The holiday shopping season has arrived. Are you overwhelmed with thoughts of sending cards and gifts to clients, colleagues and family? Considering delegating those tasks but feel it's impersonal? Let's face it as business owners we already have too much to do. Ideally we'd love to return all
Do You Practice Professional Courtesy?
Lately I've been in the midst of coordinating multiple events for clients. If you know me at all you know that I dislike disorder intensely thus my work space and work products are usually pretty organized. I try to do the same when I send my clients' vendors the info they need. A thought
Do Not Delegate Event Planning
Picture it...a beautiful room buzzing with conversations from colleagues you really enjoy. An elegantly wrapped gift at each place setting. Wonderful food elegantly presented. Speakers who are engaging. Awesome events are just that...awesome! All the planning that goes into events can be done
Hurry Up and Wait
In order to have a business we must continue to add clients. That sounds like a no brainer right? However finding and retaining clients is a learned skill. At times it seems like prospects are flooding through our phone lines and inbox. Other times we find ourselves testing our telephone and
Marketing Your Biz Without Saying ‘Hire Me!’
Most if not all VAs own for profit businesses which means we are in business to make $$$$. In order to do that we must have clients right? How do you find them without putting a message all over social media that basically says 'Hire me!'? We all have had to find our way on the marketing path
Partnering with a VA 101: 11 Ways to Support Your Virtual Team
Over the past few weeks you've learned what a VA is, what tasks you can delegate, what it's like working with professionals who take ownership and much more. Teams also need the support of their leader - Y-O-U. The best ways to show your team that you support them? Respect and
