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How to use Asana to create a Vision Board

Asana is a great tool for planning, organising and tracking tasks and collaborating with colleagues.  Asana is also a great tool for creating online vision boards and I’m going to show you exactly how in today’s blog. Firstly, if you’ve not heard of Asana, check out my blog “What is Asana and how does it…

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How I manage my business with Asana

If you work with various clients and wear many different hats it helps having a tool where you can manage all your processes, tasks and deadlines.  In today’s blog I’m going to share how I manage my business with Asana, it really is a god send. When you’re really busy it can be so easy…

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5 Tasks that you could outsource to a Legal PA

It’s really amazed me recently how much busier my work has become as more and more legal professionals look to outsource their work.  In today’s blog I’m going to share 5 legal tasks that could be outsourced to a Legal PA.   Most lawyers are used to having their own PA, it’s normal practice when you…

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3 of the best features in Asana

Asana was one of the first tools I started using when I set up my Virtual Assistant business in 2018 and today I’m going to share 3 of the best features in Asana.   I knew I wanted a tool where I could not only keep track of all the tasks and projects I was working…

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10 hacks for getting the most out of your Virtual Assistant

Once you’ve hired a Virtual Assistant it’s important to work on maximising the benefits of working with them. Let’s take a look at 10 hacks for small business owners and  entrepreneurs who are looking to get the most out of their Virtual Assistant. 1 | Provide clear instructions This is particularly important, especially at the…

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How to use Adobe to organise & collate your legal documents

We are now working with more online documents than ever before.  In this blog I’m going to show you how to use Adobe Acrobat, an amazing tool to help you organise and collate your legal documents. Working as a Legal PA most of my clients are, you guessed it, lawyers.  If you know the legal…

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How to use Asana for setting goals.

As we start the New Year it’s time to start setting goals and what better way to do this than in Asana. Asana is a project management tool which can be used for almost anything.  Asana was one of the first tools I started using when I set up my Virtual Assistant business in 2018.  …

2020 the year we lived through history

2020 – the year we lived through history.

But it’s not been all that bad! As I read back through my journal, 2020 has actually been a great year!  There have been so many low points for us all; the virus arriving, going into lockdown, wearing masks and being unable to spend time with family and friends as we normally would. We’ve certainly…

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The 5 steps to working with a Legal Virtual Assistant

Isn’t it crazy how much the working world is changing at the moment?  The office environment has changed massively as more people are now working from home and more companies are outsourcing services to freelancers. One industry I’m noticing a big change in is law and I’ve been getting far more enquiries recently from independent…

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Top 5 organisation tips to kick start your Christmas shopping

Are you already struggling with the thought of Christmas shopping this year?  It’s definitely going to be different, especially for those of us who are organised and out shopping in November – this lockdown has ruined those plans eh! Oh well, shops or no shops, I was planning to do the majority of my Christmas…

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Top 10 tools I use to run my virtual assistant business

If you’re just starting out in business, whether it’s as a virtual assistant, business coach, freelance accountant or web designer, having the right tools in place at the outset will save you lots of time in the long run. I’ve selected the top 10 business tools I use to run my virtual assistant business day…

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Why I decided to become a Virtual Assistant

Can you believe it’s 2 years ago this week that I set up my Virtual Assistant business 😀 It’s crazy how time flies when you’re having fun and I can honestly say that it has been fun, I’ve loved every minute of running my own business and thought I’d do a post on why I…

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