Churning is great when it comes to making butter or delicious ice cream, but when it comes to staffing, the less churn the better. Once we’ve set you up with some excellent staff from HireSmart Virtual Employees, you want your churn rate to resemble a peaceful, placid mountain lake, not a choppy whitecapped rushing […]
Two minutes into a consulting call with a client and she shared this scenario with me: Miranda, one of her hardest-working employees, was showing all the classic symptoms. She was late to work twice that week, which was unusual. Also, she was making little mistakes like forgetting to add items to our calendar and basic […]
The community association management industry is facing a serious drought: qualified community management professionals simply cannot be found. They are overworked and underpaid and yet still somehow cost management companies a small fortune whenever a new hire does come on board. But there is a solution. This series will cover the roles a virtual assistant […]
While any business can improve their bottom line by using Virtual Employees, we wanted to share with you our personal top 5 Industries that benefit by using Virtual Employees. Hiring a Virtual Employee or Virtual Staff as we like to call it continues to be a growing trend, although the idea is relatively new to […]
Thinking about hiring, we wanted to give you our 7 steps to hiring quality staff. The first step is to think about the tasks you need help with. Maybe you need help with social media, customer service, general administration, or possibly sales support. If you aren’t sure, it is very hard to find someone who can […]
Ever wonder why some people have rock star virtual employees and others dump their employees after a couple of months? The advancement of fiber networks and technology has increased the popularity of virtual workers. A global workforce can allow a small business to become a medium business without a significant upfront investment. With virtual meetings […]
A business owner we know had enough work to keep a staff member very busy for the first two weeks of each month. It was all computer and telephone work. They hired a local administrative assistant to work on-site providing the space and tools for them to work in their office. The payroll costs, including benefits, […]
One’s ability to communicate effectively is the difference between being average and being fabulous. You see, people who are great communicators have better relationships with everyone – their boss, colleagues, spouses, and friends. The good news is that improving communication is a skill that can quickly be developed & improved. I am going to share […]
Building a virtual team has become so relevant and necessary for most businesses like us because of the pandemic and we understand that the recruitment process without personal interaction may be pretty challenging for most businesses. In this episode of Paul Higgins' podcast, Mark and I have shared the secret recipe for why our valued […]