Episodes

  • The Clear Desk Podcast is Coming!

    The Clear Desk Podcast is Coming!
    Sep 14 2020
    Welcome to the Clear Desk podcast!

    I'm Natalia Sanders, an expert VA, OBM, VA mentor, mother, wife, content whizz and outsourcing guru.

    Each week in my podcast I'll be chatting to VAs, OBMs and business owners all about their outsourcing adventure. I'll also be sharing tips and tricks to make outsourcing simpler, as well as advice on how to flourish as a VA and an OBM.

    If you would like to get in touch you can follow me on Instagram @cleardeskva or you can email me natalia@nataliasanders.com.

    The first episode will be released on Monday 28th September 2020 - looking forward to seeing you there!

    Come and be supported by like-minded VAs and receive Natalia's eyes on your questions, tech tools and receive live trainings as well as leads to boost your business. A paid Membership for 3, 6 or 12 months, you'd be so welcome.

    If you're after 1-1 VA Mentoring, you can find all those juicy details here.

    If it's a question you're after, hit up the awesome CDVA team: team@nataliasanders.com
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    2 mins
  • S1 Ep1: Brainstorm Your Brilliance

    S1 Ep1: Brainstorm Your Brilliance
    Sep 28 2020
    Hi everyone and welcome to the first episode of the Clear Desk podcast! I'm thrilled to have you here.

    In this episode I cover the first steps into becoming a VA, including an exercise I like to call Brainstorm your Brilliance, to help you to identify initial ideas for what your Services could be.

    I also look at VA rates and the UK average VA rate which can be found in the UK Virtual Assistant Survey v11, you can visit www.societyofvirtualassistants.co.uk for more information.

    If you've enjoyed the episode and you want to get in touch, you can find me on Instagram @cleardeskva and you can email me natalia@nataliasanders.com. Visit my website nataliasanders.com/podcast to find out more about me and the podcast.

    See you next week!

    Come and be supported by like-minded VAs and receive Natalia's eyes on your questions, tech tools and receive live trainings as well as leads to boost your business. A paid Membership for 3, 6 or 12 months, you'd be so welcome.

    If you're after 1-1 VA Mentoring, you can find all those juicy details here.

    If it's a question you're after, hit up the awesome CDVA team: team@nataliasanders.com
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    16 mins
  • S1 Ep2: Top Tips: Trello Checklist

    S1 Ep2: Top Tips: Trello Checklist
    Oct 1 2020
    I'm often asked how I know how to use a certain piece of software by business owners and fellow VAs/OBMs and the answer is that if I can't work it out for myself, I'll look it up or chat to someone who might be able to help me figure out the answer.

    One of my favourite productivity tools is Trello. In this mini episode I'll take you through the benefits of Trello, as well as one of its most useful tools, the Trello checklist function.

    I hope you've found this episode useful! If you want to get in touch, you can find me on Instagram @cleardeskva and you can email me natalia@nataliasanders.com. Visit my website nataliasanders.com/podcast to find out more about me and the podcast.

    See you next week!

    Come and be supported by like-minded VAs and receive Natalia's eyes on your questions, tech tools and receive live trainings as well as leads to boost your business. A paid Membership for 3, 6 or 12 months, you'd be so welcome.

    If you're after 1-1 VA Mentoring, you can find all those juicy details here.

    If it's a question you're after, hit up the awesome CDVA team: team@nataliasanders.com
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    4 mins
  • S1 Ep3: Ingrid Fernandez - Dec + Dash Legal Consulting

    S1 Ep3: Ingrid Fernandez - Dec + Dash Legal Consulting
    Oct 5 2020
    In this episode of the Clear Desk Podcast I chatted to Ingrid Fernandez from Dec + Dash legal consulting about her experience of outsourcing.

    We cover everything from why she wanted to outsource, to what the process is like and most importantly, what she gets out of it. Ingrid shares some real gems during this conversation. This is an episode that is not to be missed!

    If you'd like to find out more about Ingrid and her upcoming online template shop you can find her on Instagram: @decanddash_ingrid and on Facebook: @decanddashlegalconsulting.

    If you've enjoyed the episode and you want to get in touch, you can find me on Instagram @cleardeskva and you can email me natalia@nataliasanders.com. Visit my website nataliasanders.com/podcast to find out more about me and the podcast.

    Come and be supported by like-minded VAs and receive Natalia's eyes on your questions, tech tools and receive live trainings as well as leads to boost your business. A paid Membership for 3, 6 or 12 months, you'd be so welcome.

