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5 Ways To Create A Virtual Team Culture

If you work with remote staff, then you’ll want to pay particular attention to the virtual team culture that you create. In its simplest form, a culture is the values, beliefs, attitudes and behaviours that a team shares. It’s how people work together. How they treat each other. It’s unspoken and unwritten. It’s people dynamics. […]

by Annabel Watters

How To Stay Focused: 9 Ways To Improve Your Concentration

Building and growing your own business is hard. You need your wits about you. And your attention is by far your biggest asset. Learning how to keep it where it is supposed to be – deliberately planning how to stay focused – is time well spent. Why? Because a distracted mind is often the thing […]

by Sam Wilson

Under the Spotlight: Sam Wilson, Co-Founder at Virtalent

I’m Sam Wilson, the Co-Founder of Virtalent. Each month we shine a light on one of our successful clients or talented Virtual Assistants, but this time we’re changing things up. As we approach our 5th birthday I wanted to take a turn in the hot seat to share our own story with you. Coffee in […]

by Sam Wilson

How To Manage Your Inbox With A Virtual Assistant

Ah, the humble email. It is, without a doubt, an essential tool of modern business. It’s convenient, it’s quick and it’s less intrusive than a phone call. It allows us to run our businesses from anywhere in the world, at any time of the day or night. But are you constantly wondering how to manage […]

by Annabel Watters

Learn How To Delegate Effectively

Elevate your 2024 with efficient delegation. Discover the secrets in our article and unlock your business's full potential.

by Sam Wilson

Under the Spotlight: Stephanie Kowalski

Each month we showcase some of the fantastic stories our community of business owners and professionals have to share. This month we thought we’d shine the spotlight on one of our Virtual Assistants, Stephanie Kowalski. Hello, please tell us a little bit about yourself My name is Stephanie. I began my career by gaining a […]

by Annabel Watters

Under the Spotlight: Conscious Homes

Each month we showcase some of the fantastic stories our community of business owners and professionals have to share. This month Edson Santos speaks to Virtalent about his property and lettings business, Conscious Homes. Hi, please introduce yourself and your business. I am Edson Santos, Director of Conscious Homes, a property development and lettings company. […]

by Annabel Watters

Under the Spotlight: Natalie-Rose Joseph

Each month we showcase some of the fantastic stories our community of business owners and professionals have to share. This month we thought we’d shine the spotlight on one of our Virtual Assistants, Natalie-Rose Joseph. Hello. Please tell us a little bit about yourself. My name is Natalie-Rose. I am mum to two handsome little […]

by Annabel Watters

Simplify Your Social Media

Social media. Love it or hate it, it’s an important part of the marketing strategy for most businesses. Today, the world has over 3 billion internet users and a staggering 2 billion of them have active social media accounts. So you can’t really afford to ignore it. But with so many different social media sites […]

by Annabel Watters

Under the Spotlight: Don’t Cry Wolf

Each month we showcase some of the fantastic stories our community of business owners and professionals have to share. This month John Brown speaks to Virtalent about his branding and communications agency, Don’t Cry Wolf. Hi John, can you please introduce yourself and tell us a little bit about your business? I’m John, founder of […]