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What’s the Point to Networking for VAs?

I love talking with VAs about networking. Some of them don’t do any. Some do plenty of it. Most don’t do it right. What?? Yes, there is a right way to network. There is a point to meeting people – what’s yours? If you don’t know, don’t worry. It’s a simple thing – so simple you will laugh actually. Probably. The point of networking is to grow our business. BUT the point of attending any networking gathering has to be clear as well. I spoke recently with a VA who had attended 3 networking events in the last month. First, I’m always proud when VAs get out there … but when I asked her what her goal was from those events,… Read More »What’s the Point to Networking for VAs?

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A Lesson About Your Value as a VA

Last week I learned a valuable lesson. Actually that’s a funny choice of words because the lesson was actually about VALUE itself. Here’s the backstory – I went to Walmart last year to get some new contact lenses. I always pick them up from there because it’s convenient and the prices are good. Well this particular trip, the dispensing optician told me that my prescription was more than two years old, which meant that it was invalid and he could not issue the lenses. Hmm. So at the time I needed the contacts because I was travelling and I knew I probably could not get in to see my eye doctor quickly enough. The optician mentioned that they had an eye doc at Walmart… Read More »A Lesson About Your Value as a VA

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Do You Do This Too? Accepting Status Quo

This week I was sitting at my desk when wham! Big crash. Suddenly my phone, keyboard, mouse and mousepad were sitting on the floor at my feet, along with my sliding keyboard drawer. You think I would be shocked or stunned. But, no. Ever since I built my desk (don’t judge me!) about 10 years ago I have known that the keyboard drawer has been loose. Yep, right from the get-go. Design flaw I think. But I’ve tolerated it all these years. I can actually tell when it’s loose and might fall, so I can make a quick adjustment and reinforce it, Then I move on until the next time. So this week when it happened I really stopped and took notice.… Read More »Do You Do This Too? Accepting Status Quo

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Dealing with Difficult Clients as a VA

Have you ever had a difficult situation arise with a client? Let me give you a few examples: – they send you all their work last minute (their lack of preparation means your emergency, doesn’t it?)- they don’t pay you on time (or without constant nudging) – they complain about every little thing – they ask the same questions over and over again – they send you a million emails to communicate something simple – they don’t change subject lines in their emails if the subject matter changes (this is a huge pet peeve of mine! – how do I ever find that thing we talked about?) You get the picture. Virtual working brings with it a need for steady… Read More »Dealing with Difficult Clients as a VA

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Planning Time – Make a Big Change for Your Virtual Assistant Business

Researching, planning, organizing, deciding, shopping, implementing. Running a business is a lot like holidayshopping, isn’t it? Maybe not as fun, but definitely as hectic, and the payoff is definitely as good if not better if you get it right. When was the last time you sat down and really planned what is coming next in your business? You know the way to business growth is through planning, goal setting and then implementing those goals. But are you doing it? I spoke with a VA last week who was not motivated to start doing anything because she was happy with the ‘status quo’ in her business. When I pressed her for some goals, she decided that yes, she wanted to make more… Read More »Planning Time – Make a Big Change for Your Virtual Assistant Business

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Use this Networking Strategy to Get More VA Clients

Building a business can seem like an impossible uphill climb some days. You look at your client list, or your revenue, and you might get discouraged if it’s not where you want it to be. Maybe you don’t have enough clients. Maybe you don’t really like some of your clients. Maybe you don’t think you are making enough (read: charging enough!) money. But how do you get to where you want to be? Well, the harsh reality is that you need to get better clients. And the only way to get better clients is to get connected with the right groups of people. Look at your client list now. Where did your best clients come from? (Don’t have any clients… Read More »Use this Networking Strategy to Get More VA Clients

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4 Reasons VA Clients Will Buy From You

The most challenging thing I find as a business owner is to really believe that there are great clients out there that will pay you what you deserve and who will respect and adore you. I have found great clients, I have worked with great clients, but it’s still sometimes a challenge to convince myself that some of the people I have chosen to work with over the years have not been great. Does that make sense? I chalk it up to a value thing. Many of us have a very hard time recognizing our own value.  Maybe we have had a run of bad luck, or maybe we took on clients that we really didn’t want to work with,… Read More »4 Reasons VA Clients Will Buy From You

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Want More Virtual Assistants Clients? Be Special!

The biggest wish of most VAs I come into contact with is to have more clients … better clients … great clients. But many times they are not doing anything to find those clients. Look at your client list. Do you love everyone you work with? Are there people you ‘watch’ online that you wish you could work with? I know there are people that I would love to work with … so how do you stand out? Be special. Get specialized. Get known for what you do best. Think about those clients for a moment. They know what they need help or support with. In many cases, they are looking for that help when they are networking, whether it’s… Read More »Want More Virtual Assistants Clients? Be Special!

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