Recently I became aware of a challenge a VA was having and it is something I've come across before but had forgotten about it. It's an ideal post for this category. Be clear about your quotes/rates when discussing a job with a client. This VA had quoted a rate which the client accepted but there was a problem. You see the client thought the quote was the total price for the job, whereas the VA was giving a quote... per hour! She had forgotten to add those very words 'per hour' and the end … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2009
English and the VA world
We periodically have wonderful discussions on the forums relating to the spelling and use of English wording. In fact it often provides a constant source of mirth when we discover that a word can mean something completely different in another English speaking country. How does that happen? Whilst most of the conversations are full of laughter and fun there are times when misunderstandings can occur and some get hurt simply because of the use of a single word. If that can happen on a forum … [Read more...]
The Virtual Assistant Industry is booming!
Those who participate in the VA forums will know that there's been a steady (and fast) increase of new VAs joining our ranks. I believe this is partly because our industry has well and truly come of age and is easily noticeable but also because of our current global economic situation. People need to find other sources of income and build up businesses to protect their homes and families should their existing jobs go belly up. For some they've already lost their jobs and are seeking to provide … [Read more...]
Friday Finds
I haven't done one of these posts for quite sometime - so I thought I'd show you some of my latest finds on Google Reader! This one is mine - I write a number of blogs http://soho-life.com/blog/ Democratizing Twitter My Blogging Journey (well, not mine but that of the author of this post) Were you April fooled about Conficker? Increase your changes to be linked at your blog (well, I'm trying to do mine!) :-) Dare to stand out and be noticed Top 10 strategies for marketing your … [Read more...]