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7 Communication Tips to Make You a Better VA

Do you think of yourself as a good communicator? To work virtually like we all do as VAs, communication is one of the most important skills you should build. I often get asked what the most important skill is for a Virtual Assistant to have. Hands down I would say good communication skills – actually GREAT communication skills. When we work mostly virtually (usually via email or a project management system), how we work with clients comes down to how well we understand each other. You need to understand what your clients are asking you to do. Your clients need to understand how or when you work as well as when you will deliver, and how to get what they… Read More »7 Communication Tips to Make You a Better VA

How To Fix the Biggest Problem in Your Virtual Assistant Business

What is your biggest problem in your VA business? I recently had a conversation with a VA who was just getting her business started. I had offered her a complimentary consultation to answer some of her questions about getting started. Her question list was very, very long. That’s not a bad thing, but when you have lots of questions, guess what happens quickly? … OVERWHELM. She was overwhelmed by the things she thought she needed to do. She was overwhelmed by the things she wanted to do. She was overwhelmed by the things that she didn’t even realize she should be doing. She was kind of a mess. She felt overwhelmed, and confused, and really lost. The first thing I… Read More »How To Fix the Biggest Problem in Your Virtual Assistant Business

How to Make Sure Your Virtual Assistant Rates Are Set Properly

How can you be sure that your Virtual Assistant rates are set correctly? What you will charge your clients depends largely on the type of tasks you do for them. Your level of expertise or experience can also affect the rate you charge (though not always!) It is very important to determine a starting rate that makes sense for your service offerings – one that values your ability and expertise, and that your clients will be able to pay you. Here are some rate estimates for a variety of different levels of Virtual Assistants. Beginner Like any job, when you start out, you might earn less as you try to gain experience. Then as you get better at what you… Read More »How to Make Sure Your Virtual Assistant Rates Are Set Properly

How to Write a Great Blog Post in One Hour

How long does it take you to write a blog post? If it’s taking you more than an hour, I’m glad you are here. Many Virtual Assistants have a hard time writing efficiently, and this often causes them to waste more time than necessary when it comes to blogging. When it takes you too long to do something, that task often gets pushed aside in favour of other things. Blogging usually takes a back seat to everything else in a VA business, often because you just don’t feel that you have time to get it done. What if I told you that you can write great blog posts consistently in just one hour a week? The key to marketing is… Read More »How to Write a Great Blog Post in One Hour

Crush These 6 Fears and Just Start Your VA Newsletter

Do you send out a regular newsletter for your Virtual Assistant business? To build a relationship with your clients and potential clients, a newsletter is a great means of communication. And it is an effective way to market your VA business because you share your expertise with them, and talk about how you help your clients. How does that help? Because when you share your expertise with people, they learn to trust you. But many VAs I know don’t have newsletters. They are afraid to get started because they really just don’t know what they need to do. Below I’m going to share the fears that stopped me from starting a newsletter, and tell you how you can get past… Read More »Crush These 6 Fears and Just Start Your VA Newsletter

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

5 Ways for Virtual Assistants to Produce Content More Easily

How does it make you feel when somebody says you should be creating content daily on your VA social media channels? Does that hair on the back of your neck stand up? Many Virtual Assistants get paralyzed by the idea of creating content – writing blogs, doing videos, putting out social media. Why is this? Because they don’t know what to write about. Or maybe because they don’t have a content plan. When you don’t really have a plan to do something, it can fail miserably. It can also take 10x as long to do it – which means you could be wasting valuable time every day. If you are sitting down every morning trying to figure out what to… Read More »5 Ways for Virtual Assistants to Produce Content More Easily

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.