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Just Too Busy was founded and is run by Alexandra Greer. Alex has an extensive skill set, gained through running her own newspaper business for the last five years, previous marketing and communications roles and now with running Just Too Busy. Alex is also an organisational whizz, with expert prioritisation, efficient practices & processes and time management skills.

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5 Motivation Tips to Have a Thriving Business and Happy Life
I often hear successful people say they feel something in their life is missing or they feel they should be doing something else. If you relate to these feelings, take time to explore where your heart and passions lie. You will be happier in the long run! Read
By: Alex Greer | 31/08/2007 | Motivational
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Taking yourself (and your Business)too Seriously
Is it possible to be successful without becoming sooooo serious that you sacrifice pleasure and enjoyment? Can you have fun, build a thriving business and enjoy your life? Yup, you bet. Read
By: Alex Greer | 30/08/2007 | Business
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Marketing your Business? you Gotta Grow your Database!
These days, building your email database is a key strategy to growing your business, both online and offline. I don’t mean just focusing on having BIG numbers on your list; what you want to build is a quality database. How to do that? Read
By: Alex Greer | 30/08/2007 | Marketing
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Punctuation: the Secret to Effective Writing
As a small business owner, unless you have an assistant, you will be doing your own administration, paperwork and writing including letters, quotes, briefs etc. Incorrect punctuation can really have a detrimental impact on the image you present to your customers (and potential customers) and to associates. Using punctuation correctly enhances your effectiveness as a communicator and the image of yourself and your business that you are presenting. Read
By: Alex Greer | 28/08/2007 | Writing
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Discover the Secrets to Starting your Own Successful Virtual Assistant Business
As a virtual assistant you can choose to use your PA, secretarial, office or administrative skills to work with the clients that you choose, at hours to suit you, from your chosen location, in a way that fits in with your life. You can enjoy a better work/life balance and have the lifestyle you want. Learn how to set up a successful VA business. Read
By: Alex Greer | 10/07/2007 | Business
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Fighting a Losing Battle With Paperwork? Five Top Tips to Fight Back!
We all feel at some point or another that we are literally drowning in paperwork. The post never stops coming through the letterbox and emails and admin seems never-ending. It is a recognised good practice to set aside a period of time each week to go through all this paperwork and admin, but how many of us find the time to actually do this - every week? I'm an 'efficiency whiz' - or so they say :) - and I find it hard! Read
By: Alex Greer | 15/05/2007 | Business
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Get Business Efficient - 5 Tactics to Streamline your Business
In a sterile bubble of a business world, business efficiency should be possible VERY easily, but in the real world, distractions, unforeseen events, unplanned occurrences, unexpected work and the like all make to disrupt our smoothly planned out business. Sometimes to the extent that we are operating on the edge of functioning, just managing to get things done. So, how do we cope with all the ‘noise’ of distractions and complications and still find the time to run our business effectively, whilst ensuring that it continues to grow? Read
By: Alex Greer | 01/03/2007 | Motivational
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Time Management, a Way of Life not a Timetable
Ok, as small business owners we all know that there are usually more jobs to do in a day than there are hours. But we all know that in reality, schedules can be medium to loosely held guidelines and nothing more. We still all want to know how to get the most use out of each day, making ourselves the most productive we can be. Read
By: Alex Greer | 16/02/2007 | Business
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How to Get the Most Out of your Virtual Assistant
Making the decision to hire a virtual assistant, or indeed committing to any additional expense, is not something a small business owner will or should do lightly. There are of course costs involved in hiring a virtual assistant; however, working with a virtual assistant can represent either expenditure, or a way to make your business more profitable. Read
By: Alex Greer | 14/02/2007 | Business