How to enable Two-Step Verification on your Google account
Google is one of many companies who are offering two-step verification on accounts. The benefit of two step verification is that in order to log into your account, hackers would need to have your...
View ArticleIt’s my 4th Business Birthday – here’s 4 things I’ve learned in the last 4 years
On the 20th October 2008 I registered my business name & symbolically hung out my shingle as a Virtual Assistant. So in celebration of my 4th Business Birthday, here are the 4 most important things...
View Article5 Things to Help You Stay Healthy at Your Desk
Working at a desk day after day can be really bad for your health. Not only can you develop problems from both the lack of movement and repetitious movements, you are also susceptible to eye...
View ArticleInfographic – Killing Time: How to destroy your productivity
Here’s a fun infographic looking at 7 of the biggest productivity killers around. Although, I believe that maximising productivity comes down to one idea: To be the most productive you can be, focus...
View Article3 Tips For Staying Organised This Year
Are you one of those people who resolves to be more organised every year and is drowning in disorganisation by February? If so, here are 3 really easy ways to keep on top of things, as well as my top...
View ArticleInfographic: How To Build Your Brand Online
These days, branding is more than just making sure that your letterhead matches your business cards matches the sign on the front door. Today, branding is not only about the look of the company, but...
View Article3 Programs to Organise Your Appointments
There are a lot of programs that help you to organise your time, get to meetings and be productive out of the office. Here are my three favourite programs that will help you stay organised throughout...
View Article5 Habits That Will Help You To Reach Inbox 0
Having an overflowing inbox full of unread messages damages your productivity in a number of ways. It allows important messages to be missed, and you’ll end up wasting hours sorting through them and...
View Article3 Tips for a Nifty Newsletter
Properly done, newsletters can be a wonderful way to get your message out to your clients, to keep in contact, to increase engagement and to advertise your products or services. However, it’s all too...
View ArticleHow to Get Started with MailChimp
One of the easiest ways to get your message out to people who are wanting to hear it is to use a newsletter. MailChimp is one of the many newsletter providers out there, and one of the most widely...
View ArticleUsing Filters in Microsoft Excel
Filters are a great way to extract information from a spreadsheet. Here I’ll show you the basics of using filters and a cover a couple of ways you might want to use them The post Using Filters in...
View Article4 Facebook Business Page Tools You May Not Have Known About
These days, most businesses are on Facebook in some degree, but too often we’re all just trying to keep on top of posting & responding and we don’t pay attention to some of the things available to...
View Article5 Cool Things That Make Microsoft Word Easier To Use
Microsoft Word is an awesome word processing package for people who need to create complicated documents. It’s also good for making simpler documents, but often you just need to know how to use the...
View ArticleI love Google… just a little bit
Hi, I’m Sharyn and I’m a Google Groupie. In fact, I love Google, just a little bit and here’s why…. Google is pretty much everywhere these days, and most of us are probably regular users of their...
View ArticleMobile Phones and Productivity: Make them work for you
Sometimes, when you’re trying to get work done, the mobile phone can be your biggest challenge to productivity and concentration. On the other hand, there are a heap of apps and other tools available...
View ArticleWordPress Basics
You’ve probably already had people tell you that WordPress is a great platform for your blog and website, and it is. Often, however, people are advised to use WordPress but they don’t know anything...
View ArticleTwitter Lists: What they are and how to use them
Twitter List basics: What is a Twitter List? At its most simple, Twitter lists are a way to group people so you can see their tweets in a separate feed. You don’t have to be following someone to add...
View ArticleConverting A Plan Into Action Items
Whether you’re goal setting, starting a project or just trying to get your to-do list into shape, the first step is to define the outcome – or decide what it is you want. Then you’ll look at what needs...
View ArticleGetting Organised: Getting on top and staying on top of your business and...
Getting organised and staying organised is one of the hardest things you can do, particularly if you’re not organised by nature. Here’s 9 steps that will help you in the leadup to instituting a new...
View ArticleThe Science of Productivity
Here’s an awesome video from AsapScience discussing The Science of Productivity. If you’re interested in the how and why of things, you should subscribe to their YouTube Channel for a regular dose of...
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