virtual assistant services

I Still Don’t Know How Much to Charge

Recently I received a question from a virtual professional who was trying to decide on her rate structure. She had listened to my audio teleclass ‘How Much Should I Charge?’ and she got really great material out of it, but was still stuck on actually setting her rates. So we had a chat and here is what I helped her figure out: She was starting a new area of her business – one that she hadn’t unveiled before – basically she would be doing group workshops/talks for groups of people. Previously she had not done this before. So there was unknown territory right from the start. She has a lot of experience and so she had worked out four or… Read More »I Still Don’t Know How Much to Charge

Keep Track – And Make More Money

One of the most difficult parts of running a VA business, is making sure that you are paid properly for your time and effort. I’m not talking about your rates … I’m talking about tasks – the work you do every day. Whether you charge by the hour or by the project, you have to have some idea of the expectation of time it will take to complete your client’s work. If you don’t know that, you could be losing money. So do you track all of your time? If you don’t, you really should. Here are three models that you can charge your clients by … and why tracking your time for each of them can help make you… Read More »Keep Track – And Make More Money

Did you get any new VA clients this month?

Did you sign on any new clients this month? If you didn’t, you should reassess what you are doing to find clients. When you are operating a thriving business that means you will constantly be building and growing, and that means that you should be bringing on at least one new client each month. It would be even better if you could bring on a lot more than that, but we’ll just talk about one today! 🙂 When you are nurturing your business, you will still have to be sure to continually market it, and network with new prospective clients. It’s important to keep your potential client pipeline full so that as your business grows and changes you have a pool… Read More »Did you get any new VA clients this month?

Keep your clients on top of their game

Do you regularly step back and look at your business to be sure it’s running the way it’s supposed to? If you do, that’s a good thing. It’s important to look for gaps or inconsistencies in your service offerings for your clients. One of the things you should look at is whether you are keeping your clients at the top of their game. Ask yourself these questions: 1. Are there new trends emerging in marketing that my client should be incorporating into their business? 2. Is there a new area of support I could be providing for my clients? 3. Are the things we are doing together being measured, and are they working? These are just a few questions you… Read More »Keep your clients on top of their game