How many times have you heard of clients being absolute, total arseholes? For me it’s a daily thing. Client sending short, abrupt and accusing emails to their contractors? Calling out of regular business hours? Expecting a return call straight away forgetting that other people have LIVES, and other commitments other than THEM? Clients taking forever to pay their bills? Constantly negotiating rates and questioning every minute spent on a task. I’m sick of it.
Have you ever had one of those days where everything is telling you that you shouldn’t be working? Like a little rock that starts rolling down a hill, collecting dirt until it becomes a boulder and if you don’t stop – you’re going to hit something hard! That’s me today. After getting this blog written, I’m checking out. Here’s why.
Hiring a VA is a major business decision – you’re about to show someone your business undies! But how do you know if your VA is a lemon? Here’s how.
Where does your VA business stand with subcontracting? Where do you fit in with the above? Are you hiring support without considering the consequences? Or are you going to grow strong and do it right?
You all know them – those Virtual Assistants who have been going for years and totally know their stuff. They have excess clients, subcontractors, a regular income and they don’t even seem to advertise for work. They post photos of themselves working in exotic locations, pool or beachside, with their feet up and a coffee [...]
Did you know that the VA Industry has existed in Australia since before we got Internet? Yes, people ran businesses before we had the world wide web that we now rely so heavily on every single day. *gasp!* They either posted or delivered work to be completed – an activity which some people still utilize [...]
