If it’s an area you are wanting to learn in, you can contact the VA who posted the lead to talk to them about how you can assist, but realise they may not be able to take you on depending on their own client requirements.

Subcontacting is such a great way for other VA’s to get to know how you work and therefore, refer other work to you in the future, so make sure you

• communicate clearly,
• meet deadlines,
• respond to the VA at the same level of communication (ie. formal) they show or higher*
• pay your subbie according to their invoice terms! – If you are unable to pay until the client pays you, just say so up front but understand that if the client doesn’t pay you, you still have to pay your subbie.
• acknowledge that you have received the work when it’s sent back to you – a simple email to say it’s arrived is just common courtesy and can avoid some time wasting disasters.

If there are areas you want practice in, feel free to ask the team if you can help them in any way in that area.

*By this I mean that sometimes you will work with someone who is very easy going and chatty and other times they like to keep it purely professional. It’s the same as with any client – they usually set the tone and it’s good if you respond at their level or higher.