To make their client\’s life a lot easier so they can focus on more important things is the raison d\’être of every virtual assistant. VAs sure are useful in this regard, and they have helped many an entrepreneur grow their business and save on the costs of hiring extra personnel. VAs sure are useful and …
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One of the most phenomenal jobs in this planet is working as a virtual assistant. The profession can be fun, as you get to work on various projects during the course of your career. What\’s more is that it allows for plenty of personal and professional freedoms—some perks of the job allows you to work …
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In the virtual assistant world, being a jack-of-all-trades comes with plenty of advantages. Versatile VAs tend to have a better chance of getting hired than more specialized ones, for instance. Meanwhile, their versatility also allows them to work on a variety of projects and grow professionally in many different fields, while providing them with flexibility …
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Versatility is the hallmark of being a virtual assistant. At least, that\’s what many professionals in the field believe in. However, it is known that there are virtual assistants who specialize in certain skills, and we have tackled just how advantageous and disadvantageous being a specialized VA is in our past two blogs. Whether or …
In our previous article, we have challenged ourselves with the question, “Is it a lot more profitable to go with one or a few skills rather than be a versatile virtual assistant?” This question is particularly difficult to answer, as both specialization and versatility has both merits and disadvantages unique to each. Rather than down …
In the online world, virtual assistants are known to be versatile creatures. This is why many other professionals seek them out and invest on their services; their versatility simply makes them a very useful asset to any business. However, there are also VAs who make money by specializing on certain highly sought after skills rather …
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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 …
4 Tips Unmotivated VAs Can Use to Get Themselves Working Read More »
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 …