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Podcast: VA Snapshot – Virtual Assistant Services for Speakers

When you choose a target market, you learn about what they do in their business – how they find their clients, how they work with their clients, and what kinds of things they need help with in their business. After learning the ins and outs of what they do, you can speak very clearly about how your VA services will support them. Why? Because you know how their business runs and what is important to them to keep it running smoothly and growing – and you know precisely the services you can offer them. Lots of them. That’s the key to working with a target market. That you find large groups of VA clients that all need the same services… Read More »Podcast: VA Snapshot – Virtual Assistant Services for Speakers

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Podcast: Choosing a VA Niche to Work With is Easy (And Necessary)

Today’s Quote: Commit to a niche. Stop trying to be everything to everyone. – Andrew Davis Welcome to another episode of the podcast that teaches you how to be a ridiculously good virtual assistant. Today we are going to talk about how choosing a niche for your VA business can help explode your success, among other things. Click the play button above to tune in, or choose your favourite podcast player below:   Connect with Tracey D’Aviero, VA Coach and Trainer         Episode Notes: If you want to explode your VA business, you need to get focused. Not just on the work you do, but on the marketing side of things. A lot of Virtual Assistants don’t… Read More »Podcast: Choosing a VA Niche to Work With is Easy (And Necessary)

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Podcast: You’re Already Qualified To Be a Ridiculously Good VA

Today’s Quote: Do what you do so well that they will want to see it again and bring their friend. – Walt Disney Welcome to another episode of the podcast that teaches you how to be a ridiculously good virtual assistant. Today we are going to talk about your qualifications to be a ridiculously good Virtual Assistant. Click the play button above to tune in, or choose your favourite podcast player below:   Connect with Tracey D’Aviero, VA Coach and Trainer         Episode Notes: So Walt Disney says you need to be so good they want to come back. That’s exactly true for any service based business, not just for a theme park. It’s because they are… Read More »Podcast: You’re Already Qualified To Be a Ridiculously Good VA

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Podcast: In Demand Services for Virtual Assistants

Today’s Quote: If you want to stand out from the crowd, give people a reason not to forget you. – Richard Branson Welcome to another episode of the podcast that teaches you how to be a ridiculously good virtual assistant. Being ridiculously good at providing VA services means that you become known for being the go-to person for your clients. In this episode we will talk about some in-demand services that clients are seeking, and how you can stand out in the crowd by providing these exceptionally well for them. Click the play button above to tune in, or choose your favourite podcast player below:   Connect with Tracey D’Aviero, VA Coach and Trainer         Episode Notes:… Read More »Podcast: In Demand Services for Virtual Assistants

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How Often Do You Say No as a VA?

When is the last time you said no to a client? A lot of Virtual Assistants I talk to say one of their biggest issues is doing tasks they don’t want to do every day. For some reason, they think they need to do whatever their clients ask them to do. But here’s the thing – you are not their employee. Yes, they pay you to do work for them. But that doesn’t mean that they get to decide what you do each day. You are a business owner in your own right – and you get to decide what services you offer – and which ones you turn down. If you are saying yes to your clients when you… Read More »How Often Do You Say No as a VA?

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Help! How Do I Fix Scope Creep in My VA Business?

Quick question: do you love everything you do every day for all of your Virtual Assistant clients? Many VAs I talk to can’t say they love everything they do. Some of them don’t even LIKE what they are doing. It is so important for the longevity of your VA business (and you as a business owner) that you make it a priority to enjoy what you are doing every day. Ask yourself why you are doing things that aren’t really your specialty, or that you don’t really like to do. Is it because you are their ‘assistant’ and so you think you have to do whatever your client asks you to do? Is it because you are afraid that the… Read More »Help! How Do I Fix Scope Creep in My VA Business?

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What is Billable and What Isn’t?

One of the things I find comes up often in VA conversations is what you should be billing your clients for and what you should absorb as your own expenses. For me it’s a simple answer (everything you do for a client is billable), but I’ll get into some detail to help you navigate through this issue for your own business. First of all, it’s important to remember that when you start working with any client, you are an independent contractor. You are not an employee and you should not act like an employee. Although this gets said very often, it can be difficult to do in everyday practice. It is simply our nature in a support profession to …… Read More »What is Billable and What Isn’t?

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Pricing Your Virtual Assistant Service Packages

We have talked before about how to make up service packages for your clients. Service packages help you to get paid for your expertise, they help you to specialize your services for a select group of clients, and they help your clients know exactly what they will get for their money. It can be a challenge to nail down your packages if you offer a wide variety of services, but once you do, the next step is to price them accordingly. If you are accustomed to billing by the hour, then you will actually be able to do this part more easily than you think. To set your rates, you first have to determine a billable rate. Your billable rate… Read More »Pricing Your Virtual Assistant Service Packages

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