Time Etc | Virtual Assistants

"It's faster if I just do it myself." That's probably true, the first time. But the calculation only works once. The second time you do the task, and the third, and the forty-seventh, you're spending far more time than you ever thought you were saving. If the hardest part of handing something over is actually just 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳, our Task Wizard helps you skip that. Answer a few questions about your workload, and you'll have a personalized list ready to go. Link in the comments. ⬇️

2,162,122 hours. That's how much our Time etc assistants have saved founders so far. Those hours look different for everyone. For some, it’s their evenings back at the dinner table. Or the mornings they get to think clearly instead of fighting to clear a backlog. For others, it's the capacity to make real progress on the thing that’s been stuck on their list for months. So to every Time etc assistant who gave those hours back: thank you. #InternationalVirtualAssistantsDay #VirtualAssistants #Founders

There's a reason your accountant is better at your taxes than you are. Your lawyer is better at your contracts. Your designer is better at your brand. They chose to get exceptionally good at something specific. And they practiced it every day. Admin is the same. Founders who've worked with a skilled assistant often say the same thing: they got tasks back done to a standard they'd never actually achieved themselves. Some tasks need someone who chose this as their career, not someone fitting it in between everything else. If you want a clear picture of what's worth handing over from your workload, you can get a free personalized list with our Task Wizard. Link in the comments. ⬇️

Support should create space in your week, not compete for it. Hiring in-house sounds like the answer, until it comes to the job descriptions, the interviews, the offer discussions, and the employment contracts. Not to mention the payroll setup, the HR policies, and the performance reviews. By the time you’ve actually got someone on board, you've spent an average of six weeks fitting this extra work around an already packed to-do list. And if things don't work out, you’ve got to start the whole process all over again. With Time etc, you could be lightening your workload within days, not weeks, with no recruitment or management admin to drag you back down. Book a free consultation, and we'll help you figure out what the right support looks like for you. ⬇️

✨ New starter energy at Time etc! ✨ There’s nothing quite like putting together a welcome bag for someone joining the team, a MacBook, their favourite snack and drink, and a few other goodies to make day one feel special. Because first impressions matter, even internally. We hope you enjoy our little ASMR-inspired video too, we had far too much fun making it. 🎧 We’re also growing! We’re on the lookout for a Client Happiness superstar to join us. If you love building relationships and making people feel genuinely looked after, we’d love to hear from you. 👉 Check out our careers page and apply with your CV and covering letter: www.timeetc.com/careers/

Getting distracted isn't the hardest part. Getting back on track is. It only takes a few minutes to handle the pings, answer the questions, put out the fires. But then you spend the next ten trying to remember where your brain was before any of that happened. Where was I? What was I doing? What comes next? By the time you've found your thread, something else has usually come in, and the whole thing starts again. When you're running your own business, this happens a lot. A few small changes can stop distractions from carving your day into pieces too small to build momentum, and make it easier to pick back up where you left off. Link in the comments. ⬇️

You know that feeling when you finally close 20 browser tabs you've had open for weeks? That's what offloading admin feels like. If you've been meaning to get out of the weeds for a while, our Task Wizard shows you exactly where to start. Answer a few questions about how you work, and it builds you a personalized list to help you get to the good part faster. Try it out today. ⬇️

Team Member Spotlight Series: Meet Lucy Dines! 🌟 Our second Team Member Spotlight shines on the amazing Lucy Dines, Client Happiness Assistant at Time etc! If you’re lucky, Lucy might just be your account manager. She plays a key role in supporting both clients and assistants, ensuring everyone feels valued, supported, and set up for success. Lucy’s dedication to creating positive experiences and delivering exceptional support makes her an invaluable part of the Time etc team. Thank you, Lucy, for all that you do! 💙 #TeamSpotlight #ClientHappiness #TimeEtc #MeetTheTeam #EmployeeSpotlight #CustomerSuccess

Sometimes, the biggest threats to businesses are the small things that felt manageable at first, or that you assumed would only be temporary. Then months pass. You get used to them. You build workarounds into your processes. You explain them away in your own mind. You keep telling yourself it’ll sort itself out eventually. Could these compromises be keeping you stuck where you are, instead of where you want to be? ⬇️

There's the work you do when you're focused, rested, and thinking clearly. And then there's the work you do at the end of a day that started with a folder full of assets to sort, spreadsheets to update, and a calendar clash that took four emails to resolve. The output is different. You already know which matters more. Working with a dedicated assistant gives you more of the first kind of day. Our Task Wizard will show you exactly where to start. ⬇️