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Zoom Top Tips – Supercharge your Zoom Use

Oct 2, 2018

One of the most used tech platforms within my business is Zoom - the cloud based video meeting platform.I use Zoom multiple times per day for client meetings (much more efficient than battling Sydney traffic) and at least daily for my team catch ups. Its simple to...

5 Rules to Onboarding Your VA

Jul 13, 2018

Start how you mean to go on! Such a great saying and so apt for when the time comes to introduce your VA to your business and get them started. Investing time and effort into the onboarding process will pay dividends in the long run. Here’s five rules to follow when...

How to Prepare your Business for a VA

Jun 29, 2018

It might not be the most sexy or inspiring part of your business, but technology and documentation are vital to successfully preparing your business for a VA and creating an optimal working relationship with them. Let’s look at four ways you can prepare your business...

How to Prepare Yourself for a VA

Jun 21, 2018

Here's our 3rd article in the 'Get VA Ready' series talking all about preparing YOU. Yes, this isn't a one way road. So what do you need to think about when undertaking this journey? When we chat with clients about taking on a VA, the common theme is fear. Fear of...

Choosing the Right VA for You

May 25, 2018

You know you need help, so you’ve just made an important decision. You’re ready to move out of survival mode and into growth mode.Bravo you! This is the decision of someone ready to take their business to the next level and seize control of their time (and...

5 Signs You Need a VA

Apr 30, 2018

It goes without saying that as you business grows, so does your effort and time invested. For most people this means more hours at their desk, checking off the tasks required to keep everything moving forward. Keeping clients happy, delivering your services and...

10 Helpful Tips in Using Office 365 Mail

Mar 7, 2018

Business owners spend at least 2.6 hours per day reading and answering emails (that’s about 27 days every year!). It’s no secret that we’d all like to know how to spend that time as efficiently as possible. We searched the web to bring you some seriously productive...

10 Helpful Tips in Using Gmail

Mar 7, 2018

As of late, email has often been the cornerstone of our personal and professional communications. Like most small business owners, processing email probably takes a good chunk of your day. Looking for some emailing pointers? Fortunately, if you’re a Gmail user, there...

Technology Updates & New features

Feb 7, 2018

I always get a little bit excited when a platform I use releases some new updates. It’s a little like opening an unexpected gift from your 5 year old – you are very grateful but not entirely sure it will be useful. Here’s my round up of just released features for a...

Why Systems Matter.

Jun 27, 2017

Every business owner knows that time is one of their most valuable assets. So why do we waste so much of it with out dated ways of working? On any one day business owners complete many actions that are replicable, however most will complete these actions time and...