Connect Positively With Clients During the Coronavirus Crisis
These are strange times we find ourselves in. If you work from home, the tranquility of your home office may have been shattered by one or more fellow humans (some of whom may be completely new to the ‘work from home’ idea and may or may not be dealing with it...
Does your hourly rate cover everything it needs to?
One of the questions we are asked most frequently is ‘How much should I charge?’In this blog we discuss what you need your hourly rate to cover so you can set it correctly.
Need new customers? Things NOT to do…
Inspired by a situation one of members found themselves in, we share why it isn’t ok to try to poach customers from other VAs.
Managing Your Pricing as a Small Business, Without Going Bust
Pricing isn’t always easy, and discussing it with clients can be really hard whether you are starting out or are an established online business owner. In this guest blog, VIPVA Member Jules Cheeseman shares her tips for getting it right without going bust!
How To Overcome An Annoying Team Member!
Having associates or staff is a great way to share the workload when you are a VA, OBM or freelancer, but every so often it can cause more problems than it fixes! If a potential team member doesn’t have the required skillset to perform the tasks required of them,...
Can Anyone Be A Virtual Assistant?
If you know how to switch on a computer, open up emails, use Word and can navigate a few other office programmes, and can connect to a reasonable WiFi connection, you could be a virtual assistant. However, just because you can, doesn’t mean you should! In...
Corona Virus & Virtual Working – Don’t Panic, Do Plan!
Corona Virus & Virtual Working – Don’t Panic, Do Plan! Now, we aren’t going to do any medical stats or handwashing advice here – but we do need to talk about coronavirus.
Virtual Assistant Training Course – Is It Necessary?
When you set up your own business, or have a dramatic change of career, many people feel the need to put themselves on a course or training programme in order to improve their knowledge and skillset so that they can carry out their new role more effectively; you...
The Value of Networking
When someone mentions networking to me, I immediately think of the highly structured and formal physical networking events that I was often invited to as a new business owner. Whilst the thought of a 1-minute elevator pitch delivered to a room full of...
Keeping motivation up in February – and beyond!
The 500 days of January are now behind us, and with Spring just around the corner, there’s a lot to look forward to. But with around 80% of New Year’s Resolutions already out the window (source:...
