Virtual Assistant Blog
How Long Will It Take To Get Clients as a Virtual Assistant?
This is a question I Googled many times before I started as a Virtual Assistant and no one could provide a definitive answer? So as a Virtual Assistant mentor I made it my mission to answer it. I mean, come on, how do you expect someone to take the…
Having My Fourth Brain Tumour Removed. No Biggie, Right?
used to enjoy coming round from anaesthetic, almost like a reawakening or some sort of mystery drama. Where have I been for the...
How to Move From Employed to Business Owner With Mentoring – Case Study
There have been great results for those who are in the start up phase of their business and have been mentored by me. But sometimes I can be reluctant to work with new business owners as it’s a hard old slog going from employed to self employed and many often don’t appreciate what’s involved in that transition process.
Why You’ll Earn More When You Have a Niche
Meet Hayley, the most lovely human being. You just know if you met her in person she’d make everything okay with her calm, kind nature. You know you could tell her anything and she’d make a way to make things better and easier for you. Which is why, it’ll come as no surprise that she’s got a career in HR behind her.
How to Replace Your Full Time Income and Then Some: Case Study
Kate Durrant and I work together as mentee and mentor and, to date, it’s been an amazing journey to be on with her. As a mentor I want my mentees to do well, their success is my success in a way, right? Kate Durrant wanted to have her business in a…
From £200 a Month to Double Her Employed Income – Kellie Simpson Case Study
Wow is all I can say, wow! So many of my mentees chug away in the background quietly implementing the advice I throw over and it’s not until I ask them where they are now that I get to see what they’ve actually achieved – Kellie Simpson. Kellie…
How Would You Like a 137% Increase in Income? Mentee Case Study
Not another story of how I’ve helped one of my mentees at least double their income I hear you groan… Uhuh, it is! But how? Well, I am glad you asked, cus here’s what happened… Rosemarie started working with me when she was a fairly new service…
Comparisonitis: Here’s the only person you should be competing with in business
Comparisonitis: Here's the only person you should be competing with in business omparisonitis: How often have you been scrolling...
108% increase in revenue – Mentee case study
108% increase in revenue - Mentee case study ou know when you get a notification on your phone and can only see part of the...
How to avoid overwhelm as a Virtual Assistant
Overwhelm gives nothing more than a sense of failure. ow many times have you seen other people doing something new in their...
5 Reasons Why Your Virtual Assistant Business Hits Famine
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…
How to Increase Your Prices / Rates as a Virtual Assistant
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…
The 20% Rule® – Book Review by Jo Francis
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…
How and Why You Should Create Packages for Your Virtual Assistant Business
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…