Virtual Assistant Training Blog
Trust Your Gut – Obey the Spidey Sense
Sweaty palms, a gnawing nagging feeling deep in the pit of your gut that keeps eating at you, and that ‘something doesn’t feel right’ feeling are happening. It’s okay that you can’t put your finger on exactly why the alarm bells are sounding. The fact that they are sounding is enough. Your Spidey Sense has been activated – you have a strong sense that something is wrong, dangerous, or suspicious, all rooted in intuition; a security situation as Peter Parker would explain it.
A Social Media Contract – Necessary or Not?
It is not surprising today that many Virtual Assistants (VA's) are asked to help streamline social marketing activities for their clients. Which is understandable. Just keeping on top of comments on your Facebook page, reading tid bits of information in your twitter...
Even Virtual Assistants Can Outsource to Virtual Assistants
Sometimes your workload as a virtual assistant can get quite heavy. One of the best ways to handle it is to outsource some of your work to other virtual assistants. But, where do you start with that? Let's dig a bit deeper to get your mind wheels spinning. If we can...
Diversification: Fishing with a Bigger Net
Diversification in business is good and shouldn’t be overlooked or taken lightly. Businesses just starting out are encouraged to find their place, or niche, in the business world. For some, that’s as easy as determining the types of services to be offered or products to be sold. The diversification comes into play with how we operate in a chosen niche.
Common Mistakes That Stifle Entrepreneurial Success
Entrepreneurs are no different from other people in that we all make mistakes. The difference is that when an entrepreneur makes a mistake, their business suffers. The good news is, many of these mistakes can easily be avoided. Let's take a look at the five most...
Colours that Talk!
So often I speak to business owners who say they chose those specific colours because ‘they liked them’, or ‘they were pretty’, or because that is what their designer chose. But the real trick in choosing colours for business is too use the hues and shades that appeal to your target audience, not to you. Think about it – who are you trying to appeal to? Obviously you already like your business – you are running it?
We spend so much time and money on marketing, social media, and promotion, but why not use the science of colour to attract clients as well?
Ready, Set, Market!
Marketing is easy when you have a plan. A marketing plan that is. It's hard to showcase your business if you don't have a clue what to do or when so let's talk about creating a marketing calendar. The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to create your own...
Your Social Media Presence – Getting the Word Out
I've been talking to many prospective clients this week in preparation for business planning for 2010. Not surprisingly, one of the biggest service online business owners are looking for is social media help, more specifically how to use Facebook, Twitter and...
Virtual Assistance Budget Conundrum Solved: 3 Ways to Create Value With Just a Few Hours a Month
Every virtual assistant wants to create results for her client. Every client wants the same. But when the client's budget is tight, what kind of outcomes can you realistically expect for only 5 or 10 hours a month? This is where a lot of client-VA relationships go...
12 Days of Virtual Assistance
On the first day after the holiday my VA prepared for me: an SEO ready website On the second day after the holiday my VA prepared for me: two ghostwritten articles and an SEO ready website On the third day after the holiday my VA prepared for me: three personalized...
