Should all your clients be on retainers?

Should all your clients be on retainers?

I know, I know, if clients are on retainers you know what’s coming in every month (caveat – providing everyone pays their invoice and don’t decide to stop working with you). But many VAs find it extremely stressful and complicated trying to convert...

Tuesday Task – Number Twelve

In task ten, I asked you to write down ten pain points potential clients would have that relate to your services, i.e. I never have time for bookkeeping. Then, in task eleven, I asked you to tap into their pain points with your own questions, e.g. Do you struggle to...

Tuesday Task – Number Eight

How about this? I don’t share this to mock the lady in any way, shape or form, I share it to help us all understand how we can best work with enquiries like this. In my ongoing experience enquiries like this are a bloody nightmare. a) the potential client...
What skills do you need to be a Virtual Assistant?

What skills do you need to be a Virtual Assistant?

Being a VA affords me a wonderful working life and I know many want that life too. Why should we, when employees, just word for the weekends – 2 days a week every week to be ourselves, to relax, to enjoy our hard earned money? Work shouldn’t be stressful!...