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Savvy Sessions # 17 - Can I Please Have a General Life VA?

Virtual Assistants don't need to be purely business focused, they can often help you out with personal admin too...___________ Want more information?Download the Strictly Savvy Pricing Guide Download the '101 Tasks To Delegate To A Virtual Assistant' guide Want to hear more from us?Connect on LinkedIn ► Joy Hewitt Connect on LinkedIn ► Jo JensenFollow us on Facebook Transcription: - Welcome to Savvy Sessions number 17 with Joy and Jo. So today's questi...

Savvy Sessions # 15 - Why Australian Business Owners Should Consider Using a New Zealand VA

Hey Aussies...ever thought about the benefits of using a New Zealand based virtual assistant? Here we give you a few reasons to ponder...___________ Want more information?Download the Strictly Savvy Pricing Guide Download the '101 Tasks To Delegate To A Virtual Assistant' guide Want to hear more from us?Connect on LinkedIn ► Joy Hewitt Connect on LinkedIn ► Jo JensenFollow us on Facebook Transcription:  - Welcome to Savvy Sessions Number 15, with ...

Savvy Sessions # 14 - How a Virtual Assistant Actually Completes Task for You Remotely

The success of your new VA will rely heavily on the input and communication from you in the initial set up phase. How much time you dedicate will depend on the nature & volume of tasks you delegate... ________ Want more information?Download the Strictly Savvy Pricing Guide Download the '101 Tasks To Delegate To A Virtual Assistant' guide Want to hear more from us?Connect on LinkedIn ► Joy Hewitt Connect on LinkedIn ► Jo JensenFollow us on Facebook Tran...

Savvy Sessions # 13 - The Pros and Cons of a Local Virtual Assistant vs an Overseas Virtual Assistant

Ever wondered what type of virtual assistant would work best for you? Joy and Jo talk through the different types of virtual assistant, both local and offshore.___________ Want more information? Download the Strictly Savvy Pricing Guide Download the '101 Tasks To Delegate To A Virtual Assistant' guide Want to hear more from us? Connect on LinkedIn ► Joy Hewitt Connect on LinkedIn ► Jo JensenFollow us on Facebook Transcription: - Welcome to Savvy Sessio...

Savvy Sessions # 12 - The Biggest Threat to the VA Industry

In these times, there are threats to all industries. Can you guess what is the biggest threat to the virtual assistant industry? Joy and Jo delve into their take on this impending threat. Want more information? ► Download the Strictly Savvy Pricing Guide► Download the '101 Tasks To Delegate To A Virtual Assistant' guideWant to hear more from us?Connect on LinkedIn ► Joy Hewitt Connect on LinkedIn ► Jo JensenFollow us on Facebook  Transcription: - Welcome to ...

Savvy Sessions #11 - Top Tips on Using a Virtual Assistant

With their experience working with hundreds of businesses, the Savvy Squad give their top tips on using a virtual assistant.Want more information?► Download the Strictly Savvy Pricing Guide► Download the '101 Tasks To Delegate To A Virtual Assistant' guide Want to hear more from us?Connect on LinkedIn ► Joy Hewitt Connect on LinkedIn ► Jo JensenFollow us on Facebook  Transcription: - Welcome to Savvy Sessions number 11 with Joy and Jo. - In this episode, you'll hear from the Savvy S...

Savvy Sessions #10 - Types of Virtual Assistants and the Pros and Cons for Each

Ever wondered what type of virtual assistant would work best for you? Joy and Jo talk through the different types of virtual assistant, both local and offshore.___________ Want more information?Download the Strictly Savvy Pricing Guide Download the '101 Tasks To Delegate To A Virtual Assistant' guideWant to hear more from us?Connect on LinkedIn ► Joy Hewitt Connect on LinkedIn ► Jo JensenFollow us on FacebookTranscription: - Welcome to Savvy Sessions n...

Savvy Sessions # 9 - What is a Virtual Assistant?

Joy and Jo explain what a virtual assistant actually is, what they do and how they work. ----------------- Want more information?Download the Strictly Savvy Pricing Guide Download the '101 Tasks To Delegate To A Virtual Assistant' guideWant to hear more from us?Connect on LinkedIn ► Joy Hewitt Connect on LinkedIn ► Jo JensenFollow us on Facebook Transcription: - Welcome to Savvy Sessions #9 with Joy and Jo, and today we are twinning it with our denim j...

