10 Ways to be Consistent to Succeed in Small Business

I started a Facebook Group called The Virtual Business Life with the intention of having a place where my own online work crew could meet up, share information, support each other and just generally connect. So, I wanted to extend an invitation to anyone reading my blog to join the group. Come on in, say hello, post about your business and let me know more about what you do.

So, you've decided to delegate tasks to a Virtual Assistant and free up more time to focus on the parts of your business that need your attention? Terrific!

And you are ready to get more done by hiring and managing support staff confidently and effectively? Yes? Fantastic!

Don't know where to start? I can help with that.

Take a moment to consider what personality types you work well with, and what types don’t present a good match for you. You have the opportunity to bring on people who will support you as you make your business dreams come true. And remember that at the same time, your Virtual Team is making their own dreams come true by being able to prosperously work from home.

When it’s time to bring in someone to help support you in your business, it’s important to put some thought and strategy behind who you need to help you and why you need them well before you start to search for that support. Just bringing in anyone who calls themself a Virtual Assistant is not the solution. In fact, it may be more like a bandaid on a bullet wound.

I’ve helped hundreds of clients all over the world streamline and outsource their business tasks so they can buy back their time and get more done.

After working from home as a Virtual Assistant for over 10 years now, there are certain things that I have learned that I simply cannot live without.

When you are ready to find that special someone to help you with your business, you need to be sure you are making the right choice. So, before you even start reaching out to potential Virtual Assistant and/or Virtual Support Team candidates, there is some pre-strategy work that is well worth your time so you can be sure your ducks are truly in a row.

Having a good, solid working relationship is important for any working environment, but when you don’t have the advantage of being together in-person and sharing space it can present even more of a challenge. The good news is that there are ways to establish a good foundation for a positive remote working relationship from the beginning that will help set you up for success.

Virtual Assistant and Virtual Assisting is not just a job description, it’s an entire industry. Download a free list of tasks that a VA can do for you and your business.

I think there is a myth surrounding what life actually looks like for a Digital Nomad like myself, so I wanted to take a moment to talk about the difference between one that travels the world with a backpack and a laptop and case of wanderlust following their instincts and the wind…. and the mom with 2 kids who can work from the sidelines of the soccer field or the parking lot at dance practice or from the bed next to their sleeping child when they are home sick for the day. Both Virtual Professionals enjoy the same location freedom, but I think we can agree that they do not enjoy the same lifestyle.