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Podcast: Attending VA and Business Events to Grow Your VA Business

Welcome to another episode of the podcast that teaches you how to be a ridiculously good virtual assistant. Today I want to talk about attending business events to grow your VA business. Today’s Quote: Success is where preparation and opportunity meet. – Bobby Unser 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: First things first I want to say welcome to episode 150!! I’m so proud to have started this podcast back in July 2022, and I’ve come to you at least once a week since then. I’ve only missed a couple! So yay me and yay you… Read More »Podcast: Attending VA and Business Events to Grow Your VA Business

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Podcast: 10 Lessons from The Pitt to Run Your VA Business Better

Welcome to another episode of the podcast that teaches you how to be a ridiculously good virtual assistant. Today I want to talk 10 business lessons from an unlikely source – a tv show! The Pitt! Today’s Quote: When you realize that you are perfectly capable of being a business person because you do it every day in other places in your life, you will find that YOU is enough for your clients. – Tracey D’Aviero 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: In today’s episode, we are jumping in to an unexpected source of business wisdom… Read More »Podcast: 10 Lessons from The Pitt to Run Your VA Business Better

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Podcast: 5 Ways to Grow As a Business Owner Every Month

Welcome to another episode of the podcast that teaches you how to be a ridiculously good virtual assistant. Today I want to talk about 5 ways you can grow your VA business – every month! Today’s Quote: Growth and comfort do not coexist. – Ginni Rometty 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: Let’s talk about growth! Because let’s be real, running a business isn’t just about getting clients and completing tasks. If you want a sustainable, thriving VA business, you need to be growing every single month. The good news is that growth doesn’t have to… Read More »Podcast: 5 Ways to Grow As a Business Owner Every Month

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Podcast: Finding Business Lessons in Your Everyday Life

Welcome to another episode of the podcast that teaches you how to be a ridiculously good virtual assistant. Today I want to talk about simplifying business by looking at it through another lens – your everyday life. Today’s Quote: I think a simple rule of business is, if you do the things that are easier first, then you can actually make a lot of progress. – Mark Zuckerberg 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 many Virtual Assistants make business too hard. We start by thinking we have to be someone else – a business person.… Read More »Podcast: Finding Business Lessons in Your Everyday Life

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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: Your VA Business is Business, Not Personal

Today’s Quote: It’s not personal, Sonny. It’s strictly business. – Michael Corleone 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 business. 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: You have probably heard me say more than once that business is business, it’s not personal. Michael Corleone said it in The Godfather series and I agree. When we let our emotions dictate business decisions or communications or boundaries, we can be heading for problems. Is there a place for being personal?… Read More »Podcast: Your VA Business is Business, Not Personal

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Is It Time to Raise Your Virtual Assistant Rates?

If you are wondering if it’s time to raise your Virtual Assistant rates, then it’s probably time. Raising your rates is a natural step in any business – and if you don’t have a plan in place to do it regularly, you should put one in place now. How do you know if it’s time to raise your rates? Well, if you are thinking about it for any reason, then you probably know it’s time. But here are a few reasons that you should be thinking about it: If you have worked with a client for a period of one year and have not increased their rate If you have started providing newer or higher-level services through experience and training… Read More »Is It Time to Raise Your Virtual Assistant Rates?

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