Live Your Best Life as a Virtual Assistant
It’s easy to not invest in yourself when you’re first starting out in business. You may believe that until you’re making money, you shouldn’t spend money.
But nothing could be further from the truth. If you’re serious about getting up and running with great clients, you need to show them that you a...
When you have a job, you earn a certain number of vacation days each year. In some companies, they even roll over year to year, so you can stockpile them as you wish.
But when you’re a Virtual Assistant working for yourself, how many vacation days do you “get” each year?
The good news is that you...
Last week in The Virtual Assistant Connection Facebook group, one of the group members asked me who my ideal client is. Great question – here’s my answer:
Successful solo-professionals who are willing to invest in their businesses and are clear that they need the support I offer. They are generally...
It happens to all of us. As careful as we try to be, occasionally we make a mistake.
Of course, different mistakes have different consequences. But I’ve found that if they are handled with thoughtfulness and sensitivity, mistakes can strengthen our client relationships.
Here’s an example of how I ...
I remember what it was like to launch my Virtual Assistant business, RocketGirl Solutions.
I didn’t quite know what the first steps were, I was always questioning myself, and there was a lot of starting and stopping.
The worst part was the doubt – wondering if this was ever going to take off and ...
When you’re a Virtual Assistant, working from home, it can be difficult to stay focused.
On some days (especially the sunny ones!), it can seem impossible; everything except your computer is calling your name.
When it gets difficult to focus, here are some tips for staying in your seat:
- Plan br...
Although it might not seem like it, as Virtual Assistants, we really do get to decide how much money we can earn each year. We do this by deciding how much to charge, when we’ll get paid, whom we’ll work with, and how many hours we want to be billable.
And while it’s difficult to believe this at ti...
As Virtual Assistants, it’s important to set up guidelines with our clients from the start. In most cases, they will follow your lead – so you need to lead!
When a new client begins work with me, I send him or her a welcome email immediately. The email includes guidelines of how I work, my pricing ...
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...
