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Stop Lurking on Social Media!

Social media is supposed to be … social. Are you? I see you. I know you’re there. You are on social media but You. Never. Post. And you never comment! How many people have you interacted with today on your social media profiles? Fewer than five? None? My goodness, what is the point of being on social media if you are not being social? I know, I probably sound like your mom when I say that, but it’s true. We are all on social media for the personal aspect of it. Mindless scrolling to find funny videos or pictures, recipes, news stories. No problem, I do it too. But so many of you are also on there for your business,… Read More »Stop Lurking on Social Media!

Simple Is Best When It Comes To Task Management for Your VA Business

Are you looking for a simple organizational system to manage your tasks for your Virtual Assistant clients and your own business? If you find yourself running out of time or forgetting about things you were supposed to do, you may need a better task management system. People often ask me how I stay organized. I guess I look like I’ve got it all together LOL. But I assure you, that’s not always the case! I do have a great system in place, though, and it has worked well for me for many years.   Working with multiple VA clients, we can often lose focus and the priorities can shift from hour to hour. So I have a tip for you that… Read More »Simple Is Best When It Comes To Task Management for Your VA Business

Need Virtual Assistant Clients? Spend More Time on This Social Media Platform

Social media is a great, free way to market your Virtual Assistant business. Right? Not so fast! If you aren’t using social media correctly, you might not think you are wasting money, but you are certainly wasting your time. And time in a service business = money. With all of the options out there on the Internet, where is the best online place to market your VA business? Do you have a profile on every platform like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and more? If you do, creating your content and messaging is probably taking you longer than it needs to – or worse, you might be posting the same stuff everywhere. And all of this is likely not even… Read More »Need Virtual Assistant Clients? Spend More Time on This Social Media Platform

Marketing Your VA Business on LinkedIn

Are you using LinkedIn to market your VA business? If you aren’t, you might be missing out on making some great connections! Making connections is one of the best ways to find new clients for your Virtual Assistant business. But where do we find people that might be great clients? The advice you will get from most experts is to go where your clients are hanging out. Sometimes this means to live events, or local networking groups, and sometimes it means social media. Having a variety of places to connect with business owners who need VA support is a great idea. When we think of social media, Facebook most often comes to mind. But you might want to explore LinkedIn… Read More »Marketing Your VA Business on LinkedIn

Networking: Making Connections is Essential to Growing Your VA Business

Networking is all about making connections and building relationships. The more people you talk to about your VA business, the more clients you will find. Does the thought of networking make you anxious? Many Virtual Assistants feel anxiety around the whole idea of networking. They say it feels salesy – attending events, shaking hands, making elevator pitches. In fact, a lot of VAs I know simply avoid networking completely – and then wonder why they struggle to build their business. If you treat every networking opportunity like it’s speed dating, you will grow to dislike it. And you will definitely have a tough time finding clients. You can’t expect to meet someone and sign them right away. You have to… Read More »Networking: Making Connections is Essential to Growing Your VA Business

One Networking Tactic Helps You Find More VA Clients

My network isn’t big enough, and other excuses VAs make for not having clients. If your VA business is struggling, it’s probably because you don’t have enough clients. It’s actually one of the biggest problems that VAs tell me they have in their business. When I ask them why they don’t have enough clients, one of the most common excuses is that their network is not big enough. They say they don’t know enough people to get great clients. What’s the answer to that? It’s simpler than you think: Grow your network. Stop using the fact that you don’t have very many followers as an excuse for not having enough clients.  If you need more followers or connections, you must go… Read More »One Networking Tactic Helps You Find More VA Clients

Stuck to Unstuck: Get Your Virtual Assistant Website Working For You

Your website is something that will always be a work in progress for your Virtual Assistant business. But it doesn’t have to stop you from starting your business! For many VAs starting out, not having a website can be a big place to get stuck – something that stops you from getting started, or from growing. ‘I have to finish my website first.’ If I had a dollar for every time someone told me this, I would be a rich woman! You actually don’t have to finish it to put yourself out there. A work in progress is never really done anyway. Your website will go through a lot of different stages as your business starts and grows. And the… Read More »Stuck to Unstuck: Get Your Virtual Assistant Website Working For You

7 Tips to Being a Great Subcontractor VA

When you start your Virtual Assistant business, you usually have visions of working with great clients and making a good living. You may realize quickly that it’s a lot more work than anyone told you, and getting clients is hard. Without a plan and a strategy, it can be an uphill battle to fill your client roster. Maybe it’s your lack of confidence that is holding you back. Maybe you are an introvert and you find the networking part scary. Sometimes we just love to do the work but finding the clients is exhausting. Subcontracting for another VA is a great way to be a VA without having to do the stuff that is challenging for you. But it’s not… Read More »7 Tips to Being a Great Subcontractor VA