I’m not on Facebook. I don’t have a personal account and I don’t have a business account. I used to have Facebook. In fact, I’m one of those people who were the very first to get Facebook back when you had to have a college email address in order to join (am I showing my […]
I have received a complete range of questions when people are interviewing me to see if we would be a good fit together. They range from broad questions about my past experience to very detailed questions on hypothetical scenarios that happen within their business. When searching for a Virtual Assistant (VA), you should absolutely do […]
My two year anniversary came and went with a blink of an eye in May. I’m not sure I even acknowledged it as I was preparing for the birth of my first child. Last year, I wrote a post about the lessons I learned from being in business one year. This year, I’m slightly established […]
Doors are open for business again! My last post was written right before I had my first baby. In it, I talked about how I told my clients I was pregnant and how I would take six weeks off. The little Jedi is currently over 8 weeks old (born on May 23) and here’s an […]
I am officially in the countdown to have my first baby. I’m due in less than two weeks and while I’m excited, I’m also nervous about how my business will function without me. How do you take something like maternity leave when you run your own business? When do you alert clients? Do you try […]
The one who pays me on time is good. The one who is late on payment or doesn’t pay at all is bad. Just kidding. Kind of. That’s an obvious answer but thankfully, I’ve have not struggled too much with payment issues. There has been a random issue here or there, but overall, all my […]
Every person that has started their own business has a story of how they got there. Usually you can find it on their “About” page but you know that is only a snippet of the entire story. Why I became a Virtual Assistant is probably radically different from a parent who wants to earn some […]
Have you been on Quora yet? My husband introduced me to it and it’s really a fun group. I would say it’s like a cross between Yahoo! Answers (remember that?) and a social media platform. People ask a question and you can answer it with what you believe is the best answer. Check out my […]
You can find this on any Virtual Assistant’s webpage, but sometimes a more in depth answer is needed than the three sentences you find there. Even my FAQ page only has a one sentence answer! But that’s not the answer I give when someone asks me what I do. Most people have little understanding of […]
I get this question so often from prospective clients that I thought it was time to think of a good response. My gut answer is, “I don’t know. I just do.” I understand that answer is completely less than adequate for anyone that is not as organized as I am. Or, even if they are […]