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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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Is It Time To Hire Subcontractors For Your VA Business?

When we start our Virtual Assistant business, it’s almost always just us doing it all. We do all the work, we bring on new clients as our schedule can manage it, and we build and grow at a pace that we can sustain. But at some point (hopefully!) it becomes necessary to consider getting additional help. Is it time for you to consider getting subcontractors? If so, here are a few pieces of advice to make sure you get the best help you can: 1. Be specific in what kind of help you need. When you know what you want to get help with, it makes the search easier. You will also know the skill level that you need. Sometimes… Read More »Is It Time To Hire Subcontractors For Your VA Business?

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What You Need to Know About Being a Virtual Assistant

Being a Virtual Assistant is a great way to be your own boss and to be in charge of your own schedule – right? Sure, but there is a lot more to it. When you start a VA business, you are not just offering services to clients in exchange for payment, you are becoming a business owner. If you want to be in business for any length of time, you need to start thinking of yourself as a business owner right now. I often ask VAs like you why they want to run their own VA business – and most of the time your reasons are very personal. • You want to be more available for your family • You… Read More »What You Need to Know About Being a Virtual Assistant

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3 Simple Tips To Value Your Virtual Assistant Clients

Without clients we don’t have a VA business. So we need to be sure we appreciate our clients – even on the difficult days! Your clients are the people who pay you money to do what you love. We appreciate that, of course, because we need them to keep doing that so we can stay in business. But it is important to nurture your client relationships to make our daily work more enjoyable too. Whether your relationship is in the beginning stages, or has existed for a long time, focus on how valuable the client is. When you first start working with someone there is always a learning curve as you get to know each other, and communication is really… Read More »3 Simple Tips To Value Your Virtual Assistant Clients

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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

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Are you doing too much?

When it comes to running your business, are you doing too much? Too much networking. Too much marketing. Too much project management. Too much time tracking. Too much research. Your time comes into play in every aspect of your business. The fact is that we all have the same amount of time (168 hours a week!), but it’s how we use that time that makes or breaks our efforts, no matter what we are doing. One of the mistakes I see Virtual Assistants make all the time is cramming a lot of stuff into a short period of time. For instance, when we talk about networking, they will say they spend hours a day connecting with people. When we talk… Read More »Are you doing too much?

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3 More Reasons Your Business is Stuck (and how to fix them!)

Last week we talked about 3 ways your business is stuck and what to do about them. Feeling stuck in your business manifests itself in many ways: lack of revenue, lack of clients (or lack of good clients), exhaustion, burnout, and more. No matter what is making you feel stuck, you just need to focus on one problem at a time and fix it. So what is keeping you stuck? As I promised, here are three more reasons!  1. You are focused on your rate, and not your value.  Virtual Assistants are service professionals, and so it can be very common to trade time for money. It’s also a really easy way to set your business up when you first… Read More »3 More Reasons Your Business is Stuck (and how to fix them!)

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3 Reasons Your Business is Stuck (and what you can do about it)

Are you feeling stuck? Do you wake up every morning (or in the middle of the night!) thinking about how tired you are of trying to figure it all out? Not enough clients, not enough money, and you are beginning to dread starting your work day? I’ve got some good news for you. You’re just stuck. You don’t suck. Your business doesn’t suck. And it’s temporary. Because with a little strategy, you can pull yourself out of it, and love your business again. Here are 3 of the most common reasons that your business might be stuck (and what you can do about it!): 1. Your goals are not clear. Do you set goals in your business? Many VAs don’t,… Read More »3 Reasons Your Business is Stuck (and what you can do about it)

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