Did you Resolve to Grow a Successful Business?

Today is the first Monday of the New Year.  I think any of us whom own and operate our own business would say that we always resolve to be more successful in the coming year.  In an effort to assist you with that task, I’ve worked hard over the past few weeks in order to be able to offer you some help.
It began with the Virtual Assistant Survival Series.  I’ve gotten some really amazing feedback from you about the series and its value to you.  In my final post of the series, I shared the fact that I had been required to cut out huge portions of information in order to keep the blog posts readable.
I shared that I felt strongly that the cut material was important too, so I created the VA Survival Guide, an e-book with all of the information I felt could help virtual assistants with their businesses.

Then I created the accompanying workbook to help individuals turn what they were learning into action.  The workbook is a combination of worksheets and reusable templates plus my own Excel pricing calculator to help you determine if your rates are set correctly.

I strongly believe if you’ve been looking for something beyond the “how to be a virtual assistant” instructions, this is it.

This is the book that tells you:

  • How to Set Business Policies
  • The One Foundation Item you MUST have in order to build an Online Presence
  • What Services you Should and Shouldn’t be offering
  • How to Make Changes to your Business
  • and many more tips for working your business

Learn more about the VA Survival Guide, the absolutely amazing bonus that Grant Griffiths has added to the mix and the special super affordable price that’s in effect for a limited time!

(Psst! Although it’s written specifically to address virtual assistants, the material covered could be applied to ANY business providing services to clients!)

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VA Survival Series #12

VA Survival Series #12
I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas! We’ve made it to the 12th and final installment of the VA Survival Series. I hope you’ve found it helpful to you and your virtual assistant business.
As I was writing this series, I realized that only so much information can go [...]

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VA Survival Series #11

#11- Taking Care of Business
There’s more involved in taking care of business than just providing services to clients.  You should also take the
Business Assessment
When is the last time as a virtual assistant you sat down and truly assessed your strengths and weaknesses?  And is it important?
I believe it’s vitally important to do a self assessment [...]

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VA Survival Series #10

#10- Taking Care of YOU
As a business owner and most likely the sole employee, one of the most overlooked things you’re in danger of doing is taking care of yourself.
The following items are an important part of taking care of yourself.
SUPPORT SYSTEM
A strong support system is important for a solo entrepreneur. Your support system consists [...]

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VA Survival Series #9

#9- Time Management
Since most virtual assistant businesses are based on billable hours, keeping track of time and managing it is important to finding success.
KEEPING TRACK
There are plenty of time tracking options available, all you have to do is choose one.  Some can be found within other programs or applications. For example if you use a [...]

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VA Survival Series #8

#8- The First Client
It sure seems like we’ve addressed a lot before getting to this point, doesn’t it? While the preceding 7 posts have addressed issues that might not be considered directly client related, I believe that not addressing them before signing your first client is one element that can cause the business to fail. [...]

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VA Survival Series #7

#7- Check Yourself
As you conduct your business, it’s easy to get so caught up in the day to day activities that you can miss some important personal things that can spell the difference between the success and failure.
Professionalism
In this age of social media, just how important is professionalism anyway? Don’t other work from home business [...]

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VA Survival Series #6

#6- Get Noticed
Sometimes, no matter how much networking your doing, you just have to do something that gets your business noticed so that it stands out from the crowd.  Below are some ideas on how to get your virtual assistant business noticed.
Give stuff away
Sometimes all it takes to get noticed is to give something of [...]

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VA Survival Series #5

#5- Networking
You may not like it, but networking is a business necessity. Not just for gaining clients, it also serves to get the word out about you and your services. This post is going to touch on a variety of ways to build a network for your business.
Online Networking
Twitter
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock [...]

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VA Survival Series #4

#4 Your Online Presence
Web Presence – (definition) The term refers to an individual or business having an established existence on the World Wide Web , through a Web site, Internet advertising, blog, or a collection of Web files. (Webopedia)
It shouldn’t shock you to find out that the majority of Americans turn to the Internet as [...]

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