{"id":1051,"date":"2013-05-22T11:00:34","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T15:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yourvamentor.com\/blog\/?p=1051"},"modified":"2016-01-21T22:07:36","modified_gmt":"2016-01-22T03:07:36","slug":"20-cheap-or-free-resources-to-boost-your-va-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yourvamentor.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/20-cheap-or-free-resources-to-boost-your-va-business\/","title":{"rendered":"20+ Cheap or Free Resources to Boost Your VA Business"},"content":{"rendered":"

I often talk with people who are very new to the Virtual Assistant business, or are thinking about getting into it.<\/p>\n

One concern is that you will need to spend a lot of money at startup getting all of the necessary pieces in place – software, training, and many other things come up for people when they are starting a business.<\/p>\n

I always tell them that it’s possible to get going with really solid tools, without spending a lot of money.<\/p>\n

Don’t get me wrong. It’s important to have good resources and things in place – but it’s important not to spend money that you haven’t made yet.<\/p>\n

When I started my work as a VA, I looked long and hard to find ways to build my business that didn’t eat into profits that I simply didn’t have.<\/p>\n

I have shared a few of these things with my students over the years, but I decided that I would finally put together a nice list to share with others as well.<\/p>\n

My list is not exhaustive by any means. I have provided a list of one service per ‘category’, if you will. It’s not meant to confuse you in any way – it’s just my suggestions for the various tools that I have used (and still use in many cases) in my business.<\/p>\n

I hope you find it helpful also. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Check it out here: www.yourvamentor.com\/resources<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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