6 ways law firms can outsource to a virtual PA
You train to be a lawyer to practise law, not to sit at your desk doing administration. A virtual assistant can massively help to reduce your personal workload and give you more time to concentrate on the really important stuff. Plus it’s more cost effective than an in-house personal assistant as you can pay by […]
The top 6 productivity apps recommended by the Outsourcery team
There are a huge range of productivity apps now available to help busy people work more efficiently through their to-do list. We asked our team of professional PAs at Outsourcery, which apps they found most helpful. Here are their top 6: Planner Pro This app is so effective that it’s becoming part of our daily […]
Outsourcery Contributor Questionnaire: Natasha Collins
Natasha Collins Job Position: Managing Director Company: NC Real Estate When did you join Outsourcery? Summer 2016 What made you decide to hire a virtual PA? I needed help, a support system. As the admin of my business started taking off I needed someone on the ground whilst I went out and continued to spread […]
Why hiring a virtual assistant will make you a better boss
Being the boss is hard. Aside from the huge responsibility of establishing and running a successful business, you’re also in charge of a team of people who inevitably blame you for unhappiness or dissatisfaction in the workplace. People are attracted to inspiring leaders and will always work harder for someone they admire. But how can […]
The Evolution of the Personal Assistant
The evolution of the personal assistant has been more talked about than any other profession. Emma Jacobs opened her piece for the Financial Times in 2015 with the provocative statement: “The secretary is dead”, using a powerful table of statistics to back her up, the most notable being that 47% of the UK’s secretarial roles […]
How your virtual PA can help with social media
The statistics in favour of social media for marketing and new business are overwhelming. According to Hubspot, 92% of marketers in 2014 claimed that social media marketing was important for their business, with 80% indicating their efforts increased traffic to their websites. And yet, according to Social Media Examiner, 85% of social media users aren’t […]
Want to be successful? Stop trying to go it alone.
Henry Walton became an entrepreneur more than two decades ago—before things such asShark Tank, Etsy and Uber existed. He founded Global Vision International, a volunteer-abroad company, as well as several other businesses. His biggest ongoing struggle was feeling alone on his journey. In 2014 he had planned to take a year off to spend time […]
Busy Life Syndrome
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Modern life can be summed up in one word: busy. Almost every hour of every day is scheduled with activity, and most of that involving work. Thanks to technology, business has become truly international and immediate. We can now take our offices around with us in our […]
Could you Boost Productivity by Cutting Staff Hours?
If you’ve been around me longer than five minutes you know I’m passionate about productivity. There are all sorts of ways businesses have attempted to improve it – from bean bags to micromanagement, wellness programmes to simply spying! I think business owners are missing a trick. In my experience, giving employees more flexibility when it […]
Would I really be more productive with a PA?
The role of a personal assistant can really vary from client to client. Whether they’re acting as your personal shopper, reminding you about birthdays, booking travel, researching, bookkeeping or helping to keep your diary and inbox in check, a PA should leave you with time and headspace to do what you do best. In the […]
