One of the most important parts of marketing your business will be to get in touch with your ideal client, and then to continue to maintain regular contact with them. It is essential that you build a relationship with your ‘people’ so that they will want to buy from you.
How do you measure success? Maybe you are successful when you reach a goal, maybe when you make a certain amount of money, or maybe when you get to work with that client you chased for so long. Whether you are after small successes or big success, it is important to recognize that to get there you are going to need to pay attention to the details.
Virtual events have become a very popular way to market your business. Whether it’s a simple teleclass, a webinar, or a multi-call event that spans several days or even weeks, holding a virtual event is a service Virtual Assistants should add to their specialties for many reasons.
Have you ever had one of those weeks when you just feel like the wheels fell off your cart? No matter what stage of your business you are in, everyone has those now and again, and it’s important to put a plan in place to help you deal with it quickly and easily, so you can get back on track.
When you are working from home, without the coworkers popping over to your desk or office to chat, it can be easy to forget to take breaks. It is sometimes a chore to remember to eat! But it’s important for your body to ensure that you are paying attention to these things, to keep yourself in optimum health, and away from the physiotherapist’s office! Time yourself and schedule breaks. If you need to use a timer on your desk, then do so. It is important to get up at least once every hour to get away from the desk and the computer. When you get up, do some light stretching with your arms and shoulders and neck. If possible, get… Read More »Smart Tips for Healthy Working
Being a Virtual Assistant can sometimes mean an endless list of things ‘to-do’ – either things to market your business, grow your business, manage your business or even just run it. If you’re like me, you probably have put yourself and your business to the bottom of your own to-do list more than once. I recently made the decision to put myself right at the top of my list, and that has meant making many changes in the way I do things … just to keep myself accountable for the things I need to do to keep myself up there at the top of my own list. After all, how can I help my clients manage and grow their businesses… Read More »Get Through That To-Do List!
I have been talking lately about how I have been consciously clearing clutter in my office and in my business, in order to make way for the new things coming my way. Organization is something I teach in my ‘Getting Started’ VA course, and I am happy and proud to be implementing some of the ideas that maybe I haven’t stuck close enough to over the years. I have a great filing system – I have a paper folder for each client, an email folder for each client, and an electronic folder for each client. I file all of their items in their respective folders. When I work on a client’s tasks, I take out their paper folder, I open their… Read More »Organization is Key To Making Your Virtual Assistant Business Run Better
A few weeks ago I was having dinner with a family friend and she asked me how business was going for me. I knew what my answer would be – many of my clients are getting busier as their businesses are growing, and I also had introduced my own new program, Your VA Mentor, and I was feeling the stress on my time. I answered, ‘Busy! … TOO busy, actually!’ My friend commented back without missing a beat, ‘There is no such thing as too busy. We just work harder.’ With that one sentence, I knew she was right. I wasn’t working hard enough. Actually I wasn’t working smart enough. I made the decision that night to take the plunge and hire my… Read More »How Busy Are You?