by Pepper Sugar | Jan 18, 2013 | Life Hacks, Virtual Assistants
Welcome to the second part of our primer on virtual assistants. Since you’re here, it’s a safe bet that you, like many people, you don’t quite know what to expect from a virtual assistant, or VA for short, and aren’t quite sure how to work with...
by Pepper Sugar | Jan 15, 2013 | Life Hacks, Virtual Assistants
For many people, working with a virtual assistant, or VA for short, comes with a steep learning curve. Most people don’t know what to expect from their VAs, and are never quite sure how to work with them. We’re not surprised by this, because just a few short years...
by Pepper Sugar | Sep 12, 2012 | Life Hacks
No matter how much you love writing, or doing any type of creative work for that matter, it doesn’t always come easy. It’s inevitable – there will be times when your creative juices simply don’t flow. What do you do then? We have a few ideas....
by Pepper Sugar | Sep 5, 2012 | Life Hacks
Writer’s block sucks. Whether you’re crafting a blog post, typing up an essay for school, preparing a report for work, drafting an email, or writing anything else, writer’s block sucks. Yes, it sucks so much it bears repeating. Writing about how much...
by Pepper Sugar | Sep 8, 2011 | Life Hacks, Virtual Assistants
This is the 4th and final post in Pepper’s Virtual Teams Series. In case you’ve missed the first three posts, you can check out What is a Virtual Team, How to Effectively Work with a Virtual Team, and Online Collaboration Tools for Virtual Teams....
by Pepper Sugar | Aug 17, 2011 | Life Hacks, Virtual Assistants
An important aspect of effectively managing virtual teams is the collaboration that goes into the work. Many online tools are available for seamless communication and coordination so that the virtual team manager is always on top of every team member’s tasks,...