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What’s the Point to Networking for VAs?

I love talking with VAs about networking. Some of them don’t do any. Some do plenty of it. Most don’t do it right. What?? Yes, there is a right way to network. There is a point to meeting people – what’s yours? If you don’t know, don’t worry. It’s a simple thing – so simple you will laugh actually. Probably. The point of networking is to grow our business. BUT the point of attending any networking gathering has to be clear as well. I spoke recently with a VA who had attended 3 networking events in the last month. First, I’m always proud when VAs get out there … but when I asked her what her goal was from those events,… Read More »What’s the Point to Networking for VAs?

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Make Your Virtual and Live Connections Count!

I’ve been to a few ‘in person’ events lately and it really does make a difference when you are face to face with someone – how your relationship can build quickly. But planning is the key to helping you quickly build solid connections with the people you network with. Do you make your connections count? Here are a few tips for you when you are connecting with new folks, live or virtually: 1. Develop a plan that suits you. Plan where you will go, and who you hope/plan to meet. Figure out what you want to accomplish at each event or gathering – ahead of time. If you are looking online, think of a couple of LinkedIn group that might be… Read More »Make Your Virtual and Live Connections Count!

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Use this Networking Strategy to Get More VA Clients

Building a business can seem like an impossible uphill climb some days. You look at your client list, or your revenue, and you might get discouraged if it’s not where you want it to be. Maybe you don’t have enough clients. Maybe you don’t really like some of your clients. Maybe you don’t think you are making enough (read: charging enough!) money. But how do you get to where you want to be? Well, the harsh reality is that you need to get better clients. And the only way to get better clients is to get connected with the right groups of people. Look at your client list now. Where did your best clients come from? (Don’t have any clients… Read More »Use this Networking Strategy to Get More VA Clients

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Stand Out by Being YOU!

When you are a service professional, you are selling your services, but really you are selling a lot more than that …you are selling yourself. Understanding your own value as a professional is one of the most challenging things that a small business owner has to do. In fact, a lot of small business owners I know don’t even realize that they have to sell themselves. There is a huge misconception among VAs particularly, that their services or skills are the thing that will sell them to a potential client. While it is your service offerings that clients need, they will most often decide to work with you, simply because you are YOU. And being YOU means being unique …… Read More »Stand Out by Being YOU!

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The Truth About What High Paying VA Clients Want

Guest Post by Tiffany Johnson There is a HUGE weight that implementer’s carry around billing our clients.  Specifically if we know our clients business isn’t making any money.  There is no worse feeling then having to have the declined credit card conversation with a client that we know is working hard but simply not making the money needed to even pay our invoice. When I worked as a virtual assistant, I worked with several start up business owners… and I remember with one of them about a year into us working together, where in that year she had not made a dime in her business yet we had changed her branding and website three times.  I knew that everything she… Read More »The Truth About What High Paying VA Clients Want

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4 Reasons VA Clients Will Buy From You

The most challenging thing I find as a business owner is to really believe that there are great clients out there that will pay you what you deserve and who will respect and adore you. I have found great clients, I have worked with great clients, but it’s still sometimes a challenge to convince myself that some of the people I have chosen to work with over the years have not been great. Does that make sense? I chalk it up to a value thing. Many of us have a very hard time recognizing our own value.  Maybe we have had a run of bad luck, or maybe we took on clients that we really didn’t want to work with,… Read More »4 Reasons VA Clients Will Buy From You

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Want More Virtual Assistants Clients? Be Special!

The biggest wish of most VAs I come into contact with is to have more clients … better clients … great clients. But many times they are not doing anything to find those clients. Look at your client list. Do you love everyone you work with? Are there people you ‘watch’ online that you wish you could work with? I know there are people that I would love to work with … so how do you stand out? Be special. Get specialized. Get known for what you do best. Think about those clients for a moment. They know what they need help or support with. In many cases, they are looking for that help when they are networking, whether it’s… Read More »Want More Virtual Assistants Clients? Be Special!

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How to Get 100 Virtual Assistant Clients

One of my clients gives some profound advice in her first book. It’s about getting clients. She talks about numbers being so important in business. I agree with her … you know I talk about the numbers (and math!) all the time. But she does things on a much larger scale than I do. So when I came across this gem from her, I realized I hadn’t thought of it in the same terms before, even though I talk about the same concept (keep doing what works!) The quote reads: If you can get one client, you can get ten. If you can get ten clients, you can get 100. – Odette Laurie I read that and I realized the… Read More »How to Get 100 Virtual Assistant Clients

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