Savvy Sessions #8 - How To Get Control of Your Inbox

The dreaded inbox - it can be a nightmare to keep under control. We'll take you through our best tips for getting it sorted and keeping it that way. ___________ Want more information?Download the Strictly Savvy Pricing Guide Download the '101 Tasks To Delegate To A Virtual Assistant' guideWant to hear more from us?Connect on LinkedIn ► Joy Hewitt Connect on LinkedIn ► Jo JensenFollow us on FacebookTranscription: - Welcome to Savvy Sessions number eight...

Savvy Sessions #7 - 7 Little Tweaks That Will Transform How You Use A VA

If you have a virtual assistant, these tweaks may just transform the way you work your VA and have your relationship with them become even more successful. ___________ Want more information?Download the Strictly Savvy Pricing Guide Download the '101 Tasks To Delegate To A Virtual Assistant' guide Want to hear more from us?Connect on LinkedIn ► Joy Hewitt Connect on LinkedIn ► Jo JensenFollow us on FacebookTranscription: - Welcome to Savvy Sessions numb...

Savvy Sessions #6 - How to Delegate On The Run

Think you don't have time to delegate? Think again. This may be one of your limiting beliefs holding you back from achieving your definition of success. Get ready to delegate, without the excuses! ___________ Want more information? Download the Strictly Savvy Pricing Guide Download the '101 Tasks To Delegate To A Virtual Assistant' guideWant to hear more from us?Connect on LinkedIn ► Joy Hewitt Connect on LinkedIn ► Jo JensenFollow us on FacebookTransc...

The Ride of Our Lives - For Good

By Lance Jensen On April 21st 2019, Jo and I rode into the 'The New Life Project' home in Kanchanaburi and met the kids we fundraised for...  and the best way I can sum up the whole experience is 'Life Changing'! Jo and I were part of a group of 65 riders that had spent the last 5 days biking 500km across Thailand in 42-46 degree heat -- it had been seriously challenging -- and it was all instantly forgotten the moment we saw the children's faces ♡♡♡ My little guy (Ice) barely said a...

Savvy Sessions #5 - Forget Using a Virtual Assistant, Do This Instead

Joy and Jo talk about how to maximize your time and your VA's time by following their tips in delegating and how to create a whole system for automation of tasks.  ___________ Want more information?Download the Strictly Savvy Pricing Guide Download the '101 Tasks To Delegate To A Virtual Assistant' guide Want to hear more from us?Connect on LinkedIn ► Joy Hewitt Connect on LinkedIn ► Jo JensenFollow us on Facebook Transcription: -Welcome to Savvy ...

How to Master Using A Virtual Assistant in 5 Simple Steps

For the purposes of this exercise (let’s call this exercise your ‘Quick Start Guide to VA Success’) we are going to assume you’ve hired a Virtual Assistant for the first time and you're ready to get things moving. Oh and, we’re also going to need to assume that the VA you’ve chosen is relativity new at providing business support to clients because if you were to select a Strictly Savvy VA, you wouldn’t need to do much at all! Your Savvy VA would take you through the entire setup pr...

6 Little Tweaks That'll Transform How You Use A Virtual Assistant

I don’t know about you, but my ears instantly prick up when I hear about small changes leading to big rewards.  No, not because I am sceptical, but because I’m interested. Most of us are time poor and looking for ways to maximise the time we do have, so if you can make efficiency improvements with little to no financial investment, it would be silly not to!  After spending some time thinking about the small tweaks we have implemented at Strictly Savvy to deliver quality VA support ...

Savvy Sessions #4 - What Do We Love About Being Virtual Assistants?

Joy, Jo and the Savvy Squad talk about what they love about being a Virtual Assistant! (Watch until the end) Want more information? Download the Strictly Savvy Pricing Guide Download the '101 Tasks To Delegate To A Virtual Assistant' guideWant to hear more from us? Connect on LinkedIn ► Joy Hewitt Connect on LinkedIn ► Jo JensenFollow us on Facebook Transcription:  - Welcome to Savvy Sessions #4, with Joy and Jo. - Where you will hear from each of...

