STRUGGLING WITH YOUR VIRTUAL ASSISTANT BUSINESS? 2 KEYS

October 8th, 2009

We know the need is out there. There is a huge demand for virtual work these days. There are many virtual assistants making over six figures! So what could be holding up your Virtual Assistant business? There are two keys that will insure your are successful. The first is your specific strategy for your business. It is easy to have a great idea but the carefully planned implementation is everything. Every good business started with a business plan, a direction and an exact plan how to execute. How do you write a business plan? What should it entail? Why is it so important? Check out our latest EBook, Your Guide to a Bulletproof Business and Marketing Plan, and you will get some great ideas from the experts in the Virtual Assistant arena.

The second most important key to your success as a Virtual Assistant is marketing: Done right and done on a budget. With today’s internet, you should have your name plastered on over 1000 sites and those spider to thousands of other sites. How do you do that on a budget? Easy! We can tell you how in Your Guide to a Bulletproof Business and Marketing Plan, as well as TONS OF LINKS in our EBook, Launching Your Virtual Assistant Business for $100.

There is all the information you need to make some serious money as a Virtual Assistant. For both books for $20, you can put your Virtual Assistant business back on track to making a great career from home!

Finding a Niche as a Real Estate Virtual Assistant

October 2nd, 2009

Specializing in a niche field, like real estate, can lead to a great career as a Virtual Assistant! Ask yourself a few questions: What do you KNOW well? What can you DO well? What do you enjoy? Perhaps you used to be a real estate agent. Convert that knowledge you have in your head, into one of the hottest growing Virtual Assistant fields of expertise! Contact local real estate agents, market yourself as an experienced Virtual Assistant. You can: Create email campaigns for Realtors, update their contact lists, postcards, update their website, input and manage listings, prepare closing docs and a host of other valuable duties.

Why would a Realtor hire a Virtual Assistant? So they can do what they do best: SELL! Most real estate agents dread the paperwork end of their business. They excel in electric personalities and persuasive conversation. Your job is to keep them organized and find systems that can streamline their business. Perhaps you are in charge of marketing to bring in more business. The possibilities are endless. HERE IS THE BEST PART: If you choose agents from different non-competing areas, you can work for several real estate agents at once! Your Real Estate Virtual Assistant business can really blossom! There is a great Business Plan and Marketing EBook here on this site that has a ton of links where you can market yourself and really grow your Real Estate Virtual Assistant business!

Resources for Virtual Assistants That You Should Take Advantage of

February 4th, 2009

When you are looking into running a VA business, there are a few things that you are really going to be looking into:

  1. You’re going to be looking for support from other virtual assistants so that you can focus, as much as possible, on moving your business in the right direction.
  2. You’re going to be looking into resources for virtual assistants that will help you to improve the skills that you have and develop the skills that will add to what you have to offer.
  3. You’re going to be looking for information about software programs and other rools that will help you to grow your business.

In other words, you are going to be looking into more information about those resources for virtual assistants that are going to help you to simplify the process of running your business. What you’re going to find is that there’s a simple way to access many of the resources that you’re lookinkg for: spend some time at Virtual U.

When you do, you’ll be able to connect with others to learn what they’ve done to simplify their businesses. You’ll find that you can find the training that you need to get your business up and running and you’ll have the chance to learn more about software and other products that are going to make running a VA business simpler. Why spend all of your time looking at web sites and searching for information when it’s possible to find access to a variety of great VA resources all in one place?

Running a VA Business with the Skills that You Have

February 3rd, 2009

One of the things that you are going to want to think about when you start to look into running a VA business is the fact that, no matter what you’re looking into doing with your business, your business is going to be a little bit different than every other one out there. This is a good thing really, and it comes down to the fact that you are going to be running a VA business based on the skills that you are bringing to it.

In other words, when you are running your business, you are going to want to be sure that you are looking into what you have to offer your clients – and you are going to want to understand your skills so that you can set yourself apart from other VAs out there. After all, you are going to find that even when you offer really different services, there is some competition involved.

This is where virtual assistant training comes into play – you are going to be running your VA business based on your abilities and the skills that you have; VA training is going to help you to figure out the best way to market your services and business and to put those skills to work.

Ultimately, running a VA business is all about making sure that you are able to use the skills that you have and to put them to work for you (and your clients); shouldn’t you be sure that you’ve got the skills and tools that you need to make it work?

Running a VA Business – Stressing the Benefits of a VA

February 2nd, 2009

One of the most important things that you are going to be able to do when you start to look into running your VA business is going to involve knowing how to explain the benefits of a virtual assistant. In other words, in order to be able to run your VA business, succeed with marketing and focus on attracting additional clients to your business is going to involve your ability to showcase the reasons why working with a virtual assistant will benefit businesses.

If you want to be sure that you are marketing your business as effectively as possible, it’s important to make sure that you are thinking about what you can offer your clients. Similarly, you are going to want to be sure that, while you are running a VA business, you are making an effort to promote the benefits that you discuss.

In order to stress the benefits of working with a virtual assistant when you are promoting your business, you’re going to need to be sure that your clients receive those benefits. Stressing those benefits will only help if your clients see them and experience the ways in which those benefits change the way that they do business.

Ultimately, therefore, what you are going to find is that it’s a good idea to not just tell your clients about the benefits that you can offer them while running your VA business – it’s a much better idea to showcase those benefits in the way that you offer services and support your clients.

