How to get the most out of your Outsourcery Online Personal Assistant
This blog post is a summary of a PDF we send to all our new clients on how they can get the most value from their online PA. It contains some great tips and best practices for working with a virtual PA. Establishing and growing the relationship Your virtual PA is your […]
Interview with Neil Finnie, Founder of Corkscrew
Interview with Neil Finnie, Founder of Corkscrew www.corkscrew.io , Exeter, United Kingdom 1. Tell us a bit about yourself I love helping young people realize their potential and I love the startup world so founding an organization that combines both these things was a dream for me. Corkscrew is funded by the EU and […]
Great Lifestyle Tools for UK Entrepreneurs
The greatest commodity an entrepreneur can have, besides money, is time. But because an entrepreneur is, well, an entrepreneur, naturally the personal life is first to go. Usually exercise is cut out first, followed by pretty much everything else including friends, family and any outside interests. Despite the drastic cuts, there still doesn’t seem to […]
What to Expect from an Outsourcery PA
Have you ever wondered what exactly a virtual PA can do for you? Do you find yourself asking, how much is too much to ask of them? You’re not alone! Many first time virtual PA employers go through the same questions. Which is why we came up with this handy guide for what to […]
I bought a water cooler but still have no one to talk too: the perils of working from home.
Despite having a busy office in Cambridge, my father still worked at home 2 days a week. He would wake up at the same time, put on a suit and tie, polish his shoes and walk across the courtyard to a converted barn that served as his home office. We children were accustomed to watching […]
Life of being a Virtual Personal Assistant
Living in Cape Town, working in London My client FaceTime’s me as he’s walking over Hammersmith Bridge in London. It’s our daily check-in, a brief run-through of his calendar and a quick overview of his imminent travel plans. Shadows flit across his face as he moves from one end of the bridge to the other. […]
Collective Thoughts: A conscious effort into pausing consciousness
Cutline Collective Co-founder, Nefeli on Why We Should Be Proud of What We Achieve in a Single Day Every one is busy. If one isn’t busy, one tries to be busy. If you’re not busy and are an everyday human living as part of this society then you must, absolutely try your best […]
Do We Really Need to Work 5 Days a Week?
CEO of Treehouse, Ryan Carson, doesn’t think so. Carson thinks that 4 days a week is more than enough time for his employees to get their work done, thanks to productivity tools like Hipchat and Asana. These tools help keep his teams focused and productive, so they can then enjoy perpetual three day weekends. Not […]
Top Eight Work-Life Balance Hacks
Achieving that coveted work life balance may seem an exercise in futility. Hang in there though. Don’t think about work-life balance as a magic formula geared toward getting everything you want. We’re only human and there is always give and take. Work-life balance is working to manage all the activities and relationships in your life on a daily basis so […]
So you want a Virtual Assistant?
Navigating the Murky Waters of the Virtual PA Industry with Outsourcery You’re convinced. A Virtual PA will be the quickest and easiest way to lighten your workload and make your work life and your personal life easier. Now what? There are a lot virtual assistants out there. How do you find the right one for […]