Why It's Easier to Succeed With Using A Virtual Assistant Than You Might Think

Did you know there are intensive training courses to help Managers work with their Personal Assistants effectively? In addition to supporting both manager and PA to understand each others working style, they are designed to help managers learn to delegate and operate more efficiently, while at the same time, teaching PAs how to anticipate requests, manage time, and work proactively.  Often managers that have built their businesses from the ground up or worked alone for a long time have trou...

How To Install Facebook Messenger Live Chat On Your Website For Free In Under 5 Minutes

This video shows you in a few simple steps how to get Messenger live chat onto your website in under 5 minutes.  After seeing a number of tutorials on this that have you copying a pasting code into Notepad and then finding the Page ID and replacing that in the code etc etc and all sorts of other long-winded ways - clearly created by IT techs - we wanted to give you a simple video showing you how to install it even if you aren't tech savvy. See the chat tool installed on our websites: https:...

Savvy Sessions #3 - How To Get The Best From Your Virtual Assistant

Joy and Jo talk about how to get the best from your virtual assistant. Hint: Communicate, communicate, communicate! Want more information? Download the Strictly Savvy Pricing Guide Download the '101 Tasks To Delegate To A Virtual Assistant' guide Want to hear more from us? Connect on LinkedIn ► Joy Hewitt Connect on LinkedIn ► Jo Jensen Follow us on Facebook Transcription:  - Welcome to Savvy Sessions Number Three with Joy and Jo. Today, the topic is how to use a virtual assistant well....

Savvy Sessions #2 - How To Hire a Virtual Assistant

Joy and Jo take you through the process of hiring a virtual assistant at Strictly Savvy and what you can expect. Want more information?Download the Strictly Savvy Pricing GuideDownload the '101 Tasks To Delegate To A Virtual Assistant' Want to hear more from us?Connect on LinkedIn ► Joy Connect on LinkedIn ► Jo JensenFollow us on Facebook  Transcription: - Welcome to Savvy Sessions number two with Joy and Jo. Today's session is on how it works, how does this virtual assistant, hiri...

Savvy Sessions #1 - The Benefits of Outsourcing to a Virtual Assistant

Joy and Jo talk about the reason why it actually costs you less when you hire a local virtual assistant vs an employee. Want more information?Download the Strictly Savvy Pricing Download the '101 Tasks To Delegate To A Virtual Assistant' guide  Want to hear more from us?Connect on LinkedIn ► Joy Connect on LinkedIn ► Jo JensenFollow us on Facebook Transcription: - Welcome everyone, to our very first video. We have Joy and me, Jo, and this is going to be number one in Savv...

Forget Using A Virtual Assistant: Do This Instead

When people are considering outsourcing tasks to a Virtual Assistant, we often advise them to make a list of the jobs they do each day, week, month and so on. By writing everything down and seeing all their tasks laid out, they can start to build up a good picture of where they are spending the most time, and which things make the most sense to hand over to a VA. If you undertake this important exercise, you’ll find you come up with a long list of things that make you think: 'Yep, those c...

5 Great Reasons To Love Using A Virtual Assistant

Do you have a Virtual Assistant? No? Well, grab a drink and get comfy, as I’m about to hit you with a thought-provoking statement I heard recently that might make you question the way you’re managing your business:  "If you don't have an assistant, you ARE one". Let’s leave that to sink in for a hot minute… How does reading that line feel? I can bet that unless you got into business to be an assistant, the answer is ‘err… not great!’  I would love to hear your r...

8 Tragic Mistakes You're Making When Using A Virtual Assistant

If you’ve taken the plunge and hired a Virtual Assistant, great, outsourcing happens to be one of the best investments you can make to grow your business! But before you get too comfortable, you need to understand that merely hiring a virtual assistant isn't a silver bullet that will magically make all your problems go away…   After years of experience serving clients, we can definitively say that there is a right way to use a VA in your business, as well as a number of faux p...

Email inbox nightmare solved - Are you making this mistake?

I have read a lot about inbox management and keeping on top of emails. Inbox management is probably the number one frustration we see when we meet with new clients. It is crazy the number of emails we all get each day and it can be hugely stressful just trying to keep on top of them. Do you know the number one mistake people make when attempting to manage their inbox? Setting up a complex folder structure!!! And by complex, I mean more than five folders and very complex is subfolders upo...