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This Is Why VAs Have Trouble Finding Clients

Before I get started, be aware that this article will probably turn into a rant against Virtual Assistants. Feel free to stop reading if you don’t like what I’m saying! It’s not meant to be mean-spirited or accusatory, simply telling you how things are for successful VAs versus the unsuccessful ones. Recently, one of my clients needed a task completed that I don’t normally do for her. It was a very simple PDF update, and we needed someone to use full version Adobe to do the changes. The project was not complicated – her branding had to be updated. We had a new logo for the cover page. We had a few headings that needed a font color change, and we needed… Read More »This Is Why VAs Have Trouble Finding Clients

Checking In: Assessment Time!

A friend/colleague of mine came over the other day to do a business strategy session. I was all set up to meet with her in our living room. I don’t often have people into my office because it’s not too big, and well, it’s a sea of papers some days. If we do need to be in the office, I make sure to do my filing. My desk is not too bad, but I have another desk that is a dumping ground (so sue me, I’m human!) LOL Well this particular day, I was stuck on a support chat at my PC which is … in my office. So I had to set our strategy session up in there at… Read More »Checking In: Assessment Time!

10 Reasons Why Many VAs Will Not Make It

What a sad title, huh? So negative, you’re probably thinking. Well it’s true. I pride myself in sending out positive messages for the most part, but when I saw this video on YouTube a few days ago, it spoke so loudly to me that I knew I just had to share it with you. It’s a six year old video from the Acting Career Start Up channel on YouTube but the list he provides is almost identical to the list I would prepare for Virtual Assistants. Check it out and ask yourself honestly if you need to put more focus on any of these 10 things (or more than one?) to make sure that your VA business is the success… Read More »10 Reasons Why Many VAs Will Not Make It

Finding Clients for Your VA Business

What’s the number one question I get asked? Hands down …. it’s “How do I find clients?” We build the business, we determine the rates and services, we finish the website, we network … and yet we still don’t know where to find clients. I’m not talking about one or two clients. I’m talking about a steady flow of clients. When many of us started our business, we said Yes to whoever asked us to work with them. Money in the door is the key thing to get your business off the ground, that’s for sure. But as the business builds you want to know where you can find your clients all the time. This is something a lot of… Read More »Finding Clients for Your VA Business

Your VA Mentor: Clear Your Brain Fog - and Bump Up Your Brain Power!

Clear Your Brain Fog – and Bump Up Your Brain Power!

I have been in ‘clean up’ mode lately. Part of that is due to the fact that I just rolled out a new program (my 50K VA Bootcamp). When I am building content for a program, I tend to grab all of my old notes from things I have taught before, as well as my ‘swipe’ file that contains new ideas that I want to implement in the program. In short, I kind of pull a lot of papers and books out of their hiding places. Once you do something like that, you can see just what it is you have been holding onto, and you can make the decision to use it or lose it. I made the decision… Read More »Clear Your Brain Fog – and Bump Up Your Brain Power!

10 Tips to Help You Include Down Time in Your Life

One of the places that many small business owners get trapped in is the ‘working all the time’ syndrome. It is a big job to run your own business, and there is no question there is always something that needs doing. But if Jack Nicholson taught us anything, it’s that all work and no play is not a good thing. You can’t bring your best brain and your best attitude to your business unless you are certain to make time to step away from it to recharge. By taking time for yourself – whether it’s to physically care for yourself, or just to do something that inspires you and lifts your spirits, ‘down time’ is a great thing to be… Read More »10 Tips to Help You Include Down Time in Your Life

What is Your Motivation?

I recently attended a conference and one of the speakers, Matthew Goldfarb, asked us what our motivation was for doing what we do. It was one of those exercises that was really eye-opening for me. Of course I know why I run my own business, and what makes me happy about it. But to actually do an exercise that made me write those motivations down was the eye-opening part. I know that I want to be in control of my income, I want to set  my own schedule, and so on. Those are probably similar motivations for you as well. But Matthew encouraged us to go deeper, and really write a good list of things that were the things that… Read More »What is Your Motivation?

5 Tips to Market Your VA Business

Your VA Mentor Free Teleclass: 5 Tips to Marketing Your VA Business Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 Time: 4:00 p.m. Eastern (not your time zone? Convert here). Register here: www.yourvamentor.com/teleclass Do you find yourself so busy working IN your business that your own marketing efforts get shuffled off to the side? If so, you are not alone. Many virtual professionals get so busy working with their own clients, that they don’t regularly market their own business. This can lead to dry spells in bringing on new clients, or even lost networking opportunities. It’s important to make sure that you are maintaining your marketing all year round, and of course bumping it up when necessary to bring new clients or prospects… Read More »5 Tips to Market Your VA Business