Self-employed Virtual Assistants in the UK don't have a salary or pay rate. We run our own businesses and decide what to charge for our services. Many UK VAs charge, and more importantly get, £35+ per hour. The current average increases most years so do check the...

Virtual Assistants in the UK are charging, and more importantly getting, anything north of £35 an hour for ad hoc and retainer work, but when it comes to projects and packages we're calculating those very differently and going beyond north! Allow me to explain... If...

Okay, so, you may have seen that Virtual Assistant’s state that they’ll round up / down to the nearest 15 minutes when invoicing a client. In case you’re in any doubt as to how the rounding up to 15 minutes, or down, as a Virtual Assistant works…

Including... how to find Access to Work clients as a Virtual Assistant. Written in collaboration with Lyndsey Lee – LCL Virtual PA Virtual Assistants are seeing a massive increase in enquiries from individuals and business owners who need support now that they're able...

There are two answers to the question 'is being a Virtual Assistant financially sustainable?'. One is No and the other Yes. Here's the answer to both. No gatekeeping as always! Being a Virtual Assistant is NOT financially sustainable if.. ...you do any of these...

Let’s be honest, you started working as a Virtual Assistant to make money so that you have a level of income that gives you the freedom to leave your 9-5 and live life on your own terms, right? That’s absolutely possible. But how do you set your…

Working out how long it will take to do a task you’ve never done before as a Virtual Assistant can be one of the hardest things to do. You want to be paid enough to make it worth your time and effort. But there’s that nagging fear that you’re going…

With a million users within a month of launching and an estimated value of £30bn in its first six weeks you can’t underestimate the excitement around ChatGPT. Every December as the year comes to a close I wonder ‘what will be the next big thing’ and…

From watching, mentoring and working with various business owners I’ve noticed some common traits that lead people to constantly go through that cycle of feast / famine. You know, one month you’re rolling in enquiries, the next it’s crickets. Here…

Increase your prices, easy said but It’s hard, isn’t it. Scary even. Early days in my business I had a client say to me a couple of times: ‘don’t ever bother increasing your prices, you won’t get any more work, people will only ever pay you what…

If a book could speak, this one would say “Oi! I’m talking to you”… Because it really was. And not just me personally, but every single service based business owner. I love Catherine’s tone. She’s lighthearted but you KNOW she’s…

What Are Packages? In a nutshell, packages are a group of tasks or services you can provide for existing or potential clients. Why Do I Need Them? How often does an enquiry land in your inbox / social media messenger account that says, ‘Tell me what…