CASE STUDY: AB Client Solutions

From 20 Tabs to Total Focus

The Tale of Twenty Tabs

Angela Bottger, owner of AB Client Solutions, sits at her desk ready to tackle her day.

She opens her laptop and… sigh… there they are. Twenty browser tabs glaring back at her like a judgmental audience. Email here, diary management there, Canva in another tab, social media platforms scattered about… the tabs seemed to have multiplied like rabbits overnight.

“I needed a platform that tracked time, had client software all in one area, instead of switching between platforms.”

Angela Bottger – AB Client Solutions

If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. “Browser Tab Hell” is a reality for thousands of VAs and freelancers worldwide.

For four years, Angela has been building AB Client Solutions, providing essential services to her clients like emails and diary management, Canva design work, social media management, document formatting, ands research for her clients in the entertainment and coaching sectors. She was skilled, she was dedicated, but as with most virtual assistants, she acutely felt the productivity hit that comes from hunting for – and switching between – dozens of tools ands accounts in her web browser. And it would only get worse as she got busier.

The LinkedIn Lightbulb Moment

Then one day, scrolling through LinkedIn (probably in one of those twenty tabs), Angela stumbled upon something that made her stop mid-scroll. Kirmada. A platform promising to end Browser Tab Hell forever.

“I found Kirmada through LinkedIn”, Angela says, and like so many of our users, she immediately “got it”. Here was a solution that could house everything – client Workspaces, time tracking, file storage, social media scheduling, all in one beautifully organised space.

The Great Workspace Revolution

Many users find huge value in one or two of Kirmada’s main features, like Workspaces and automatic timesheets, but Angela didn’t just dip her toes into the water, she dove in head first. “I use every function Kirmada provides”.

She set up Workspaces for for all of her clients, shared some with team members for easy collaboration, and switching between client workloads became as easy as clicking on the name of a client.

No more hunting through twenty tabs to find that one important email or the Canva project that needs finishing – everything is where it’s supposed to be, always easily to hand.

“Workspaces for each client makes it easy to move between Workspaces, all the Stickies mean all the links I need for each client are all in one place.”

– Angela on what she loves most about Kirmada

It’s the digital equivalent of having a perfectly organised filing cabinet where every piece of client work has its place, instantly to hand, minimising the mental drag of context switching. 

The Productivity Transformation

The results? Well, they speak for themselves.

The Anti-Procrastination Effect

Here’s where it gets really interesting. Angela discovered something unexpected:

“I’m less likely to procrastinate no I have everything at my fingertips!”

– Angela Bottger

When everything you need is right there in your Workspace – you’re client’s files, their social media schedules, their project boards and inboxes – everything is more naturally focused and presents fewer distractions. No distractions means you work on what you meant to work on, complete it quicker, feel more motivated, and avoid those rabbit holes that eat up your working day.

The Perfect Score!

When we asked Angela to rate her overall experience with Kirmada, she didn’t hesitate: 10/10. Perfect score.

How likely would she be to recommend Kirmada to others? Another 10/10

“I have to say, Kirmada has completely changed my way of working! I am more productive and I love the ease of switching between client Workspaces. But most of all, the immediate time tracker has been a game changer!”

– Angela Bottger

When asked about future features she’d like to see, Angela told us “Can’t think of any at the moment, there already been lots of valuable updates”. And indeed, we are constantly working on updates and new features, but it’s great to know what’s already here is ticking so many boxes.