Navigating Difficult Conversations: Ending a Client Relationship
Navigating difficult conversations when you are ending a client relationship is essential to the entire VA industry. If you have ever taken on a client who already had a poor VA experience in the past you know exactly why. This includes offboarding a client. These certainly don’t have to be difficult conversations. You don’t have […]
Continue readingNavigating Difficult Conversations: Client Satisfaction
Navigating difficult conversations becomes much easier when you know your client satisfaction level. We started the blog series on how to have the frame of mind and how to prepare yourself. Last week we discussed raising prices. However, nothing prepares you like knowing how satisfied your clients are. There isn’t a successful business in existence […]
Continue readingNavigating Difficult Conversations: Raising Prices
Navigating difficult conversations when it comes to raising prices is one of the most common for virtual assistants. In this week’s post, we are sharing the best steps to take when it comes to navigating these conversations so they don’t have to be viewed as difficult. Last week we discussed the frame of mind and […]
Continue readingNavigating Difficult Conversations
Navigating difficult conversations successfully is a combination of the right frame of mind and preparedness. When we think of anything that we consider difficult, why do we think it’s difficult? It’s due to a lack of training which doesn’t allow us to prepare. Anytime we haven’t had training in a particular area it is naturally […]
Continue readingCelebrating Administrative Professionals: Becoming Your Own Chief
In this month’s blog series, we are celebrating administrative professionals who are also successful business leaders. You can be a successful administrative assistant, executive assistant, virtual assistant, or remote assistant AND a successful business leader. The Association of Virtual Assistants is proud to have had the opportunity to interview some of the best in the […]
Continue readingCelebrating Administrative Professionals: The first-ever software purpose-built for assistants
In this month’s blog series, we are celebrating administrative professionals who are also successful business leaders. You can be a successful administrative assistant, executive assistant, virtual assistant, or remote assistant AND a successful business leader. The Association of Virtual Assistants is proud to have had the opportunity to interview some of the best in the […]
Continue readingDifficult Decisions Virtual Assistants Make – When Did You Know? Pt. 4
Difficult decisions virtual assistants make has been the theme for the month. I encourage you to check out the prior blogs this month. Part 1 – Hearing about and deciding to become a VAPart 2 – Feeling like the CEO of your business and what title you usePart 3 – The first time you raised […]
Continue readingDifficult Decisions Virtual Assistants Make – When Did You Know? Pt. 2
Last week we started off slow with the Difficult Decisions Virtual Assistants Make as a business owner. That first decision to learn more about becoming a VA and then taking action to become a virtual assistant are very important steps! As empowering and exciting as it may be to discover your new path and freedom, […]
Continue readingDifficult Decisions Virtual Assistants Make – When Did You Know? Pt.1
Difficult decisions virtual assistants make are all part of being a business owner and an entrepreneur, especially as we head into the time of year where it’s natural to look back and reflect. During your own personal year in review, we thought that many of those who may wish to become a virtual assistant or […]
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