    If you're after 1-1 VA Mentoring, you can find all those juicy details here.

    If it's a question you're after, hit up the awesome CDVA team: team@nataliasanders.com
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    43 mins
  • S1 Ep4: Top Tips: Auto Responder

    S1 Ep4: Top Tips: Auto Responder
    Oct 8 2020
    In this episode I talk about the benefits of auto responders and the boundaries they set for you and your business.

    Email Auto Responders are such a valuable tool for VAs/OBMs and business owners. By setting one up, you are letting your clients know when to expect to hear from you without having to individually get in touch. They simply ping an automatic reply when someone emails you, simples!

    I hope you've found this episode useful! If you want to get in touch, you can find me on Instagram @cleardeskva and you can email me natalia@nataliasanders.com.

    Come and be supported by like-minded VAs and receive Natalia's eyes on your questions, tech tools and receive live trainings as well as leads to boost your business. A paid Membership for 3, 6 or 12 months, you'd be so welcome.

    If you're after 1-1 VA Mentoring, you can find all those juicy details here.

    If it's a question you're after, hit up the awesome CDVA team: team@nataliasanders.com
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    4 mins
  • S1 Ep5: Are You Ready To Outsource?

    S1 Ep5: Are You Ready To Outsource?
    Oct 12 2020
    In this episode of the Clear Desk podcast I talk about the five prompts that might make you realise you are READY to outsource, including being in a stage of overwhelm, having a big goal you'd like to reach and having a lack of creative time.

    Do any of those ring true to you?

    If they do, my friend, you're in the right place.

    In this episode I explore those feelings and what you can do to get cracking, to dip your toe in the water of outsourcing without feeling like you're losing part of your business, selling your soul or taking out a second mortgage!

    If you've enjoyed the episode and you want to get in touch, you can find me on Instagram @cleardeskva and you can email me natalia@nataliasanders.com. Visit my website nataliasanders.com/podcast to find out more about me and the podcast.

    Please rate, review, subscribe and share with any pals who might find this useful.

    See you next week!

    Come and be supported by like-minded VAs and receive Natalia's eyes on your questions, tech tools and receive live trainings as well as leads to boost your business. A paid Membership for 3, 6 or 12 months, you'd be so welcome.

    If you're after 1-1 VA Mentoring, you can find all those juicy details here.

    If it's a question you're after, hit up the awesome CDVA team: team@nataliasanders.com
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    15 mins
  • S1 Ep6: Top Tips: Mailchimp

    S1 Ep6: Top Tips: Mailchimp
    Oct 15 2020
    It's top tips time!

    In this episode I discuss the benefits of segmenting email audiences using tags on Mailchimp (and other email marketing platforms) to target specific audiences and therefore gain a great insight into the people who would be most interested in what you are talking about.

    I hope you've found this episode helpful! If you want to get in touch, you can find me on Instagram @cleardeskva and you can email me natalia@nataliasanders.com.

    Come and be supported by like-minded VAs and receive Natalia's eyes on your questions, tech tools and receive live trainings as well as leads to boost your business. A paid Membership for 3, 6 or 12 months, you'd be so welcome.

    If you're after 1-1 VA Mentoring, you can find all those juicy details here.

    If it's a question you're after, hit up the awesome CDVA team: team@nataliasanders.com
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    3 mins
  • S1 Ep7: Stacey Slack - All the Admin VA

    S1 Ep7: Stacey Slack - All the Admin VA
    Oct 19 2020
    This week I interview Stacey Slack from All the Admin VA!

    Stacey started her career working in TV production and now runs her own super successful business.

    Stacey is a VA on a mission to grow business into a VA family through her
    openness and integrity. In this episode we discuss all sorts of things from growth, services and managing the work/life juggle.

    This is an episode not to be missed!

    If you’re interested in joining All the Admin as an Associate, click here.
    The useful links Stacey mentions are:
    The ICO
    Trello
    Eversign

    If you've enjoyed the episode and you want to get in touch, you can find me on Instagram @cleardeskva and you can email me natalia@nataliasanders.com. Visit my website nataliasanders.com/podcast to find out more about me and the podcast.

    Come and be supported by like-minded VAs and receive Natalia's eyes on your questions, tech tools and receive live trainings as well as leads to boost your business. A paid Membership for 3, 6 or 12 months, you'd be so welcome.

    If you're after 1-1 VA Mentoring, you can find all those juicy details here.

    If it's a question you're after, hit up the awesome CDVA team: team@nataliasanders.com
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    47 mins