Virtual Assistant Blog
How to Spot a Scammer as a Virtual Assistant
You’re eager to get clients and get the money into your Virtual Assistant business, and this can sometimes cloud your judgement and make you susceptible to scams. When we’re focused on one ‘problem’ and something presents itself to solve that…
The UK Virtual Assistant’s Guide to Tax and National Insurance
While I love to celebrate the fun parts of being a Virtual Assistant like getting so many dream clients signing up for the services you love delivering that you can leave your 9-5 – woohoo! – I need to bring us down to earth for a moment. We…
How to Calculate How Long Tasks Take as a Virtual Assistant (with examples)
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…
Tools Of The Trade: The VA Tool Belt
You started your Virtual Assistant business to escape the 9-5 slog, not to be working 24/7, right? . Despite our best intentions, it’s a trap a lot of VAs fall into because we get carried away with the excitement of running our own business, of the…
How to Get Clients as a Virtual Assistant
So you’ve finally done it. You’ve made the decision to become a VA. After dreaming about it for months (or even years), you’ve committed to creating freedom and ditching the 9-5 life as a virtual assistant. It’s just the excitement has started to…
Creating a Virtual Assistant Website
If you want to stand out from other VAs and impress potential clients, you need a website. In this online world, a well-designed website is a powerful tool to showcase your services, prove your professionalism, and both attract and convert new…
How Much Does It Cost to Set Up as a Virtual Assistant in the UK?
If you wondering about the cost and legal requirements to start as a Virtual Assistant (VA) then this blog answers all your questions.
Do Virtual Assistants Need a Website?
Virtual Assistants (VAs) have become integral to the success of businesses. However, simply relying on word-of-mouth or a social media presence is not enough if you want to make any decent recurring money from being one. Establishing a professional…
How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Other Virtual Assistants
Comparisonitis can totally knock you off course to become a Virtual Assistant so we need to address it now. o you ever find...
Is Sole Trader or Limited Company Best as a Virtual Assistant?
You’re about to launch a shiny new Virtual Assistant business, you’re excited, you might even have your first client lined up. But first you need to decide whether to be a sole trader or open a limited company. You start speaking to other people and…
Should You Sign Your Client’s Contract as a Virtual Assistant?
Should you sign your client’s contract? ately, I am seeing an increase in the number of Virtual Assistants with their own...
What Insurance Do Virtual Assistants Need
You might be like the thousands of other business owners who don’t think you’ll need insurance because it’s unlikely anything bad will happen… but let me share with you in a minute what happened to me and oh boy was I glad I had cover. First off…
Easy Ways to Make Money From ChatGPT as a Virtual Assistant
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…
Do This if Your Family Don’t Support Your Virtual Assistant Dream
What do you do when your family do not support your Virtual Assistant business idea? My main advice here would be to pick them up and throw them in the nearest bin, but they’ll likely just crawl out again so we need to think of some long term…