Live Your Best Life as a Virtual Assistant

As a Virtual Assistant, you can use LinkedIn to stay in touch with existing relationships and make new ones, all leading to additional clients. I don’t recommend using it to “cold call,” however. It’s about staying in touch with those you already know.

Here’s how I use LinkedIn in my Virtual Assist...

When you’re a Virtual Assistant, you have a lot of freedom. You get to decide when you work, how much you work and what you want to charge for your expertise and time.

But in order to hit your financial goals, you need to do a little math.

Let’s say you want to earn $50,000 a year doing Virtual Assist...

When you’re a Virtual Assistant, depending on the type of work you do, you might need a lot of different software tools. The problem is that it’s not always clear whether you should pay for the tools or if it’s your client’s responsibility.

Today we talk about how to decide and what to do.

When fi...

It happens. The power goes out. The problem is that our clients don’t know that we’ve lost power and don’t realize that their work has been thrown off track. Creating a plan ahead of time is a good idea.

Here’s how I handle power outages in my business:

1. I have a hotspot. A hotspot is a small, po
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When you’re a brand-new Virtual Assistant, sometimes it seems like a good idea to work for a really low hourly rate as a way to get started, or to give big introductory discounts. Nothing could be further from the truth. 

Here are some things to remember when you’re new: 

1. You weren’t born yester...

Free 30-minute consultations are a wonderful way to find out if a potential client is a good fit for you.

I offer the option to sign up for a free 30-minute call at the bottom of every page on my website, in the signature of my emails, and in every email newsletter that I send out. I use Acuity to ...

As Virtual Assistants, we are always juggling the priorities of getting our work done and living a balanced life. And while we want to work at a pace that we can maintain, there are several advantages when we turn client work around quickly. 

Here’s what happens: 

1. Clients stop focusing on your hou...

Setting up your Virtual Assistant business well as you’re getting started is important. By nature, VA’s are people who like to do things the “right” way and are thorough in our research and decision-making process. And that’s one of the big reasons why our clients love us.

However, if we spend too ...

Clients love having a Virtual Assistant and, from time to time, will send what I call “fan mail.”

Fan mail might be a gushing thank you in an email, a snail mail card, or sometimes a gift. It’s easy to brush off fan mail or not make much of it, but I think that’s a missed opportunity to feel great.

He...

While the world is turning a little bit slower, it’s a wonderful opportunity for Virtual Assistants to learn some new skills.

Use these slower times to improve your skill set. Here’s how…

1. Pick one. While it’s easy to bounce from new application to new application, you’re better off spending time
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