Live Your Best Life as a Virtual Assistant

Why You Should Keep Your Prices High Dec 20, 2020

When you’re a Virtual Assistant, it’s often difficult to know how much to charge your clients for your services. There is such a wide range in the marketplace that it can be nerve-wracking to talk to clients and potential clients about how much you charge.

One phrase that I often hear when talking ...

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Be Clear About Your Prices Nov 15, 2020

What’s a Virtual Assistant cost? It’s all over the map, ranging from $15 to $100 an hour, or more. It’s hard to know where you fit in – and be confident in what you’ve decided! – when there is so much variation in our industry.

When you’re not clear about your pricing, several things can happen (no...

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Will Having a Niche Help Me? Nov 08, 2020

Maybe you've heard one of these phrases, "The riches are in the niches" or "Niche down to scale up," and wondered if they're true. 

I don’t quite agree.

There are three ways to niche down: you can niche by service, industry, or both.

For example:

  • You only work with coaches
  • You only provide email ne
  • ...
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Make Email Newsletters Your Secret Weapon Oct 26, 2020

When I became a Virtual Assistant ten years ago, being able to do the work was easy. Knowing how to get clients was another matter. And when it was suggested that I write a newsletter to help make this happen, I thought: “Now that’s going to be hard.” 

I’m not in love with writing. I’m really busy....

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Use LinkedIn to Get Clients Oct 18, 2020

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...

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Do The Math Oct 04, 2020

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...

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Who Pays For What Sep 28, 2020

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...

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Coping With a Power Outage Sep 06, 2020

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
  2. ...
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Never Give a Discount Aug 30, 2020

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...
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How to Handle a Free 30-Minute Discovery Call Aug 23, 2020

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 ...

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