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Get Great Referrals For Your VA Business

Building a referral-only Virtual Assistant business is a dream that most of us have. Picture it: you effortlessly get regular new clients from the people who know you are the best at what you do. I did it – and you can too! Getting referrals is one of the best ways to grow your business. But not all referrals are great – so that’s what I want to talk about in this article. Have you ever gotten a bad referral? I have, and it stinks. If you know the person that referred someone to you, you might feel obligated to work with them, for fear of upsetting your friend or colleague that sent them your way. But just like any… Read More »Get Great Referrals For Your VA Business

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4 More Big Mistakes Virtual Assistants Make

Last week we talked about 4 big mistakes that VAs make when they are getting started or trying to get clients. This week I have 4 more for you! When I started the list last week, I realized that there was too much for just one sitting, so I broke it up to make it more manageable for you. And honestly, there are probably even more mistakes I could list but as much as I want to help you correct these mistakes, I prefer to balance the negative slant that a lot of people take when teaching or coaching. I hope you find the next four mistakes (and their fixes) helpful: Finding a client, then setting up their VA business… Read More »4 More Big Mistakes Virtual Assistants Make

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4 Big Mistakes Virtual Assistants Make

Virtual assistants are in demand now more than ever – small business owners need us to help them run their businesses. Freshbooks states that 66% of small businesses will outsource services to other small businesses. Naturally this is a good statistic for Virtual Assistants! We know we are in demand. We know that there are many clients out there that want to work with us. And we definitely want to work with those clients. But because a lot of Virtual Assistants make mistakes when they begin working with clients, far too many of them don’t stay in business long term. I want to talk about eight of the big mistakes VAs make – in this post I’ll start with 4!… Read More »4 Big Mistakes Virtual Assistants Make

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Still Waiting to Get Your First Virtual Assistant Client?

Not much bothers me more than hearing a Virtual Assistant say they are ‘waiting’ for their first client. It’s a common turn of phrase – when something hasn’t arrived yet, we are awaiting it. But a lot of VAs I know are actually doing exactly that – waiting for the client to contact them. And waiting …. Why does it bother me so much? Because I know that if they just took action, they would get that client. Being in business means finding clients and making sales. Without sales, you have no revenue, and without revenue, you have no business. Virtual Assistants usually don’t have sales experience – and so waiting for clients is simply something that is common because… Read More »Still Waiting to Get Your First Virtual Assistant Client?

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3 Simple Questions To Help You Plan For The Coming Year

Happy New Year! New year, new you, right? Sometimes that’s easier said than done, but if you didn’t get what you wanted out of your VA business last year, now is the time to plan for change. And I’ve got three quick questions to ask you, to help you get your plan in place. 1. Did you make enough money last year? We all have goals, and revenue goals are common in business. Did you make what you expected to make? If you did, congratulations! If you didn’t, why was that? Did you struggle to find clients? Did you discount your rates? Did you not raise your rates when you knew you weren’t earnng enough? Did you miss out on… Read More »3 Simple Questions To Help You Plan For The Coming Year

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How Not to Fire a Virtual Assistant Client

This is an important subject. Pull up with a cup of tea and read it. How not to fire a client (or how to graciously be fired, as the case may be). I had a conversation with an entrepreneur this week about how she made some changes in her business, and decided to go a different route with support. That meant that she had to cut ties with a VA she had worked with for a number of years. It didn’t go well. It inspired me to write this article because this is a very important thing to GET RIGHT as a business owner. It’s never easy when you stop working with a client. Especially if it’s their decision. It’s… Read More »How Not to Fire a Virtual Assistant Client

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What is the Secret to Being a Successful Virtual Assistant?

Ah the secret to success. Everyone wants to know it. We want the shortcut, the path of correct decisions that gets us the clients, the money, the lifestyle. The fact is that business is hard. There are so many things that you need to learn in order to do well in business. You have probably already come across many things that you have struggled with. But there is a secret to success – and I want to share it with you. The secret to building an AMAZING VA business is really a combination of three things: Decide what your best service offering is+Charge the right amount of money to provide it+Work with the people who need you the most=SUCCESS I’ve… Read More »What is the Secret to Being a Successful Virtual Assistant?

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What Makes a Ridiculously Good Virtual Assistant?

My new podcast is called The Ridiculously Good VA Show. It’s designed to help you become a ridiculously good VA. What does that mean? I’m sure you are wondering what MY bar is for VAs – and it’s high. When you are charging for a service you want to be the best you can be. Here are my 10 tips that I think every VA should strive for, to become ridiculously good at what they do. 1. Become a Serious Business Owner. Your clients are serious business owners. You need to be one too, to support them in the way they deserve. 2. Be Invested. Focus on being a long-term VA. The VAs who are looking for fast money but… Read More »What Makes a Ridiculously Good Virtual Assistant?

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