Tag Archive: virtual assistant

7 Ways NOT to Be a Successful VA

There are some people who never seem to be able to get work. I mean they have top-rated skills, lots of knowledge, but no employers. Ever wonder why? Here are the Top 7 reasons that I’ve seen this happen. Your Website. Now, I’m not to crazy about my own website at the moment, so I”m…

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5 Ways to Help Your Clients Get Their Ezine Out Regularly

It seems ridiculous but business owners everywhere continue to struggle with the oldest, yet most essential strategy in building their business – their ezines. They either don’t send out an ezine at all because they struggle with what to write, how to format it, what to include … and so much more.  Even more… they…

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Becoming a VA Takes Work

Whenever I tell people what I do for a living I always hear, “How did you do that?”  It’s not magical, it’s just a whole lot of darn work. When I learned that I was pregnant I decided then and there that I would be home for my children. I looked around, took on jobs,…

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New Job Openings from Virtual Office Temps

This just in from the VOT newsletter.  If you’re looking for working, you might want to consider signing up for their weekly alerts. T H E . V O T . C O N N E C T I O N ____________________________________________ Virtual Project Opportunities Newsletter for the Virtual Office Temps Community. http://www.virtualassistantjobs.com Facebook Page:…

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How to Work From Home Profitably as a Virtual Assistant

~ Have you recently been laid off from your job in the corporate world? ~ Are you looking for a way to profitably stay home with your children? ~ Would you like to make a second income from the comfort of your home? ~ Or maybe you just need to jumpstart your current virtual assistant…

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Exploring VA Niches: Virtual Event Specialist

When I was away on that homeschooling/business retreat in Destin, FL I met many aspiring virtual assistants including my new best friend Mimi of Your Virtual Services. We were roommates and talked a lot (I’m sure you can tell I’m the quiet type — not!) and during one of our marathon conversations Mimi told me…

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Why Teamwork Makes for a Smart Business

Leveraging your time is one of the ways that smart businesses operate. One way that you can do this is by borrowing resources, trading skills and services instead of using money. But first what is a team? According to Webster’s dictionary, a team is “a number of persons associated together in work or an activity.”…

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Webinar Event: How to Use Your VA to Increase Your Bottom Line

If you’re a small business owner, how do you know when you need a VA? And more importantly — what do you do with us once you’ve decided to use our expertise?  This is one of the more frustrating aspects of being a VA. People hire you and then don’t let you do anything to…

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Why Would Anyone Hire a VA?

When I tell people that I work as a virtual assistant, many times people are confused. Why would any one hire a virtual assistant when they can easily pick a local person to take care of their needs?  How do you know that the person will even get any work done without you standing over…

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Baby Steps Webinar to Start Your Virtual Assistant Career

So many busy moms have asked us about the successful Virtual Assistant training we offered earlier this year that we have decided to make it available as part of Rhea Perry’s Stimulus Package. If you are an organizer and thrive on helping others organize their lives to get more done, then join us on the…

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