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Admin Consultancy | Emma Shergold

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Your to-do list isn't going anywhere. Neither is that feeling when you keep avoiding it.

You keep telling yourself you’ll tackle it next week. Eight months later, it’s still next week.

Whether your business is six months old or you’re twenty-six years in, Admin Corner is where you need to be if admin is the thing you keep putting off.

You open your inbox and get that sinking feeling, because somewhere in amongst all those unread emails is the important one you haven’t answered, a receipt you need (now!), and a form you are sure you’d dealt with.

And underneath all of it is the thought you don’t say out loud: “I’ve been doing this for long enough. I should have this sorted by now.”

I get it. I’ve done it.

You’re not lazy, and you’re not a bad business owner. You’re a person who started a business to do the work you love, and the ‘running the business’ part quietly grew into the thing you dread most.

Well, I’ve got good news for you because I love running a business!

And Admin Corner exists because I want to share with you everything I’ve learnt about running a business (including how to avoid those rabbit holes!).

Sound familiar?

  • You’ve typed the same reply to the same enquiry for the fourth time this month. You know a template would fix it in ten minutes. You haven’t made it yet
  • You spend ages hunting for receipts when it’s tax return time, months after the purchase, and the shoebox (physical or digital) has trebled in size
  • That important email you need to reply to is there somewhere. You know it is. But opening the search box feels like committing to an hour of rabbit holing that you don’t have
  • Five different apps, none of them talking to each other, and half an evening lost working out why the invoice landed in the wrong place
  • You’re embarrassed to share your website when a prospective client asks for the link because it hasn’t been updated for ages
  • Annual leave means either working through the admin, or coming back to a wall of unread messages. Both options mean you don’t switch off properly

None of these are emergencies. That’s what makes them so hard to deal with. No-one is there asking for this information every day, so every day you put it off costs you a bit more – hours you can’t get back, money sitting in unpaid invoices, clients who quietly stopped hearing from you. And the longer it waits, the bigger it feels, and the less likely you are to start.


That’s not you being lazy. It’s how avoidance works.

There is an alternative

Imagine starting work each day without those dreaded feelings. Not because everything is perfect, but because you know where everything lives, and you know you’ll have an hour set aside each week to make progress on it, with someone (me) who notices when something gets done.

“The best thing is that the money spent [on Admin Corner] has made my workflows much more efficient… so membership is paying for itself (and more) through efficiency savings, while also making me feel better because I am more organised and on top of things.”

  • A backlog that’s shrinking
  • An inbox you can open without flinching
  • The pride of having done the thing you’ve been putting off


Not because you forced yourself, but because the hour was blocked out in your diary, and you weren’t doing it alone.

How Admin Corner Works

Every Tuesday at 11am, live online session, for one hour. Here’s what happens:

  • First 10-15 minutes: I break down that month’s topic into small, practical chunks.
  • Next 45 minutes: You work. Either on the tasks I’ve suggested for that week, on whatever you’ve been avoiding, or on whatever makes sense for you that day. Everyone mutes, and I’m in the chat if you get stuck
  • Monthly resource: Sent on the 1st of each month, with guides and how-tos on that month’s topic, to work through at your own pace
  • Replays and transcripts: Miss a session? The learning section of each session is recorded and uploaded, along with a transcript. You have access to everything from the moment you join


Bonus sessions:

  • Quarterly bookkeeping sessions Thursdays at 11am: Timed around your MTD deadlines, whether you’re registered or not, so you can keep your bookkeeping up-to-date
  • Quarterly community sessions (in months with five Tuesdays): We ban the work and talk about our favourite books for an hour. Switching off properly is part of the system


Admin Corner works because of how your brain handles avoided tasks. Working alongside other people takes the shame out of the thing you’ve been hiding from because everyone in the room is doing their own version of it.

Blocking out that fixed hour gives you back control over when it happens, instead of letting it leak into evenings and weekends forever. And getting something done in forty-five minutes breaks your to-do list up into a manageable tasks.


You don’t need to be motivated to join. You need to be willing to show up and the rest follows.

What you’ll go away with each week

Each session ends with you having achieved something, not another to-do list of intentions:

  • Email rules set up, so the inbox stops being a battle every single time
  • A filing structure you designed yourself, that fits how you work rather than how your previous employer used to file things
  • A procedure written down, so you stop needing to remember how to do things in your head
  • Bookkeeping caught up, with a process that keeps it up-to-date
  • A software gremlin solved, so it finally does what you signed up for


Whatever it is, you’ll have done it, and someone will have noticed.


An example of topics covered

Since the start of Admin Corner, members have:

  • Built a bookkeeping process that works for them
  • Created SOPs
  • Built a filing structure
  • Set up forms and templates
  • Learnt about email marketing software

One member even filed their 2025/26 tax return in May!

Coming up:

  • Automations
  • Digital wellbeing (how to actually switch off)
  • Client onboarding


Subjects are based on what logically follows a topic, annual timings, and what members tell me they want to learn about, not a pre-set syllabus.


The details

£29 a month. No contracts. Leave any time. All payments are collected automatically by Stripe.

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Frequently asked questions

What is body doubling and how does it help with admin tasks?

Body doubling is a productivity technique where you work alongside others to increase focus and accountability. While Admin Corner isn’t traditional one-on-one body doubling, the presence of other business owners working on their admin, combined with my availability for support, creates a similar accountability effect. Research shows this significantly reduces procrastination, especially for tasks you typically avoid, like business admin.

Do I need to attend live or can I watch the replay?

You can do both! Join live Tuesday sessions at 11am, watch the topic training replay in the members library, or rewatch what you attended live for a recap. The idea is to dedicate that hour to your admin, whether live or on replay. The live sessions give you real-time support and accountability, but the flexibility means you can do this at a time that works for you.

What happens if I miss a week?

All topic trainings are recorded and available in the members library. You can catch up whenever suits you, and you never lose access to past session recordings while you’re a member.

What if the monthly topic isn't relevant to me that week?

You can use the hour for any admin task you’ve been putting off. The power is in the dedicated time and accountability, not necessarily the specific topic. Many members use the sessions for catch-up work like bookkeeping, email management, or other business admin that is ‘left for another day.’

How is this different from hiring a Virtual Assistant?

Admin Corner gives you accountability, training, and some VA support during sessions. This is perfect if you want to do your own admin but need structure and guidance and/or would like to ask clarifying questions.

For tasks you want completely off your plate, or where the advice you need is more detailed, check out my VA services.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes, all memberships can be cancelled anytime with no penalties or notice period required. Your access continues until the end of your current billing period.

When will Admin Corner be live?

Admin Corner is now live and you can sign up here!

Live sessions are every Tuesday at 11am.

Session links are provided in the member area.