Live Your Best Life as a Virtual Assistant
Starting a business as a Virtual Assistant can feel like a roller coaster ride. One day, you're excited; the next, you're discouraged; and the next, you wonder what you were thinking.
In 2010, when I was starting my Virtual Assistant business, RocketGirl Solutions, it was not an ideal time to begin ...
The start of a new year is a wonderful time. It’s filled with beginnings and exciting goals. It’s often also filled with hope: hope that this will be a better year, that your business will take off, and that you can finally quit your 9-5.
While I’m a believer in the power of hope, I’m an even bigger ...
If you're celebrating today, Merry Christmas to you and your family! If you're not, today’s message is for you, too, so please read on.
While reflecting on 2023, I was struck by how much our community has changed and grown. It was an incredible year.
We launched a new website for The VA Connection.
The...
The number one thing I’ve learned in the 13 years I’ve been a Virtual Assistant is that clients aren’t reliable. One hundred percent not reliable.
But that’s only a problem if you don’t understand how the business of being a Virtual Assistant works. When we break it down, it goes like this: clients n...
When starting a business as a Virtual Assistant, several scary things come to mind. Getting clients is one of them. Fortunately, when boiled down, the required steps are simple:
As a Virtual Assistant coach and mentor, I see common thoughts cluttering my students' minds. They wonder how much to charge, which tools they need, what if the client says [fill in the blank], and whether they have the skills they need to succeed. I get it. I’ve been there too.
While those are all v...
Every year on Black Friday, all over social media, I see Virtual Assistants offering specials and discounts for their services. I have never understood why a serious service provider would do this.
As Virtual Assistants, we want our clients to see us as professionals, pay us well, and treat us as tru...
As a Virtual Assistant - or human being, for that matter - when we try something new, we usually bump up against our comfort zone.
You know that uncomfortable feeling in your gut, combined with imagining the worst possible outcome, not to mention the voice screaming in your head, telling you, “I can’...
As a Virtual Assistant who attends networking events, it’s important to leverage your efforts and maximize your time and energy. Doing this will also make you stand out from the pack.
In my last newsletter I wrote about what to do during the event. Today, we talk about what to do after the event is...
You have decided to embrace networking. Maybe you’ve attended a few events and are getting the hang of it. Good for you!
Just remember that networking takes an investment of time and energy, so be sure that you’re leveraging your efforts by doing the following:
- Visit several networking groups. Eve ...
