.Every successful entrepreneur has a few ‘must haves’ when it comes to productivity. Virtual Assistants need to have apps, programs, and tools to help them quickly serve their clients with excellence. We’ve put together a list of 10 tools that our team uses on a daily basis. The Virtual Assistant Toolbox (in no specific order) 1. Teamwork. This web-based program is a great option if you are working with a team. It has many features including repeating tasks, calendars, and projects … [Read more...]
New Years Resolutions for the Virtual Assistant
The New Year is just around the corner. Have you thought about your resolutions for 2018 yet? If you’re not a ‘resolver’ around this time of year, take a moment to chew on these virtual assistant resolution ideas to better your business in the New Year. Take time for YOU According to statisticbrain.com, 21.4% of people surveyed listed losing weight and eating healthier as their New Years resolution. Whatever your personal goals may be for the New Year, be sure to keep them a priority … [Read more...]
Common Time Wasters of a Virtual Assistant
We’ve all got the same amount of time on a given day; 1,440 minutes to be exact. How you use your time each day can help you be successful, or stressed in your virtual assistant business! Working from home doesn’t mean that you don’t have to put in as much effort as you would a job outside the home. To help you maximize your time, we’ve outlined a few of the biggest time wasters to avoid to make your virtual assistant business more successful. Not Making a Task List She’s making a list, … [Read more...]
Virtual Assistant Win – Why We Love Working From Home
Starting a virtual assistance business is a great way to earn an income from home. Many people wish they could work from home, but allow fear of the unknown or someone else’s experience sway them to stay in a traditional work setting. To help you make a more informed decision about starting your own VA business, we’ve compiled a list of the top 5 reasons why we love working from home. 1. You Control Your Schedule Being in control of our schedule is one of our top reasons for working … [Read more...]
Becoming A Confident Virtual Assistant
Hey, everyone, it's Angel with Assistant Angel, the owner of the Virtual Assistant Training Network. I wanted to give you guys some encouragement today. Starting a virtual assistant business can be challenging. I remember working a part-time job, trying to build my VA business on the side, and all the challenges that I ran into. My first encouragement is to not give up. If that's your dream to be home with your kids, don't give up. Fight through it and work late nights if that's what it … [Read more...]
Tell Me What You Have To Offer
As you guys know, I am the owner of Assistant Angel. We are a team of digital and social media managers. We're an agency serving clients around the world. And I've been a Virtual Assistant for nine years. I started when my kids were little and we have now grown to where we have a team of VA's all around the United States. Today we're going to talk about how to discuss what you have to offer with a new client. Beth, a member of our private Facebook group asked us what to say when a … [Read more...]