Adventures of a Virtual Assistant
Branding is important for any and all business. Branding sets you apart from everyone else, and your brand is how people remember you. Visual branding can be time consuming so hiring a virtual assistant to do your graphic design can really free up precious time. You may need to hire a virtual assistant to create […]
You can’t see a virtual assistant unless you’re video chatting so looks don’t really matter; however, personality is everything. According to Kendra Cherry’s summarization on Verywell Mind , personality is made up of the characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that make a person unique. Personality arises from within the individual and remains fairly […]
We set our own hours, pay for our own equipment, and we pay our own taxes. We don’t have a retirement plan with anyone we work for. We don’t receive medical benefits. Being a Virtual Assistant and owning our own business is very different than working for a company in corporate America. We have to […]
YES! End of blog. I’m just kidding. Of course there’s quite bit more involved than just “yes” when answering if social media marketing really is necessary. Business marketing strategy is multi faceted. When you’re marketing, you have to consider everywhere your audience may be so you can reach them. After all, if no one knows […]
Mistakes on the job are inevitable unless one truly is perfect. In my 36 years, I have not met one such person. If you are a business owner, how do you handle mistakes? How one responds to mistakes they make shows a good deal about their character. Someone may try to cover it up and […]
There really is no limit to what tasks you can outsource to a virtual assistant as lone as the task is legal and can be done remotely, and I have written up 103 tasks you can hire a VA to complete. Who wants to read a fun listacle?! 🙋 103 Things you can outsource to a […]
Finding someone to work for you virtually is a daunting task. How do you know this person is who they say they are? I know I’m on the opposite side, but I I try to be as transparent as possible so potential clients get a good feel for my personality and my skills before I […]
In today’s modern technology, it’s common to hear the term “virtual assistant” or VA. Wikipedia defines a VA as, “someone who is generally self employed and provides professional administrative, technical, or creative assistance to clients remotely from a home office.” As a VA myself, that pretty much sums it up. We have 24 hours in […]
What better way to kick off a new blog about my life as a virtual assistant than to tell the story of how it all began… It was a warm day, back in August 2016. The breeze was blowing the branches on the oak tree outside of my office window. I was tired after spending […]