Virtual Assistant Training Blog
Tips to Keep Your Clients Happy
Obviously you want to keep your clients. You work hard to get them and it would be very foolish to waste away the opportunity that a long-term, mutually successful relationship with your clients can provide. So how do you avoid losing clients? Well, the first step is...
Attending Traditional Conferences VS Online Conferences
Conferences are a networking experience that you won't want to miss! Attending your industry's conferences will keep you on top of the news, events and leaders in your industry plus you'll gain valuable training to take your business to that next level. Every...
12 Reasons to Attend Online Conferences for Virtual Assistants
Working virtually from home in my service business I find there are numerous training opportunities to expand my knowledge base as a Virtual Assistant. One trend I really love is attending online conferences as they seem to fit into my busy lifestyle (plus my budget) much easier. I realize how important it is in business to attend your industry conferences so that’s why I developed the Virtual Assistant Virtuoso Seminars (#VAVS) online conference. Our 12th season is coming up November 16-20th, 2015.
How to Find Clients as a Virtual Assistant
"How do I FIND clients as a Virtual Assistant?" I am asked this question all the time so thought I'd share my 20+ years of experience in this area working as a Virtual Assistant... When I first started out it was feast or famine for me as I had 3 kids to provide for...
10 Ways to Work Full-Time While Managing Your Virtual Assistant Business Part-Time
For those of you working full-time while in the startup phase of your VA business, you can work full-time and manage clients. With a solid plan in place, you can manage your clients the same as a full-time virtual assistant. 1. When you consider the work you want to...
How to Create Your VA Business Mission and Vision
There are different reasons to create a business or mission statement for your service based Virtual Assistant business. Sometimes you are creating it to motivate yourself, your business partners and/or your stakeholders like your family. Other times you create a...
Quick Tips For Getting and Keeping More Clients
You’re a Virtual Assistant and you live and breathe by your clients, right? That makes getting and keeping more clients paramount to your success right? Here are six quick tips for getting and keeping more clients. 1. Ask your clients for referrals. There’s nothing...
How to Find a Virtual Assistant
Finding a Virtual Assistant is not as hard as you might think. One thing you want to avoid are the huge VA companies that pay their contractors pennies while taking dollars from you. Instead, find an independent VA who either works alone or has a team who works under...
How to Find and Retain Clients
Tawnya's Tip: If you haven't read this post yet on where to actually find new clients read it first. 1. Understand your clients, be an opinionated expert Laser focus on exactly who your ideal client is by getting to know your audience better. When there are a lot of...
How to Price Your Virtual Assistant Services
Figuring out how you will charge your clients is one area most Virtual Assistants come to a standstill when they first start up their service-business. Most start out with hourly and/or retainers until they get a bit of experience behind their belt and know how long...
