Virtual Assistant Training Blog
Sometimes a Business Needs a Booster Shot
Taking a cue from the healthcare services who are preparing for flu season, ask yourself if enough preventative measures have been put into place to ensure you have a healthy thriving business? Does your business show a few signs and symptoms that operations aren't...
What’s the “To Do” about Split Testing
When I say the word split test it reminds me of my high school days watching my older sister do the splits on the wall outside the school office with throngs of onlookers (mostly teenage boys) cringed with agony at the thought. It was the splits and it was a test,...
Who Can Ya Trust? Lessons in Virtual Outsourcing and Pizza.
Perhaps the biggest obstacle to outsourcing is the trust factor. I know this because I myself have outsourced to a virtual assistant who gave me numerous reasons to distrust her. In the end I cut ties with that VA and replaced her with someone that didn't leave me in...
You Have to Spend Money to Make Money …
So we are in the middle of a recession, but as a business owner we have one step up on those that are employed by others ... we are in control of our destiny. If you truly want to create a thriving business you need to invest in your business. Even though many of us...
Got a Program? Let Your VA Participate for a Win-Win
Are you an entrepreneur who has created one or maybe even several programs? Perhaps you've started a mentorship program, taught or are planning on teaching a series of classes or developed a system for helping others achieve success. If you have, or are planning to in...
Business Acts of Kindness
Business Acts of Kindness -- like the familiar random acts of kindness -- are aimed towards the business needs among colleagues. I've been a participant as both a receiver and a giver. Most recently I requested a quote from a colleague for a teeny tiny project that...
Virtual Assistance Market Study
Recently I was interviewed by an Independent Management Consultant who was conducting a study into the state of the Virtual Assistance industry in North America. He was hoping to determine the outlook that various VAs had during the ongoing recession and further...
Online Business Owners: Avoid These 5 VA Outsourcing Mistakes
For those considering outsourcing in their online business, the goal is to create a more profitable company while streamlining the owner's work. Taking the time to avoid common outsourcing mistakes will make the process go much smoother and avoid the feeling that you...
Hire a Blogging Assistant for Optimum Blogging Power
Did you notice blogging is huge and if you're not on the bandwagon, then your competitors have a solid advantage in the search ranking world. I do hear you, "blogging", just 1 more thing to do, who has the time?" But you don't have to do it ALL yourself.... really! By...
What My Virtual Assistants Actually DO For Me (When No One is Looking)
I'm not sure why it hasn't occurred to me before when scrambling for working on post ideas for this VA blog, but wouldn't it be cool to get an inside look at what some of us biz peeps have our trusty Virtual Assistants actually do for us each day? Like a straight-up...
