Survey News: Hourly Rate increase in 2020 VA Survey
Over the last few years, APVA have championed the importance of a fair hourly rate for VAs in the UK and internationally. In 2018/19 we carried out some research into the expenditure of VA businesses, and found that a VA working 30 hours per week and charging £25 per hour was potentially only ‘taking home’ £13.03 of that hourly rate, as the rest needed to be set aside to cover essential ‘business necessities’ – the overheads that responsible and professional business owners should have in place.
Can I earn a full-time salary as a VA?
‘Side Gig’, ‘Side Hustle’… I’m sure many of you have seen articles proclaiming how quick and easy it is to set up as a VA and start earning good money.
What does a techie VA do?
Over the last few years, I have also seen a significant rise in the number of customers looking for assistance with ‘techie’ stuff, but what exactly is a techie VA, and what do they do? Here are a few examples of jobs that they can assist with
Marketing your VA business – it isn’t optional…
Marketing – it’s another one of those ‘love it or loathe it’ jobs in my experience. Unfortunately, marketing is one of those jobs that HAS to be done. Yes, you might have work up to your eyeballs at the present time, but there are peaks and troughs in any business, and you may find yourself at some point in the future with a quiet spell that you need to fill.
Creating digital products for your VA business
We’re living in a digital age. We all know this. Who would have thought, pre-lockdown, that virtual birthday parties, online pub quizzes and zoom-based classrooms would have become such a widespread and integral part of our daily lives? As the covid-19 lockdown has...
How to get your first EVER client as a VA
If you’ve only recently set up your own Virtual Assistant Business, the likelihood is that you have spent the last few weeks or months learning new skills, setting up a digital presence (via a shiny new website or simply setting up some dedicated social media pages),...
How to Safely Grow Your Team with Associates
There are only so many hours in a day. No matter how efficient you are, how early you start your day, and how late into the night you work, you - as a lone working freelancer - will only be able to clear a certain number of hours of client work. And much as we...
Why Accreditation is Important
At APVA, we offer accreditation for VAs that meet our criteria. In her guest blog, Lucy Messaritis explains why she feels accreditation is important and valuable for virtual assistants. "Recently, we had an extension built to the side of our house. The building crew...
What does Coronavirus mean for your business insurance?
Coronavirus has shaken up our work lives like never before. In the current crisis, adapting your work practices so you can continue to support your clients is likely to be at the forefront of your mind. In this short blog, our partners and EleVAte Sponsors PolicyBee...
Building your business in the ’new normal’
The ‘new normal’ – it’s a strange new phrase that conjures images of people touching elbows instead of shaking hands, of people wearing foam pool noodles on their heads in cafés to maintain social distancing, and the ability to turn up to a work meeting on Microsoft...