Live Your Best Life as a Virtual Assistant

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 ...

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...

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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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....

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 ...