When you work 8 hrs (or sometimes even more) for a job, it’s safe to say that you spend the majority of your time with your co-workers. You can even say that you spend more time at work than with your friends and family. It’s not necessarily a bad thing...
Project Management Tools for Virtual Assistants: Streamlining Your Workflow
Picture this: You log in for work, and the first thing that greets you is an urgent notification. Suddenly, your heart races—there’s a task that needs immediate attention. You scramble to adjust priorities, pushing back the other important deadlines that are also fast approaching. Before you know it, you’re juggling...
Beyond the Tech – Things You Need as a VA
Laptop? Check. Cell Phone? Check. Headphones? Yep, it’s here. Bluetooth speaker for a bit of music while working? Definitely. There are a variety of tools available to help make better virtual assistants. From the latest gadgets to new AI-powered productivity programs, it's often easy to assume that VAs rely solely...
The Importance of Acceptance and Equality in the Workplace
We don’t notice it right away, but it's always there, one way or another. A dash of inequality, a bit of unfairness, and a sprinkle of discrimination. You try to shrug it off, but it stays with you for a while. It’s a common reality for most of us. Coming...
Self-Care for Virtual Assistants: Prioritizing Wellness in a Remote Work Environment
We’ve done it folks! We’re officially living the dream. When people suggested the idea of remote work before, the world used to laugh - work from home? How would that even work? However, this far-fetched idea slowly became a reality. Due to technological advances and a rather coercive push by...
How to Balance Life and Work – Developing Healthy Career Habits
It seems like it all happened in an instant. Suddenly you aren’t just a kid daydreaming during classes - you’re now a working adult with bills to pay. You have a job that pays well, you have friendly colleagues, and you’re actually doing what you’ve dreamed of doing since you...
Redefining wellness in remote work: Why OA prioritizes wellness in a distributed workforce
We have all heard about the many advantages of remote work - the flexibility, the saved costs, the freedom. Work no longer feels like work, as you are no longer confined to the traditional restrictions of an office. You get to control your work hours, you can take needed breaks,...
What to Expect with an Online Career: Tips to Slay the Game
Picture this: you wake up, grab your laptop, and boom—your office is wherever you want it to be. That's the beauty of the digital age, where online careers are breaking down traditional office walls and giving us a whole new way to work. Freedom. That’s a word everyone associates with...
Maximizing your productivity as Virtual Assistant : 10 Tips and Tricks
Picture this - you’re a virtual assistant and it’s a Wednesday. You’re halfway through the week but you haven't even reached half of the goals you need to meet. You begin to feel the stress creeping up and a notification pops up - there’s a new task your client needs...
Outsource Access Celebrates Women’s Month
“Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.” — Maya Angelou This Woman’s Month, Outsource Access strengthens its promise and commitment to advocate for women everywhere. We are proud to join the global community in celebrating the...