Live Your Best Life as a Virtual Assistant
As a Virtual Assistant, one of my most valuable tools is my cell phone. It allows me to work from remote locations and be available when I’m away from my desk.
But lately, I’ve noticed that not all VAs use their cell phone to full advantage in running their businesses.
Here are some tips for putti...
When you’re a Virtual Assistant – a person who sells time – it’s essential to get a handle on how you spend your days.
This is hard enough if you work in a traditional office. If you work at home, things can be even more challenging. Distractions are everywhere you look and it’s easy to be drawn in...
Eight years ago, when I first began working as a Virtual Assistant, I used spiral notebooks to track my notes from client calls and meetings.
They were easy to store on my desk and with just five or six clients, I was able to have a different color cover for each one.
But as my client list grew to...
As a Virtual Assistant, it’s very important to look polished and professional. One great way to do this relates to your email.
Read on for specifics regarding the use and set up of email.
And here’s what makes it stand out:
- My full name and my business name are in the “from” line, making it e ...
As a Virtual Assistant, one of the ways I promote my services is by having testimonials about my work on LinkedIn. Testimonials from happy clients and others are very compelling to those who are thinking of hiring us. They take a bit of time and effort to collect, but it’s well worth the investment....
A big part of being a Virtual Assistant is building relationships with our clients based on trust and respect. One important way to do this is to make it easy for your clients to contact you.
When I worked in an office, my manager could see me sitting at my desk through the crack in her door. But i...
As a Virtual Assistant, I frequently make appointments for my clients. That includes sending meeting invitations.
If you follow the easy steps detailed below, you can send a great invite (regardless of what calendar program you may be using)!
1. Choose a title that makes sense to everyone.
This i...
As a Virtual Assistant, I live in email. Gmail, to be exact. Interestingly, some people LOVE it and some people HATE it.
I confess that the first time I tried Gmail, I couldn’t stand it either. But about 7 years ago, after being frustrated by Outlook’s inability to sync with my iPhone, a friend twi...
As a Virtual Assistant, I’m tracking many things on the internet every day using a browser. Among them are client email accounts, calendars, and social media.
For my own business, I’m constantly looking at my email, project management software, my calendar, my contact database, and more. And that’s...
Did you know that you can export the information associated with a profile on LinkedIn? It’s a great way to get the email addresses for your connections, export your recommendations so you can add them to your clients’ (or your) website, or look at the history of your messages.
This is not an intui...
