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Podcast: Affiliate Marketing as a Revenue Stream for your VA Business

Today’s Quote: Affiliate marketing is an excellent opportunity if you truly believe in the value of the product you’re selling. Because many times, you can make money off of something you would probably recommend anyway. – Neil Patel Welcome to another episode of the podcast that teaches you how to be a ridiculously good virtual assistant. Today I am going to talk about affiliate marketing – or referral marketing if you prefer to call it that. If your motivation for doing it is right, it can be a very lucrative way to add some revenue in your VA business every month. Click the play button above to tune in, or choose your favourite podcast player below:   Connect with Tracey… Read More »Podcast: Affiliate Marketing as a Revenue Stream for your VA Business

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Podcast: The Truth About Billing Your VA Clients By The Hour

Today’s Quote: From the law firm’s perspective, billing by the hour has a certain appeal: it shifts risk from the firm to the client in case the work takes longer than expected. But from a client’s perspective, it doesn’t work so well. It gives lawyers an incentive to overstaff and to over-research cases. – Robert Pozen Welcome to another episode of the podcast that teaches you how to be a ridiculously good virtual assistant. Today I am going to share the truth about billing your VA clients by the hour. I’ll tell you why all VAs should be doing it – no matter what their invoice looks like each month. Click the play button above to tune in, or choose… Read More »Podcast: The Truth About Billing Your VA Clients By The Hour

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Podcast: Raising Your Virtual Assistant Rates The Right Way

Today’s Quote: Your most important sale is to sell yourself to yourself. – Maxwell Maltz Welcome to another episode of the podcast that teaches you how to be a ridiculously good virtual assistant. Today we are going to talk about raising your rates the right way. Click the play button above to tune in, or choose your favourite podcast player below:   Connect with Tracey D’Aviero, VA Coach and Trainer         Episode Notes: Today I want to talk about raising your rates. It’s a common conversation in VA circles, I think we are always wondering if our rates are ‘right’.I know that a lot of VAs I work with think their rates are fine where they are,… Read More »Podcast: Raising Your Virtual Assistant Rates The Right Way

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Podcast: In Demand Services for Virtual Assistants

Today’s Quote: If you want to stand out from the crowd, give people a reason not to forget you. – Richard Branson Welcome to another episode of the podcast that teaches you how to be a ridiculously good virtual assistant. Being ridiculously good at providing VA services means that you become known for being the go-to person for your clients. In this episode we will talk about some in-demand services that clients are seeking, and how you can stand out in the crowd by providing these exceptionally well for them. Click the play button above to tune in, or choose your favourite podcast player below:   Connect with Tracey D’Aviero, VA Coach and Trainer         Episode Notes:… Read More »Podcast: In Demand Services for Virtual Assistants

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Why Aren’t You Making Enough Money as a VA?

When I coach Virtual Assistants around money, we often come to an uncomfortable conversation. I have to ask pointed and direct questions. It’s not to be mean or catch them off guard. It’s to get to the real issue behind something they are struggling with. Recently, I had a conversation with a VA who wanted to package her services. Actually, more accurately – her business coach wanted her to package her services so she could make more money each month. That’s always a funny piece of advice to me… a business coach is directing someone to do something. (That’s not the role of a business coach, fyi). I mean, it sounds good. The coach wants you to make more money.… Read More »Why Aren’t You Making Enough Money as a VA?

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Is Your Virtual Assistant Business Profitable?

Is your VA business profitable? Sure, you may be making money because your clients are paying you, but are you keeping as much money as you should be? Profitability isn’t usually something that comes to mind when you are operating a service-based business. We always say we trade our time for dollars. And we do, as Virtual Assistants. Whether you are charging by the hour, by the task, by retainer or by the project, you are still doing work in return for money. Our rates are all based on how long it takes us to get something done. So we don’t think of our business in terms of profit. But we should! Your business should be profitable, like any other… Read More »Is Your Virtual Assistant Business Profitable?

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How to Set (or Fix!) Your Virtual Assistant Rates

Setting your rates can be one of the most challenging things to do in your VA business. There is often a confidence issue that rears its ugly head when you are starting out – you think you have no experience, you aren’t sure your rates are even competitive, and you don’t want any clients to say no when you tell them what you charge. And if you have been in business for a while, you may still struggle to raise your rates when you need to (especially if you started out much too low). But in order to run a successful VA business – and stay in business – you need to set your rates properly. Either way, it’s not… Read More »How to Set (or Fix!) Your Virtual Assistant Rates

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Help! How Do I Fix Scope Creep in My VA Business?

Quick question: do you love everything you do every day for all of your Virtual Assistant clients? Many VAs I talk to can’t say they love everything they do. Some of them don’t even LIKE what they are doing. It is so important for the longevity of your VA business (and you as a business owner) that you make it a priority to enjoy what you are doing every day. Ask yourself why you are doing things that aren’t really your specialty, or that you don’t really like to do. Is it because you are their ‘assistant’ and so you think you have to do whatever your client asks you to do? Is it because you are afraid that the… Read More »Help! How Do I Fix Scope Creep in My VA Business?

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