Live Your Best Life as a Virtual Assistant

One of my goals as a Virtual Assistant has always been to have a presence that’s as professional as possible, so that I can attract high quality clients who are willing to pay my hourly rate.

I’ve done this by paying attention to the details of my business: my business card, my...

When first starting out as a Virtual Assistant, a great way to find clients is to have your friends and family help spread the word about your new business. But in order for that to happen, you need be to be able to clearly articulate the work you do.

The funny thing is that hardly anyone one...

When you’re a Virtual Assistant (especially if you work from home), it’s easy to get distracted from work and wonder by 5 p.m. where the day went. That happened to me more than once when I first started.

Read on for tips on beating the wasted day syndrome!

If you want to run a...

From time to time, working virtually has its challenges. One of those is explaining how to do something on the computer that your client needs to understand and perform without you. 

The answer? Video demonstrations. 

For tasks that are performed just a few times each year, it’s...

When you’re a Virtual Assistant, you might have thousands of client documents, spreadsheets and images on your computer – all of which you need to keep organized. 

Whether you’re just starting out or been in business for a while, it’s important to have a system so that...

As Virtual Assistants, and since we work remotely, our clients don’t see us or our work environment in person. Though that’s the case, we still need to pay attention to the physical aspects of our work if we’re going to be successful.

Here are a few pointers about how to take...

When you’re working as a Virtual Assistant, you spend lots of time supporting your client’s businesses. But it can be easy to neglect your own.

If you make a plan and check in with it every week, you can not only produce great client work, but also grow your business as well....

When you’re a Virtual Assistant, information comes from clients in a variety of ways. Some information is verbal during a phone conversation, other arrives via email, some may come via a project management system that your client is using.

Whatever the source, with information pouring in,...

 As a Virtual Assistant, finding new time-saving tools is the best – and I found a new one this week that I can’t wait to share with you.

Did you know that you can create email templates in Gmail? I had no idea and I love this!

Here’s how to set them up and use them:

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As Virtual Assistants, it’s important to get out of the house from time to time and meet new people.

There are so many networking groups these days – find a few that you love and make it a point to attend their meetings. It will help you grow your network, get new clients and...