Virtual Assistant Marketing and the Importance of Knowing What You Offer

February 1st, 2009

When you are thinking about marketing your virtual assistant business, there are going to be a variety of things that you need to keep in mind. The most important thing for you to focus on and consider, however, is the value of understanding the services that you offer and the benefits of them.

In other words, a big part of virtual assistant marketing is simply a matter of knowing that you understand how your clients are going to be using the services that you have to offer.

When you are marketing your virtual assistant business, therefore, you are going to want to think about the value that your services offer to small business owners, the value that you offer to those who are looking for business help who otherwise would be doing all the work on their own.

Whether you have made the choice to offer VA services to real estate professionals or to those who offer tax services, whether you are working within your own VA business on your own or there are a team of other virtual assistants who you work with, knowing the benefits of your services is going to have a dramatic impact on the way that you market your business.

The more that you know about the virtual assistant services that you are going to offer, the better the position that you are going to be in to find the right message. In other words, you’re going to want to be sure that you are looking beyond your services to the benefits that your clients will find.

Becoming a VA Is About More than Wanting to Work from Home

January 31st, 2009

When you first start to think about becoming a virtual assistant, chances are good that you are going to make an effort to look at all of the options that are available to you. After all, when you start to think about becoming a VA, you’re going to be looking at the options that will get you out of the “rat race,” the possibility of working for yourself and the simple reality that there is a lot more to having a career than simply punching a time clock.

When you make the decision to become a virtual assistant, what you’re going to find is:

  • Becoming a VA is about knowing that you want to work for yourself and that you are willing to make a commitment no matter what anyone else has to say.
  • Becoming a virtual assistant is about showcasing the skills that you have and the way in which those skills will benefit your clients.
  • Becoming a VA is about looking beyond your career goals and the goals of your clients and focuing on all that is possible.

In other words, the more tha tyou think about your options when you become a virtual assistant, the better the position that you are going to be in to reach all of the goals that you set for your business. Similarly, the more that you are going to find yourself in a position to support your family and the business that you decided to start.

Virtual Assistant Marketing and Benefits of Public Speaking

January 30th, 2009

When you are running a VA business, one of the things that you are going to need to be thinking about – more or less all the time – is what you can do to get the word out about yourself, your business and the services that you have to offer. Because virtual assistant marketing is such a big part of running your business, what you’ll find is that you are in a position in which sometimes you are going to need to talk about your business.

For some VAs, a big part of the virtual assistant marketing process involves going out and participating in events at which they lead a discussion or seminar. Others – those who have networked with other small business owners may even find themselves marketing their services at small business conferences and needing to be sure that they are able to communicate effectively to individuals and groups alike.

The challenge, of course, is that while public speaking is good for virtual assistant marketing, there are plenty of virtual assistants who don’t enjoy speaking in front of a group. If you find yourself among them, there are a few things that you should consider.

First, speaking is a great way to market your business – the more that you expose yourself to prospective clients, the more that people are going to know what you have to offer and the easier that it will be to grow your business. Similarly, you’ll find that you are able to learn more about preparing presentations – and that means that you’ll have another service to offer to your clients. In other words, you won’t just be taking advantage of marketing your VA business – you’ll also be expanding your skills.

Virtual Assistant Training Can Have a Huge Impact

January 29th, 2009

One of the things that you are going to find when you are launching and running a VA business is that there are going to be things that could help you out a bit. For example, you might find that there is more that you could be doing to market your business and attract additional clients or you might want to consider your time management skills and what you can do to improve them a bit; in both of these cases, you are going to find that virtual assistant training is going to give you an opportunity to boost your business.

One of the most common misconceptions about virtual assistant training is that it’s designed to help those who are just getting started to figure out what being a virtual assistant is all about. The reality – however strange it may initially seem – is that virtual assistant training is the ongoing boost that can keep your business fresh and exciting and keep you invested in it. The more that you are able to learn new skills, after all, the more that you are going to be able to offer your clients.

In other words, if you are looking for the opportunity to grow your virtual assistant business, the more that you are going to find that virtual assistant training can benefit you. Whether your marketing could use a boost or you’re looking to learn more about what you can do to get recommendations and testimonials from your clients, virtual assistant training will give you the extra push that you need.

Running a VA Business with a Focus on Marketing

January 28th, 2009

When you are going to be running a VA business, one of the things that you are going to find is that a fair amount of your focus is going to be on getting the word out about your business and what you have to offer. Of course, if you are running a VA business and one of the primary services that you offer to clients involves marketing, then you are going to find that your marketing becomes even more important.

Runnning a VA business is not like trying to convince your friends to read your favorite book – for that matter, running a VA business isn’t like convincing your kids that they want to try a new vegetable. Because marketing a virtual assistant business is all about making sure that others know about the services that you have available, you’re going to need to be sure that your marketing reflects the fact that you are promoting a service.

Fortunately, there are a few key things that you can learn from those VAs who do put an emphasis on marketing. You’ll be able to see the importance of using a great website and even to get a sense of what content prospective clients are looking for in a blog. You’ll be able to look at the way that they participate in forums, the way that they interact with their clients and, mostly, you’ll be able to learn more about the techniques that have been the most effective for them.

Of course, in order to take full advantage of the knowledge of other VAs while you are running your business, you’re going to want to be sure that you’re part of a great VA network where more experienced virtual assistants are there to offer their assistance.