Live Your Best Life as a Virtual Assistant
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...
When you begin working as a Virtual Assistant, it’s easy not to set a schedule for your days. After all, you’re now the boss, and you get to choose how you spend your time, right? This is what you’ve been wanting for so long – time freedom.
Not knowing where to start, you might wait to sit at your d...
As you already know, I'm so excited about The VA Connection® LIVE conference I'm hosting in October. I can’t wait to be in a room with like-minded Virtual Assistants ready to uplevel their businesses and themselves so they can live their best lives as business owners (and humans!).
We have amazing wo...
A common activity for new Virtual Assistants is “prospecting for clients.” I see this all time. They spend time looking for people who could “use some help” and think about posting flyers and business cards or introducing themselves to all the business owners in town.
But even though this might feel ...
As a Virtual Assistant, when we’re out with friends, networking, or meeting someone new, we are often asked the question, “What do you do for work?”
Sometimes, when this happens, we are not prepared with a well-thought-out answer. So we wing it … not a good idea!
When we wing it, we tend to start talk...
The question I get asked the most by new VAs is “What are the skills I need to have in order to make really good money?”
And I can see by the look on their faces that they hope I’m going to hand them the magic list that will get them where they want to be.
But I don’t have the list they are looki...
Last Sunday afternoon, my husband Greg and I went shopping at a big-chain grocery store. We noticed a sign in the window as we walked inside that said “Corn – eight ears for $2.00.” This got my attention immediately since I love eating corn, as do the chickens.
While checking out, we scanned our re...
Did you like playing office when you were a kid? I did. I would spend hours setting up my desk, organizing my paper clips, sharpening my pencils, and pretending to talk on the phone while taking notes on my steno pad.
But now there’s a lot more at stake. We have families to take care of, responsibi...
