Posts by LD Staff Writer

Tips for Working with a Virtual Assistant: Delegate Something Neglected

There are probably projects and tasks in your business that get neglected – either because you attach an idea pain to getting them done, or you just never seem to have enough time to get to them. The emotional stress and cognitive burden of these tasks should not be underestimated, and the positive impact of having these tasks consistently handled makes them a high-leverage assignment that can set you at ease and strengthen your...

Tips for Working with a Virtual Assistant: Lead Time

A virtual assistant’s time is divided among clients. Obviously, this means that they’re not sitting around twiddling their thumbs, waiting for a particular client to send in work. Rather, they are constantly busy and managing different deadlines. This works well as long as every client is not sending in urgent work. By giving us plenty of lead time on projects, we are able to complete the work on time – and do a...

Tips for Working With a Virtual Assistant: Communication, Communication, Communication

At LongerDays, we realize that part of hiring a virtual assistant is rooted in convenience. We do our best to keep a client’s time obligations to a minimum, and bug them as little as possible. However, it is inevitable that we will (at times) need things from a client to complete a task they’ve delegated… Typically, we need more information. Whenever a LongerDays team member asks a client for clarification or additional...

The Best Time to Book Flights

Should you book flights early or wait until the last minute? Is it cheaper to book flights on a certain day of the week? Is there a secret to finding the best flight prices, no matter where you want to go? To find the answer we turned to Rick Seaney, one of the country’s leading experts on airfare. Rick has given interviews and analysis to news organizations such as ABC, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, The...

Comparing the Costs

You’re a savvy business owner, right? You’re here reading, doing your homework and comparing the cost of a ten dollar-an-hour part-time employee, to a 30+ dollar-an-hour virtual assistant, it might seem that the employee is the obviously cheaper option. Well… Read on, and learn why hiring a LongerDays virtual assistant might be the savviest business decision you’ll ever make! Listed below are the...