We have mentioned in a previous article just how one can easily run into various challenging distractions when working online. The same is true for virtual assistants. The Internet is a vast place, and it can be easy for us to find something somewhere in the World Wide Web that\’s shiny enough to grab our …
A virtual assistant\’s career is highly dependent upon the existence of the Internet. This massive network of networks allow us access to a massive library of information, as well as an unprecedented way to connect with people from all over the globe. Virtual assistance has been made possible through all these, along with advancements in …
Being a virtual assistant can be a busy job at times. Indeed, there are many times when we found ourselves so swamped with tasks that we don\’t know where to begin. The sheer number of work sometimes leaves our motivations paralyzed and we end up procrastinating. Holding off on accomplishing the tasks that you are …
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Reputation is important to practically any business, and as a virtual assistant, you should learn to grow good rapport. Cultivating a good reputation is a great way to grow your business. A few good stars to your name can help net you clients swamped with choices in the rather saturated VA market, and often good …
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Virtual assistants don\’t get exciting jobs all the time. Many days, it\’s just another administrative job with nothing in it in the way of fun. What\’s worse is that the task ends up a rooutine, and you, in turn, grow a lot less motivated at dealing with it as the days go by. In any …
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Virtual assistants, albeit working with clients from behind the computer screen, are people too. Like other human beings, they can easily commit follies and mistakes that can be detrimental to their career and overall well-being. Let\’s take a look at the seven major “sins” that VAs should take great effort to avoid: Lust. Lust doesn\’t …
If you are an owner of a startup business or a one-man/woman company and you are looking to increase your business\’ manpower, chances are that you have considered hiring a virtual assistant. Of course, that does not really mean that you actually need one. Sometimes, it\’s just better for you to ditch the VA option …
Us in the virtual assistant industry pride ourselves as highly versatile professionals, and it\’s one of the reasons why other professionals hire us. Many thus perceive us as folks who are able to do practically anything that does not require physical presence. Surely, not many prescribe to this stereotype, but neither is the number of …
In our last article, we have put into detail just what advantages follow those who make their living in the threads and tangles of the World Wide Web. The gist of it is that there is a great degree of freedom waiting for folks who are looking to work online; they can work anywhere they …
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Being a virtual assistant, one has to be constantly online. As a VA, you will need to be virtually—no pun intended, really—present so as to allow room for communications and proper coordination with your clients. You have to be ready to receive updates on your task, make changes where necessary, and be able to communicate …