Live Your Best Life as a Virtual Assistant

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 care of the physical d...

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, it’s impo...

When you’re working as a Virtual Assistant, you spend your days doing work that your clients have delegated to you. The problem is that not everyone is good at this – the result can be miscommunications, missed deadlines and disappointment.

If you have a client who hasn’t delegated work before, the...

When I first started out as a Virtual Assistant, I used spiral notebooks and post-it notes to organize my work. I had six clients and six notebooks and it worked like a charm – for a while.

As my work got more complicated and the number of clients grew, I started to use project management software ...

Becoming good at tracking my time was one of the most difficult transitions to becoming a successful Virtual Assistant.

After years of working in corporate, I was used to moving through my day hitting deadlines and getting my work done, but without paying attention to the minutes ticking by.

But a...

At the beginning of life as a Virtual Assistant, it may seem like you’ll never have enough work. But things can change quickly. When they do, and you bring on a steady stream of new clients, you may be surprised by how quickly your work can outstrip your available time.

This is a tricky situation. ...

It’s easy to not invest in yourself when you’re first starting out in business. You may believe that until you’re making money, you shouldn’t spend money.

But nothing could be further from the truth. If you’re serious about getting up and running with great clients, you need to show them that you a...

When you have a job, you earn a certain number of vacation days each year. In some companies, they even roll over year to year, so you can stockpile them as you wish.

But when you’re a Virtual Assistant working for yourself, how many vacation days do you “get” each year? 

The good news is that you...

Last week in The Virtual Assistant Connection Facebook group, one of the group members asked me who my ideal client is. Great question – here’s my answer:

Successful solo-professionals who are willing to invest in their businesses and are clear that they need the support I offer. They are generally...

 I remember what it was like to launch my Virtual Assistant business, RocketGirl Solutions.

I didn’t quite know what the first steps were, I was always questioning myself, and there was a lot of starting and stopping.

The worst part was the doubt – wondering if this was ever going to take off and ...