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5 Tips to Push Through the Fear of Starting Your Virtual Assistant Business

If you are afraid to start your VA business, here’s one thing you need to know: you are not the only one. It’s so common to be afraid to make the leap to launch. It’s scary to put yourself out there when you have never done it before. It’s kind of like a first date, except on our first date we have zero experience so that’s usually the thing that causes us anxiety. With your business, you aren’t a young kid. You are older, you have some work experience (even if it is not as a VA). You are making a plan to operate a business. The anxiety is the same – it’s still the world of the unknown, but… Read More »5 Tips to Push Through the Fear of Starting Your Virtual Assistant Business

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Finding Motivation to Promote Your VA Business

What keeps you from getting out there and networking or marketing your Virtual Assistant business? I ask this question of many VAs when they are struggling to find clients, and it often comes down to one thing… lack of motivation. If we are not motivated to do something, we can convince ourselves that it’s not important, or that we are doing it the wrong way, or that we need more information or research done before proceeding. And because we work alone most of the time, we need to find ways to motivate ourselves to get a lot of things done that maybe we don’t feel like doing. “Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your… Read More »Finding Motivation to Promote Your VA Business

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Still Having Trouble Getting VA Clients? Stop Doing This.

Are you still struggling to get Virtual Assistant clients? Where are you looking for them? Many Virtual Assistants spend a lot longer looking for clients than they need to. If that’s you, consider what you are actually doing to find clients. What are your daily activities? Are those activities leading you in the direction of clients? Or are you just wasting your time? The quickest way for you to get clients for your VA business is to have business conversations with other business owners. Where can you find business owners? You can start with Facebook groups. But not the ones you are probably looking in now. If you are struggling to get VA clients, my guess is that you are… Read More »Still Having Trouble Getting VA Clients? Stop Doing This.

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Do You Love Networking? or Do You Dread It?

Networking is a necessary part of owning a business. As a Virtual Assistant, is networking something you enjoy? Or would you rather do anything else? I talk with a lot of VAs about growing their businesses, and one of the biggest issues VAs face is where to find clients. I tell them they have to determine who their services are best suited for, and then they have to find those potential clients and network with them. The conversation often takes a bristly turn after that. Networking is not a favourite activity for many VAs because we have often been the reactive type of personality. The person who is the greeter of those who enter the building. The person who answers the phone… Read More »Do You Love Networking? or Do You Dread It?

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Make Time for Marketing Your VA Business

In order to build your business, you have to make time for marketing. Many Virtual Assistants know this, but it can be difficult to find the time. And once we start working with clients, that always seems to take priority over marketing our own business, but it shouldn’t! Keeping your own marketing active is a key piece of ongoing business. People insist that they don’t have enough time to do everything, and certainly marketing falls to the bottom of the list. I know that it’s tough – believe me it’s the same for me sometimes. But I have seen the results when I do make time to market and so that keeps me finding time, even when it seems impossible.… Read More »Make Time for Marketing Your VA Business

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Why Everyday Conversations Are Important in Your VA Business

I am on the Board of Directors for our local business association, and many times I am called on to represent the association at local events. So that means in some of my networking I am not actually talking about my own business. I enjoy chatting with others about all kinds of business topics, though, so sometimes that’s even more fun for me. Do you ever get stuck when you are doing networking? Not sure what to say? Maybe getting out there at an event, and focusing on NOT talking about your own business is the solution for you. I had a conversation with a VA the other day about her marketing message, and how to promote her business. She… Read More »Why Everyday Conversations Are Important in Your VA Business

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5 Virtual Assistant Clients in One Month? Yes …

Recently I took some time away from work to recover from a surgical procedure. I learned that consistent marketing and networking are essential in business. I knew this already, of course, but I really saw the results of slowing down or stopping while I was ‘off’. My pipeline didn’t dry up, but many of the relationships I had take the time to nurture started to slow down. When you are out of sight, you definitely start to become out of mind. Quickly. So how did I get 5 new clients last month? Yes, you read that right. I just did my networking statistics for the month and I got 5 new clients. Here’s exactly how I did it: 1. Networking Plan. Once… Read More »5 Virtual Assistant Clients in One Month? Yes …

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Can Your Potential VA Clients Find You? Do This One Thing.

Marketing can be a challenge in any business, but some people have a more difficult time getting their head around it. That’s why I teach it! I try to take the confusion out of what to say, where to say it, and who to say it to. When a lot of VAs get started, we think our marketing message is to tell people about being a VA. I thought the same thing. I thought I had to explain to people how a VA works. My webpage showed what a VA is, and I had lots of info about me being a VA. That was a long time ago, but I still remember the struggle of getting clients. Why? Because it… Read More »Can Your Potential VA Clients Find You? Do This One Thing.

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