Live Your Best Life as a Virtual Assistant
As 2024 comes to a close, I want to take this moment to thank you for being a part of The VA Connection®.
This year has been an incredible journey, and I'm deeply grateful for the time we've spent together and the connections we've made.
I invite you to read (or re-read!) these most loved, most-read i...
One of the most common questions Virtual Assistants ask me is how I attracted and maintained so many high-paying clients during the 14 years I’ve been a VA. It’s not a mystery. The answer is simple. To get high-paying clients, you have to charge high hourly rates!
If you charge low hourly rates, you’...
My husband Greg and I moved to Virginia at the beginning of the year. The most stressful part of the move for me has been finding a new hairstylist.
I don’t consider myself high maintenance in the personal care category, but I have invested 8.5 hours and hundreds of dollars in my hair care in the las...
Brand new Virtual Assistants frequently ask me whether they need a portfolio of their work to get clients. The first time I was asked this question, I was stumped. I thought logically: How can you create a portfolio of work before you have clients? If you were to create a portfolio, what would you p...
When I started my Virtual Assistant business in 2010, my goal was to replace my six-figure corporate salary. I chose my rate, $50 an hour, and calculated by billing eight hours a day for five days a week, I would hit the mark.
I had a coach who encouraged me and confirmed that clients would be willin...
When starting a business as a Virtual Assistant, several scary things come to mind. Getting clients is one of them. Fortunately, when boiled down, the required steps are simple:
As a Virtual Assistant who attends networking events, it’s important to leverage your efforts and maximize your time and energy. Doing this will also make you stand out from the pack.
In my last newsletter I wrote about what to do during the event. Today, we talk about what to do after the event is...
You have decided to embrace networking. Maybe you’ve attended a few events and are getting the hang of it. Good for you!
Just remember that networking takes an investment of time and energy, so be sure that you’re leveraging your efforts by doing the following:
- Visit several networking groups. Eve ...
You’ve likely heard that when starting as a Virtual Assistant, you need to spread the word about your business to be successful. And networking is a great way to do that.
But maybe you’ve never networked before, and the thought of it sounds terrifying. I get it.
Here’s how I used to think about networ...
As a Virtual Assistant, your email list is the most valuable asset in your business. More valuable than your computer, your office furniture, and even your software, no matter how much you invested.
But most VAs – even most business owners - don’t take their email list seriously, even though they’v...
