{"id":1036,"date":"2013-04-24T11:00:32","date_gmt":"2013-04-24T15:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yourvamentor.com\/blog\/?p=1036"},"modified":"2018-02-21T21:54:45","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T02:54:45","slug":"the-number-1-reason-you-dont-have-enough-clients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yourvamentor.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/the-number-1-reason-you-dont-have-enough-clients\/","title":{"rendered":"The Number 1 Reason You Don’t Have Enough VA Clients"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently came across an old teleclass I did from 2010 – 3 Secrets to Get High Paying Clients to Call You – and as I listened to it I realize that this is really important information for you to have and practice – so I reran the class as a webinar, with a new Powerpoint presentation.<\/p>\n

I speak with many VAs in my networking who are struggling to get clients – and though there are many reasons for this, there is one that is the most important … they don’t know who they can best support.<\/b><\/p>\n

They haven’t figured it out. Is this you? If so, don’t worry – it’s easy to do … and it’s an absolutely essential piece of your business strategy.<\/p>\n

Look at your service offerings.<\/b> Is it a laundry list of everything you could possibly do for someone?<\/p>\n

Look at the services you are currently offering to your clients.<\/b> Are there similarities, or are you all over the map, doing one thing for one client but not others, etc.?<\/p>\n

Look at your clients (past or present).<\/b> Are they from the same industry? Do they provide similar services to their own clients?<\/p>\n

Your answers to the above questions will tell you whether you are focused or not … and the answers to these questions all lead to one thing … a target market.<\/b><\/p>\n

When you market your services to a specific, targeted group of people, you end up learning what they need – and tailoring your services accordingly (no more laundry list!). You end up doing just the things you are GREAT at (and love to do) each day, because you have a focused list of services that your clients need. You also end up with a terrific group of clients because when you get connected with a group of potential clients in the same industry, you get referrals!<\/p>\n

A target market is one of the most important starting points for your marketing.<\/p>\n

Select your target market. Then build the rest of your strategy around who you want to serve.<\/p>\n

You can then determine what services to offer, what rates to charge, where to connect with them, and even what training or support needs you need for your own business.<\/p>\n

Do you have a target market? I’d love to hear about it – share them on my Facebook page: www.facebook.com\/yourvamentor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And be sure to check out my free webinar www.yourvamentor.com\/3secretswebinar<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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