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…)
by Agata @ The Proper VA | Mar 4, 2017 | Social Media
Why it’s a good idea to work with your VA to create your own LinkedIn group?
When we are building our online presence we know that we need to be as specific as possible when choosing our keywords and our niche. These days it’s not good enough to cast your net as wide as you possibly can, expecting to catch enough fish to make a good living. Within the net, you will find plenty of the wrong type of fish and will have to spend time, resources and energy trying to separate the good ones from the bad. In short, you need to be as specific as possible and don’t be afraid to drill down quite a long way until you arrive at the right niche for you. (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…)
