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Growing your VA business

November 1, 2009

Falling into the trap of working around the clock in your VA business is very easy to do. It isn’t uncommon for me to hear from both new and experienced Virtual Assistants that they work practically 24/7. The thing is, you don’t have to do everything on your own. You can delegate and outsource. If you have a lot of clients, new and repeat, then you’re doing great! It really says a lot about your marketing, and your skills. Why not use your overflow of clients and business to seriously grow your VA business? If you aren’t willing to draw the line on the number of hours you will work and keep your business small, then growing your Virtual Assistant business makes good sense. Wouldn’t it be great to have the ability to expand your client base by using a pool of other VAs that assist you on a regular basis? This will enable you to make the move to CEO and Manager, enabling you to stop working so many hours by letting others do the work for you. If this is what you want to accomplish then follow the following advice: 1.  Find some help – Find another VA

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Keeping Track of Time and Expenses

August 19, 2009

As they say, “Time is Money”. It is so important for you to keep track of your time even if you’re charging a per project fee. Why? How do you know if you’re charging enough if you don’t keep track. Keeping track will keep you on your toes, and make your clients feel confident in your abilities. You can analyze your results and adjust prices as you become faster and more efficient. There are many ways that you can keep track of your time and expenses when you are a Virtual Assistant. This past week I tried out everything I could find that had a free trial. I am happy to report that there are many great services out there both free and for a fee where you can accurately track your time and expenses spent on various Virtual Assistant Services. But I found one that is just simply, in my opinion, the best. My favorite by far is Freshbooks. What makes Freshbooks awesome and amazing isn’t just its rich features  it is the fact that  it will work together with Basecamp which is a project management system.  So you get the best of both worlds by combining these two

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