Live Your Best Life as a Virtual Assistant
Often, in our Facebook group, there are questions and discussion on the topics of marketing and client acquisition.
As there should be! Clients are what make everything works.
When first starting out in business, many Virtual Assistants treat marketing as something that’s done periodically. I disa...
When you work as a Virtual Assistant, your business depends on you getting the work done. When things are going well, it’s pretty easy to handle the day-to-day. But when life throws a curveball, it can be difficult to navigate.
Recently, life threw me several big curveballs – AND they all came at t...
There are lots of things about being a Virtual Assistant that are great. Setting your own hours, choosing who you’ll work with, deciding what kind of work you want to do and determining how much money you make… all while working at home wearing your favorite clothes. What’s not to love?
And, there ...
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 for your bus...
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 your personal profil ...
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 should do it for free, either.
He...
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 mind and current...
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.
Here a...
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 media scheduling ...
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 beat.
1. The purple ...
