Comments on: Finding your niche as a Virtual Assistant

By: VaMom

VaMom — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 07:02:07 +0000

I am sure I was spanked for saying “No” as a child, which is likely the cause of the “yes” problem now! haha Never thought of it that way until you mentioned it. You’re so right about this. I have to really do some research on this now!

By: jillflorio

jillflorio — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:31:50 +0000

Steph that is so true. I need to learn to work on my “no.” It’s hard! Which is weird, as NO is the first word most babies learn. Somewhere along the way we forget how to use this, lest we hurt someone’s feelings. We all want to be so freaking helpful.

I think some of this is learning to have faith in our work and abilities.

By: VaMom

VaMom — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:43:59 +0000

It is HARD to turn down money at times. I recently turned over a client of mine to another VA because he took too much time. lol Seems like a small problem to have, but it ALSO was not exactly what I wanted to concentrate on, so I moved on. It was hard for me to do, but I am glad that I did it. Now I can concentrate on other clients and attracting the clients that I want.

Jill, if you fill up your calendar with things you don’t want to do, you won’t have time to take on those clients you DO want.

By: jillflorio

jillflorio — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:20:01 +0000

I have endless trouble with this. I specifically want to help with forums and social buzz. When other jobs come along I should just say no, even though I need the money. Arg. What to do?

By: Private Label Rights

Private Label Rights — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:06:57 +0000

I have found over the years that there are some tasks that I like better than others, so I have found myself narrowing down my services. For example, while I really enjoy blog posting and graphics work, I find technical writing tedious and boring.