What To Do When You’re Asked To Lower Your Rates
You’ve just had a great discovery call with a potential new client. The entire sales process has felt easy and natural from the beginning. You like your prospect, and they like you. They definitely want to do business with you! But your rates are a little out of...
What to Look For in a Virtual Assistant
So, you’ve finally decided to take the plunge and hire a virtual assistant. That’s a great move if you’re looking for someone to help complete those mundane tasks that just can’t be automated. Not to mention, hiring a virtual assistant is affordable and will save you...
Why You Need A Virtual Assistant – 3 Great Reasons
Virtual assistants are everywhere these days. More and more people are turning to them and it looks like they’re here to stay. Here’s why you should hire one yourself. Better Use of Your Employees Say a mid-level or senior-level employee had to choose between these...
3 Tips for Leaving the Corporate World to Become a Virtual Assistant
With COVID-19 lockdowns ending in many areas, executive and administrative assistants are questioning if they want to return to an office environment. Most professionals have always dreamt of leaving their corporate job and being their own boss. The pandemic has...
Spring Clean Your Inbox
Email is intended to be a tool to get your job done, it isn't supposed to BE your work! For most of us, email actually interferes with getting work done. Employees and business owners alike stress over reading and responding to emails, trying to keep up with the...
Better Project Management
As a virtual assistant, we are often asked to manage big projects for a client. It might be migrating them to a new email system, building a new website, or moving them to a cloud-based solution to manage their business. While big projects can be fun and exciting,...
How to Overcome Perfectionism as a Virtual Professional
There is a saying, “Perfection is the enemy of done.” And it’s real. It’s not just a phrase. I see this all the time. So have others. Even Forbes has noticed. (And they’re kind of a big deal, don’t you think?) Perfection vs. progress A lot of virtual professionals,...
How To Manage Your Time More Effectively With A Virtual Assistant
If you’re struggling to manage your time more effectively, you’re not alone. It’s official; we’ve been living through a pandemic for an entire year now. We’ve had to change our routines, adjust our expectations, and realign our goals to consider these circumstances...
How to Handle Clients When You’re Out of the Office
One thing that challenges new entrepreneurs in service-based businesses is how to handle taking time off. What happens to your clients when you go on vacation or on medical leave? Do they just do without you for a while, or do you have someone cover them? Do you...