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Podcast: Stop Doing It All By Yourself and Start Booking Clients

Welcome to another episode of the podcast that teaches you how to be a ridiculously good virtual assistant. Today I want to talk about taking action, and actually getting clients. Today’s Quote: “A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan executed next week.” – George S. Patton Click the play button above to tune in, or choose your favourite podcast player below:   Connect with Tracey D’Aviero, VA Coach and Trainer           Episode Notes: Today we’re bringing everything together from the last couple of episodes. You’ve been thinking about why your business isn’t growing the way you expected. Hopefully you’ve started to see how important it is to have a plan instead… Read More »Podcast: Stop Doing It All By Yourself and Start Booking Clients

Podcast: The Simple Plan Most VAs Are Missing (and Why It Matters)

Welcome to another episode of the podcast that teaches you how to be a ridiculously good virtual assistant. Today I want to talk about having a plan – because without knowing where you are going, how can you ever get to where you want to go? Today’s Quote: “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” – Abraham Lincoln Click the play button above to tune in, or choose your favourite podcast player below:   Connect with Tracey D’Aviero, VA Coach and Trainer           Episode Notes: Today we’re continuing the conversation around what actually helps your VA business grow. In the last episode, we talked… Read More »Podcast: The Simple Plan Most VAs Are Missing (and Why It Matters)

Podcast: Clients Will Pay a Premium Price for the Support They Need

Welcome to another episode of the podcast that teaches you how to be a ridiculously good virtual assistant. Today I want to talk about clients who gladly pay premium prices for the support they need. Today’s Quote: “Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” – Warren Buffett Click the play button above to tune in, or choose your favourite podcast player below:   Connect with Tracey D’Aviero, VA Coach and Trainer           Episode Notes: Today we are talking about a really important mindset shift you must make as a virtual assistant. It is also one that will directly affect how much you earn, the kind of clients you work with, and how your… Read More »Podcast: Clients Will Pay a Premium Price for the Support They Need

Podcast: Mistakes That Taught Successful VAs About Business

Welcome to another episode of the podcast that teaches you how to be a ridiculously good virtual assistant. Today I want to talk some straight talk – I want to talk about mistakes that other VAs have made, and how those mistakes made them more resilient. Today’s Quote: Resilience is not about overcoming, but becoming. It is about finding yourself in the process. – Sheryl Sandberg Click the play button above to tune in, or choose your favourite podcast player below:   Connect with Tracey D’Aviero, VA Coach and Trainer         Episode Notes: Every VA journey is unique. Yours is different than mine was, and mine was different that hers was. We try to learn everything we… Read More »Podcast: Mistakes That Taught Successful VAs About Business

Podcast: 3 Frameworks You Need to Explode Your Virtual Assistant Business

Today’s Quote: New frameworks are like climbing a mountain …the larger view encompasses rather than reject the more restricted view. – Albert Einstein Welcome to another episode of the podcast that teaches you how to be a ridiculously good virtual assistant. Today I am going to talk about the importance of having frameworks set up in your VA business that foster growth and profit. When you follow a system or strategy, you will see more success. Click the play button above to tune in, or choose your favourite podcast player below:   Connect with Tracey D’Aviero, VA Coach and Trainer         Episode Notes: If you Google the word framework in relation to business, you are going to… Read More »Podcast: 3 Frameworks You Need to Explode Your Virtual Assistant Business

Podcast: Why All Virtual Assistants Should Have a Success Journal

Today’s Quote: The first person you have to sell yourself to is you. – Dr. Phil Welcome to another episode of the podcast that teaches you how to be a ridiculously good virtual assistant. Today I am going to talk about how to explode your thinking with a success journal. It’s a tool that helps you focus on the positive, every day. Click the play button above to tune in, or choose your favourite podcast player below:   Connect with Tracey D’Aviero, VA Coach and Trainer         Episode Notes: Today I am going to talk about how to explode your thinking with a success journal. It’s a tool that helps you focus on the positive, every day.… Read More »Podcast: Why All Virtual Assistants Should Have a Success Journal

How Not to Fire a Virtual Assistant Client

This is an important subject. Pull up with a cup of tea and read it. How not to fire a client (or how to graciously be fired, as the case may be). I had a conversation with an entrepreneur this week about how she made some changes in her business, and decided to go a different route with support. That meant that she had to cut ties with a VA she had worked with for a number of years. It didn’t go well. It inspired me to write this article because this is a very important thing to GET RIGHT as a business owner. It’s never easy when you stop working with a client. Especially if it’s their decision. It’s… Read More »How Not to Fire a Virtual Assistant Client

What is the Secret to Being a Successful Virtual Assistant?

Ah the secret to success. Everyone wants to know it. We want the shortcut, the path of correct decisions that gets us the clients, the money, the lifestyle. The fact is that business is hard. There are so many things that you need to learn in order to do well in business. You have probably already come across many things that you have struggled with. But there is a secret to success – and I want to share it with you. The secret to building an AMAZING VA business is really a combination of three things: Decide what your best service offering is+Charge the right amount of money to provide it+Work with the people who need you the most=SUCCESS I’ve… Read More »What is the Secret to Being a Successful Virtual Assistant?