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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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It Takes a Minimum of 21 Days to Form a New Habit

Lately I have been working on a new strategy to market my business. My business has changed completely in the last year – totally planned changes! – I have gone from running a full time VA business of my own, with some VA training and coaching on the side – to now owning two VA associations, and having my training and coaching at the forefront, and my VA business considerably downsized. It’s been a complete flip – and with that come new challenges. I have earned my main income from my VA business for many, many years now. I know how to market it. I know how to network for it. I know how to find clients whenever I want… Read More »It Takes a Minimum of 21 Days to Form a New Habit

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The Number 1 Productivity Killer for Your VA Business

I have read a lot of articles about productivity over the years. They tell you how to streamline your work, your procedures, how to work effectively, lots of different tips. And many of them are right on the money. But I absolutely agree with the ones that talk about what the number 1 productivity killer is. It’s email. It’s a dark hole that you can go very deep down so easily. Being a virtual business owner means that a lot of our communication depends on email. I know mine does! But how we manage our email is what is important. If you start your day by picking up email you are starting your day in a reactive mode. You can’t… Read More »The Number 1 Productivity Killer for Your VA Business

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Do You Know Your Own Value as a Virtual Assistant?

If I were to ask you what your value is, how would you answer? It’s a bit of an open ended question but it’s a really important one to consider as a business owner. Do you actually know your own value? So many things we do in our business come down to the value we bring to the client. I tell all of my clients (and anyone else who will listen!) that people want to know two things: what you can do for them and how much it will cost them. That’s it. Nothing more! Both parts of this rely very heavily on how valuable you are to your clients. This training session is about recognizing what you bring to… Read More »Do You Know Your Own Value as a Virtual Assistant?

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Get Your First, or Next, VA Client

Good clients are NOT hard to find. Whether you have lots of clients, or are still looking for that elusive first one, it is important that you find GOOD clients. The backbone of any business is clients. Without clients you have no revenue … you have no business. And frankly, life is too short to work with clients that you don’t like or who stress you out. Look at your client list right now. Do you love each person you work with? What do you like about them? Is it the work you do for them? Their personality? The rate they pay you? Be honest with yourself and really determine what makes a GREAT client for you. It may not be… Read More »Get Your First, or Next, VA Client

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What’s Left to Do?

At this time of year everyone is talking about planning – including me – it’s a very important piece of running a successful business. But one of the things I talk about also is reflecting on the previous year. How did things look financially? How did my goals work out? And I inevitably come to that one question … what’s left to do? I mean, what did I start but never finish? Have you ever made a list of the things that you ‘intended’ to do during the year, and assessed that at year end? It’s a really good exercise to do – not from a negative standpoint, but from (I think) a very positive one. Here’s what I mean… Read More »What’s Left to Do?

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A Networking Mistake You Need to Fix, Now

I was recently at a networking event and I noticed that there are really good networkers, and not so good networkers. Which group do you think you are in? When I meet people for the first time I go on a fact-finding mission. I ask them questions to learn more about them, their business, their attitudes, their everything! Do you? If you don’t engage people in conversation by asking them questions about themselves, that is a networking mistake that you need to fix. Like right now. 🙂 Connecting with people online or in person takes time – your valuable time – so you want to make it count. If you meet people and talk only about yourself, you will not… Read More »A Networking Mistake You Need to Fix, Now

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My Challenge to You

We are heading into the final quarter of the year already. So with the beginning of a new quarter upon us, it’s time for a challenge! Pick a goal, any goal. No, not really. Pick one of these goals: 1. Get one new client. 2. Develop a new daily routine. 3. Set communication boundaries for your clients. 4. Raise your rates. 5. Set up or update your networking calendar. Okay so there are five good goals. Pick one that you want to achieve. Now here is the challenge. Set the deadline to achieve that goal in 30 days. Write the deadline on your calendar. State your intention. So today is September 23rd. If you choose number one, ‘I will get… Read More »My Challenge to You

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