Live Your Best Life as a Virtual Assistant
When you first start out as a Virtual Assistant, there are a few housekeeping details to take care of immediately. One of the most important is to open a business bank account.
As soon as you begin getting paid as a Virtual Assistant, it’s important to establish a separate bank account...
As a Virtual Assistant and business owner, it’s important to make it easy for people to get in touch with us.
Here are the three most important places for your contact information to be front and center:
- LinkedIn. Check out the section called “See contact info” at the top of...
When I first started out as a Virtual Assistant, I wasn’t always sure when my time was billable and when it wasn’t. For example, if a client asked me to do something I’d never done before, I wasn’t comfortable figuring it out while they paid me. But I wasn’t sure I...
When I first began as a VA, it was particularly important to get the word out to everyone I knew.
First, I spent time getting clear on how I was going to describe my business (see this post about how to do that). Then it was time to spread the word…
Here’s what I do to stay top of...
Although I’ve always worked full-time as a Virtual Assistant, for many, the ability to work part-time is a big draw.
In many ways, being at your desk all day can be easier, because when your clients are working, you are too. But with some forethought, you can successfully be a part-time VA....
One of the tasks I spend a lot of time doing for clients is posting to their social media accounts. Sometimes I need to create the content from articles and information they’ve given me, other times I just do the posting.
If you’re new to this, the first thing you need is a social...
As Virtual Assistants, we juggle tasks and deadlines constantly, re-prioritizing our work all day long. It can be overwhelming without a good system to manage it. Even worse – you can overlook something important.
Here’s how I organize my calendar to make sure I don’t miss a...
In my experience, on-the-job learning is the best way to acquire new skills as a Virtual Assistant. Creating solutions and working through issues is the best way to really get your head around what matters.
But what if you find yourself with more time than work and you want to improve your...
We’ve all done it… let someone hire us who’s not a good fit. Sometimes you know right away, other times it takes a while to figure it out.
The only thing worse than firing a client is working with a client who makes your life miserable.
This can spill over into all your work...
When you first start out, it’s easy to get by with “back of the envelope” gear: a spare computer, an old notebook, a corner of the kitchen table.
Don’t do that! These tools don’t allow you to be dynamic and to expand. As you get busier with more and more clients,...
