It was several years ago I began this journey of developing a business at home. 16, in fact, next month. That time has flown by. My daughters are all now adults and no longer needed a mum at home but I must admit I have no inclination to go back out into the traditional workforce. I love my surroundings, my comfortable office and the line of work I do for my clients. However, I know many feel totally overwhelmed when they join the Virtual Assistant industry and have no idea how to start … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2010
VAProject 52 – Who have you helped this week?
One of my VA team members is going away overseas on a holiday soon and she was keen to find out what I did to protect my business and my clients when I was away last year for a whole month. I was able to share with her what I did, how I outsourced the work and ensured my clients were happy and any lessons I'd learnt during that exercise. Fortunately I'd been away on leave before, for shorter stints, so have learnt along the way the things I need to set up and do prior to going on holidays. … [Read more...]
The Importance of Self-Education
Recent posts at a VA forum has made me wonder just how much do Virtual Assistants (and other self-employed) value the importance of their own self education. It is oh-so-easy just to quit and give up and move on to something else if it doesn't work out. When in reality, if people were just prepared to take the time to learn and listen from others who are more experienced, they may well succeed. To quote one long-term VA from the forum: A lot of VAs have started and quit early because they … [Read more...]