Connect Positively With Clients During the Coronavirus Crisis

by Charlotte Wibberley | Apr 6, 2020 | Getting clients, VA Businesses, VA Life

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?

by Charlotte Wibberley | Apr 1, 2020 | Starting a VA Business, VA Businesses, VA Life

One of the questions we are asked most frequently is ‘How much should I charge?’, and it’s always a source of much debate! We’ve had run-ins and fall outs with all kinds of people about what VAs should and shouldn’t charge, but at the end of the day, there is one...

Need new customers? Things NOT to do…

by Charlotte Wibberley | Mar 25, 2020 | Getting clients, Starting a VA Business, VA Businesses, VA Life

One of the many wonderful things about running a VA organisation is the fact that we get to speak to a number of fabulous VAs and Freelancers on a regular basis about the things they love – and loathe – about small business ownership and self-employment. Our core team...

Managing Your Pricing as a Small Business, Without Going Bust

by Charlotte Wibberley | Mar 18, 2020 | VA Businesses, VA Life

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!

by Charlotte Wibberley | Mar 11, 2020 | VA Business Growth, VA Businesses, VA Life

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?

by Charlotte Wibberley | Mar 4, 2020 | Starting a VA Business, VA Business Growth, VA Life

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...