Virtual Assistance Archives - Page 4 of 14

[VA Tip] – Contracts, hand-overs and losing control

Dec 21, 2017 | Relationships, Virtual Assistance, Virtual Assistant Tips

Q: I am interested in knowing how a VA charges for services or jobs: whether there is a contract, how often a VA expects to be called upon, etc. I recently ran a contest. As I looked at the responses I thought, “Someone else could be handling this for...

[VA Tip] – Utilize your Virtual Assistant Effectively

Dec 14, 2017 | Business Tools, Efficiency, Relationships, Virtual Assistance, Virtual Assistant Tips

I have a love-hate relationship with Facebook. Honestly, I really don’t like it because it pulls every bit of information it can from my devices; often I’m not even aware of it … Yet, I love Facebook for the connections I have made, and the support I have...

[VA Tip] – How do you deal with the micro-managing client who drives you wild?

Dec 7, 2017 | Business Tools, Efficiency, Learning, Relationships, Virtual Assistance, Virtual Assistant Tips

I loved this client. She was funny, understanding, had great humor, we got along well, liked each other… But something wasn’t right – she didn’t leave me alone! For every task she gave me I received daily emails asking about the state. She was driving me...

[VA Tip] What have my pants got to do with the client who suddenly disappeared?

Nov 30, 2017 | Relationships, Virtual Assistance, Virtual Assistant Tips

I was rumbling in my closet searching for a specific pair of pants this morning when I suddenly thought of my client John. John was a gentle, shy, and super careful man. He had experienced a very difficult childhood that had left him with trust issues; he was smart...

[VA Tip] – Have you experienced the Quicksand Syndrome?

Nov 23, 2017 | Efficiency, Relationships, Virtual Assistance, Virtual Assistant Tips

Mary was sweet, soft-spoken, very overwhelmed, yet willing to let me into her business, and to have me as a trusted partner at her side. She was as excited as I was and looking forward to creating more time; time to spend with her little son Alex who so desperately...

[VA Tip] – Choose the right person for the job

Nov 16, 2017 | AssistU, AssistU trained Virtual Assistant, Efficiency, Relationships, Virtual Assistance, Virtual Assistant Tips

I recently talked with yet another person who was disappointed because her VA had assured her she knew how to do a certain task. In the end, she had to go elsewhere to get the work done properly which cost her more time, many nerves, and more money that didn’t have to...