Friday, August 2, 2013
Thursday, August 1, 2013
The Issue of Overheating Laptop & Your Client Proposal
Your client is expecting your proposal in an hour, and your laptop freezes and abruptly shuts down!
Overheating laptops are an issue no matter what season it is or what the temperature. Prolonged use is one of the reasons. Sleep, hibernate, or shut down are words excluded in your vocabulary since you started your online business months ago.
There are, however, things you can do if you see signs your laptop is overheating or just to keep it cool in general:
Overheating laptops are an issue no matter what season it is or what the temperature. Prolonged use is one of the reasons. Sleep, hibernate, or shut down are words excluded in your vocabulary since you started your online business months ago.
There are, however, things you can do if you see signs your laptop is overheating or just to keep it cool in general:
- Adjust the power settings to use less power
- Clean the vents
- Use a laptop cooling pad
- Shut down the laptop when not in use
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Monday, May 28, 2012
How to Delegate Tasks to your Virtual Assistant
This old saying holds true:
“How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.”
So you've just hired a Virtual Assistant, but you feel uncertain how to go about delegating your work load. You're not entirely sure how she could manage, when you in particular couldn't keep things together. RELAX.
You hired a Virtual Assistant because you need to get things done PRONTO! Most VAs are very hardworking, experienced and willing to go through the ropes with you especially on their first day on the job.
To get started, it would be to your convenience to prepare a To-Do list for your VA containing everything you want to get accomplished for the day and one for the rest of the week. At the end of the Virtual Assistant's work shift, you can have her send a checklist of what tasks she was able to do from your To-Do list. If she missed out on anything urgent, you can have those tasks prioritized and finished the next work day. Initially, you have to keep your VA abreast on how you want your things done and files sorted. Its the training phase, you can't leave your employee blindly sifting through piles of work without any detailed set of instructions. No matter how experience your VA might be, not instructing her properly on what tasks are important to you will only result in counter productivity. Your work load for the moment maybe seem as high as a mountain, but breaking it down into manageable chunks will benefit the both of you.
“How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.”
So you've just hired a Virtual Assistant, but you feel uncertain how to go about delegating your work load. You're not entirely sure how she could manage, when you in particular couldn't keep things together. RELAX.
You hired a Virtual Assistant because you need to get things done PRONTO! Most VAs are very hardworking, experienced and willing to go through the ropes with you especially on their first day on the job.
To get started, it would be to your convenience to prepare a To-Do list for your VA containing everything you want to get accomplished for the day and one for the rest of the week. At the end of the Virtual Assistant's work shift, you can have her send a checklist of what tasks she was able to do from your To-Do list. If she missed out on anything urgent, you can have those tasks prioritized and finished the next work day. Initially, you have to keep your VA abreast on how you want your things done and files sorted. Its the training phase, you can't leave your employee blindly sifting through piles of work without any detailed set of instructions. No matter how experience your VA might be, not instructing her properly on what tasks are important to you will only result in counter productivity. Your work load for the moment maybe seem as high as a mountain, but breaking it down into manageable chunks will benefit the both of you.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Best Approach in Hiring a Virtual Assistant
Hiring a virtual assistant is a great way to anticipate the seasonal work load, those busy times of the year when you need an extra set of helping hands. Holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas need not be very taxing for you, as your new virtual assistant can deliver any administrative task on demand that a traditional office secretary would. You'd be surprised that a remote virtual staffer can actually be more effective in keeping your business side of things together while your away.
The best approach in hiring a VA is to do a trial run with them- if they can handle simple instructions in a given timeframe without falling apart then your VA shows some promise. Also do ask for a complete work history of the virtual assistant before hiring. This will help you gauge what tasks your VA is capable of handling on a daily basis.
Make sure your VA gives you a thorough report at the end of the day of what she has accomplished and how many hours was spent performing certain tasks. Therefore, you will be in the know regarding their work status, if things are getting done on time and if your VA is worth the money your spending on.
Remember, do not let any mistakes pass uncorrected, otherwise this will become a standard way of things or bad habits for your VAs. Immediately as it happens, explain why you do not want things done this way, let them know what you feel are mistakes. No one can ever learn to do things your way without your input.
Spend at least two to three hours per day for training on the first week. Afterwards, if your VA is performing well and has reached a level you're comfortable with, you can let go of the training wheels and leave her doing the tasks you sought out to hire her for. Best of Luck!
The best approach in hiring a VA is to do a trial run with them- if they can handle simple instructions in a given timeframe without falling apart then your VA shows some promise. Also do ask for a complete work history of the virtual assistant before hiring. This will help you gauge what tasks your VA is capable of handling on a daily basis.
Make sure your VA gives you a thorough report at the end of the day of what she has accomplished and how many hours was spent performing certain tasks. Therefore, you will be in the know regarding their work status, if things are getting done on time and if your VA is worth the money your spending on.
Remember, do not let any mistakes pass uncorrected, otherwise this will become a standard way of things or bad habits for your VAs. Immediately as it happens, explain why you do not want things done this way, let them know what you feel are mistakes. No one can ever learn to do things your way without your input.
Spend at least two to three hours per day for training on the first week. Afterwards, if your VA is performing well and has reached a level you're comfortable with, you can let go of the training wheels and leave her doing the tasks you sought out to hire her for. Best of Luck!
Friday, May 4, 2012
Hiring a Virtual Assistant is Key
If your daily tasks are sucking the life out of you, then something in your everyday work routine has to change, as it’s quite obvious, that you have so much on your plate, you can't handle your workload anymore. And the resulting stress is affecting your health and the relationships you value.
Strangely enough, if you take a day off from work, you may suddenly find this state of rest quite uncomfortable- this is a classic tell-tale sign that you’re overdoing and simply pushing yourself too hard. Learn to delegate things with regards to work and free up some time so you can enjoy life because what's the point of a good pay check- if you will just end up working yourself to death?
Getting organized by a way of a Virtual Assistant is your key to freedom; Freedom from mundane tasks such as answering emails, booking flights, scheduling appointments, writing and doing research for your projects. Having a Virtual Assistant around will decrease your work-related stress and increase your personal productivity. It will also give you as chance to live the ideal life you desire and stay motivated towards your goals. Remember, working smart is better than working hard.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Why Virtual Assistants are Good for your Start-Up Business
We understand that's its hard running a business, there's a huge level of commitment and a lot of hardwork that goes with managing a company- and even leaving it for a moment seems like an impossibility. We understand the fear of how certain things in your start-up business might suddenly go crashing down like a house of cards without your presence. But how can you manage your business upclose? If you're quite close to having a meltdown? If there's so much stuff to do at home and at work, and you're unable to finish everything within the day then what are the chances you'd survive the work load the succeeding day? Things just keep piling up one after the other.
There is hope however, if you find the time to delegate your tasks and let go of doing the little things. Why not allow someone dependable and highly-skilled in multi-tasking to help you get around your tedious everyday to-do list. Why not allow yourself a breather and hire a dependable Virtual Assistant?
You can begin by outsourcing everything in your current task list that is time-consuming, and focus your valuable energy elsewhere and let the VA do the work for you. It will be the best business decision, you'll ever make.
There is hope however, if you find the time to delegate your tasks and let go of doing the little things. Why not allow someone dependable and highly-skilled in multi-tasking to help you get around your tedious everyday to-do list. Why not allow yourself a breather and hire a dependable Virtual Assistant?
You can begin by outsourcing everything in your current task list that is time-consuming, and focus your valuable energy elsewhere and let the VA do the work for you. It will be the best business decision, you'll ever make.
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