I want to talk about subcontracting again. Because this seems to be a challenging area for many VAs. There are a couple of reasons why a VA may want to subcontract. Those being that they don’t have the time to do the job themselves, they don’t want to do the job themselves, or they [...]
ré·su·mé n. A brief account of one's professional or work experience and qualifications, often submitted with an employment application. In business it can sometimes be hard for both the Virtual Assistant (VA) and the clients to see the relationship as something other than an employee/employer partnership. This is simply because in the past, that’s [...]
Rosie Shilo & Diana Pettie You might have guessed that I am not an introvert. I'm lucky that by being an extrovert, I've been able to easily achieve some awesome things in business by standing out from the crowd and communicating strongly with other business owners. And those of you who know me personally, know how much I love [...]
I have experienced and heard of many cases lately where a VA has taken on a job for someone else and they have made 1 of either of the two biggest errors in business: 1. Not keeping the client abreast of the job 2. Bailing on the job at the last minute. Sin #1: [...]
Proud Author, Rosie Shilo Administration Professionals across Australia have been grabbing their copy of ‘VA VA Voom’, a long awaited ‘how-to’ book for the Virtual Assistant Industry. For over 10 years, Rosie Shilo has been running a Virtual Assistant & Training network, ‘Virtually Yours’. She has trained students in the Certificate 1 Virtual [...]
So many people are trying to work out how to create a viable of income around family or health-related limitations and for some, being able to apply their administration background to a home-based business can sound too good to be true. With “make easy money from home” offers being touted far and wide, it’s no [...]
The truth of the matter is that any contractor assisting you with your unique business is going to need some orientation. Every business is unique and it would be mad to have someone just jump in and start working for you without educating them about your mission, goals, strategies, expectations and timeframes. Virtual Assistants [...]
If you are running your own business, chances are there are tasks that are sapping the life out of you AND your business. I’ve spoken at a few events about working with Virtual Assistants (VAs) and when I start off I always ask the participants if $50 per hour for a VA sounds like [...]
Guess what? Setting up your business and telling people you exist just ain’t gonna cut it. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. But there are some really important things you need to remember to ensure that you are not losing out on opportunities for your business, and instead are securing the clients you [...]
By: Chloe Henger, E-Assist So the question was posed, ‘how I do ease my client`s pain’? When I started my VA business, I set out to help small to medium sized business owners and entrepreneurs with administration and marketing assistance. I knew where my skills lay and the services I would offer, what I [...]
