or she wants in life, is dynamic, proactive and driven, you represent gold to the business owner. It is truly quite amazing that the majority of people who are applying for these jobs just do not fall into this category. (more…)
