Remote work is here to stay, but if you’ve never managed a Virtual Assistant or virtual team, it can feel daunting! To set yourself up for a productive working relationship, make sure you have a thorough onboarding experience, use a project management system, set goals and track outcomes, meet for regular check-ins, and keep the lines of communication open.

I carved out a four-day retreat to plan initiatives and priorities for my company to execute throughout the fall. It was an incredibly productive experience, and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to strategically move their business forward.

Your website is a critical piece of online real estate that establishes the legitimacy of your business. Launching a website is often a labor of love that takes considerable time, energy, and money, just like building a house.

I recently took 11 days off of work, to close out the summer with a fun vacation. My team was able to handle nearly 100% of my business in my absence. To get to this point, I recommend building a trustworthy team, implementing systems, processes, and automations, working ahead, communicating clearly, and doing a trial run to make sure your team can handle things without you.

Businesses need to be active on social media, but it can be challenging to keep up with algorithms, strategies, post ideas, and engagement. A trustworthy Virtual Assisting team that has specialists in social media management can help develop a strategy, handle content creation, take care of day-to-day management, and analyze metrics on your behalf.

At Melissa Swink & Co., we have the privilege of working behind the scenes for dozens of clients, each of whom is doing big things in their respective industries. It’s inspiring to see the growth that’s been possible for these business owners, thanks to our team taking over essential tasks and allowing them the space to expand.

As exciting as it is to get some help with your business, it can also feel a little daunting to start outsourcing to a virtual assistant. Once you have an idea of WHAT you need help with, you are still left wondering HOW you’re going to begin this new working relationship.

Once your business income covers your basic living expenses, it's time to invest in building a team. Delegating tasks to a capable virtual assistant allows you to scale your business beyond your own capacity, amplifying your productivity and accelerating your growth.

It’s time for you to re-evaluate the day-to-day tasks in your business and determine what can be covered by others. Virtual Assistants can help keep your inbox under control in a variety of time-saving ways, such as organizing your inbox, responding with common replies, and alerting you when you need to pay attention to something.

Virtual Assistants can provide valuable backend assistance for busy business owners, handling dreaded-yet-necessary administrative tasks that are needed to keep the business running. This helps you save time and put more of your energy into building your business.

When it comes to the cost of hiring a VA, you’ll need to take into consideration their experience level, their specialized skillset(s), their professionalism, and whether they are an individual VA or part of a team. 

Your business might be your baby but if you want to have a life outside of work, you need help. Trust me, you ARE worthy of having a rockstar team to help you take your business to the next level! If you’re just getting started with bringing on your first contractors, this blog is for you. Here are the main steps to hiring a Virtual Assistant.

So many entrepreneurs set big goals and intentions for the New Year! It’s exciting to dream about what you could accomplish and how much your business could grow, but the luster quickly wears off as you begin to see your daunting to-do list pile up.

I'm honored to have appeared on the Quantum Revenue Expansion podcast with Ursula Mentjes! We talked about my entrepreneurial journey and lessons learned along the way.

By popular request, I’m revealing the exact process I use to clear my inbox every day!

Scaling your business will give you more time and financial freedom because your growth will no longer be dependent on you alone. Here are three warning signs that your business is NOT scalable.