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 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.
Here are six recommenda...
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...
 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:
- In Gmail go to settings and ...
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 grow your business.
T...
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 you work as a Virtual Assistant, it’s important to raise your hourly rate from time to time. But it can be scary, especially since we don’t know how our existing clients may respond.
As your speed and skills increase, so does your ability to charge more per hour. However, how you handle raisi...
The question I hear the most when talking with Virtual Assistants is “Where do you find your clients?”
My answer? “They’re everywhere!”
Think about it. Nearly every solo professional or small business owner needs some help. That’s why to me, the supply of potential clients is endless. And, since t...
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 ...
When you’re just getting started as a Virtual Assistant, it’s hard to imagine where your first clients are going to come from. You might be looking for opportunities on Facebook, LinkedIn or job posting websites, but not hitting the jackpot like you were hoping.
I have some good news on this topic ...
