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How to Get 100 Virtual Assistant Clients

One of my clients gives some profound advice in her first book. It’s about getting clients. She talks about numbers being so important in business. I agree with her … you know I talk about the numbers (and math!) all the time. But she does things on a much larger scale than I do. So when I came across this gem from her, I realized I hadn’t thought of it in the same terms before, even though I talk about the same concept (keep doing what works!) The quote reads: If you can get one client, you can get ten. If you can get ten clients, you can get 100. – Odette Laurie I read that and I realized the… Read More »How to Get 100 Virtual Assistant Clients

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When Is It Time To Fire A Client?

We work so hard to bring on clients, that we hate to part ways, don’t we? But sometimes … it’s necessary. I have let go of many clients over the years. Have you? I know it sounds harsh to say you ‘fire’ a client, but that’s really what it is. For various reasons, sometimes people just aren’t the right fit. Maybe they need too much support. Maybe they do too many things last-minute. Maybe your personalities just don’t jive. Maybe it’s a little bit of all three of those things! Whatever the reason, you should regularly look at your current roster of clients and assess who is a great client, and who is not. Recently I had to make a… Read More »When Is It Time To Fire A Client?

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Finding Clients for Your VA Business

What’s the number one question I get asked? Hands down …. it’s “How do I find clients?” We build the business, we determine the rates and services, we finish the website, we network … and yet we still don’t know where to find clients. I’m not talking about one or two clients. I’m talking about a steady flow of clients. When many of us started our business, we said Yes to whoever asked us to work with them. Money in the door is the key thing to get your business off the ground, that’s for sure. But as the business builds you want to know where you can find your clients all the time. This is something a lot of… Read More »Finding Clients for Your VA Business

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Want Different Results? Change Your Actions

Look at your business. Is it running the way you want it to? Are you making the money you want? Are you doing the things you love to do every day? Are you balancing your work and family properly? Are you happy? If not, it’s time to do an assessment … and make some changes. Assessing your business regularly – and the things you do in your business – is an essential piece of being a great business owner. Making sure that the things you do every day are working to build your business is essential, but making changes to those things when they aren’t working is one of the most important skills you can learn to master. Let’s look… Read More »Want Different Results? Change Your Actions

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Your VA Mentor: Celebrate Your Successes, No Matter How Small

Celebrate Your Successes, No Matter How Small

Recently I guess I was multi-tasking without really intending too. I had several big projects on the go – some work, and some personal. I ended up finishing several of them all at once, or within a few days of each other, and the sense of relief and accomplishment I felt was really great. I shared it on my social media profiles and got really nice feedback from people who knew of one or more of my projects. This inspired me to go back to my Success Journal. Do you keep one? I have a beautiful journal that a client gave me as thanks for helping her with an event, and I use it as my Success Journal. A few… Read More »Celebrate Your Successes, No Matter How Small

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Plan your Successful Virtual Assistant Business

Do you have a business plan? If you do, congratulations! I bet you are doing fairly well in your business! Simply by having a plan in place that can help you set goals and build strategies, you are on your way to success! If you don’t, you are probably struggling or unsure about how to find clients, work or just success in general. One of the first things I do with any mentoring client or student in my training classes is look at their business plan. Most don’t actually have one – and so that’s the very first thing we do. Without putting all of your business plans down on paper, you can’t build a solid strategy to sell your… Read More »Plan your Successful Virtual Assistant Business

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Game Changers: What Don’t You Know?

I learned something very interesting a couple of weeks ago. The first thing you need to know is that I hate to vacuum the house. Vacuuming always ends up making my back sore. We have a good vacuum that has an ergonomic handle but still it’s annoying to get to the end and be sore. Now add on top of that vacuuming the pool in the summer, and, well, you get the idea. So I finally googled ‘sore back from vacuuming’ or something to that effect and that’s when I learned it – nose and toes. Nose and toes? What does that mean? Quite simply – keep your nose aligned with your toes when you are doing something like vacuuming… Read More »Game Changers: What Don’t You Know?

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3 Common VA Roadblocks and How to Handle Them

In business, as in life, many things can jump into our path unexpectedly. It’s how we handle these things that will allow us to continue on the path to success, or derail us completely. Here are three common roadblocks that VAs face: 1) Unexpected loss of a client 2) Too much new business at once 3) Late payment by a client Unexpected Loss of a Client When a client decides to leave you (or if you fire them with little notice) it can be devastating to your income. The key is to keep your pipeline filled with prospects on a regular basis, so it’s as easy as contacting people in your audience and getting a new client. But this isn’t… Read More »3 Common VA Roadblocks and How to Handle Them

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