Tag Archives: Administrative Consultant

Dear Gritty VA: Do I Need a Paralegal Certificate?

Dear Gritty VA: I have been toying with the idea of starting my own business for some time and recent events (notably, a layoff) have pushed this idea to the forefront.  I have purchased your business forms, contracts, etc. and have found your resources and expertise to be exactly what I was looking for.  I [...]

Take These Words Out of Your Vocabulary

We are having a great conversation about yet another dumb article about Virtual Assistants over on our Facebook group page. One thing I am always trying to get through to Virtual Assistants and Administrative Consultants is to take certain words out of their vocabulary when it comes to their marketing and conversations with clients. First, [...]

Why Would I Work with a Virtual Assistant?

You might be asking yourself, “Why would I pay someone else to do administrative work I can do myself? It seems like it would be easier and cheaper to do it myself.” The operative word here is “seems.” Because in all honesty, trying to do everything yourself actually exacts a heavy price in your business, [...]

Dear Gritty VA: Should I Point Out Errors on Other Virtual Assistant Sites?

Dear Gritty VA: I can’t tell you the number of times that I have looked at another Virtual Assistant’s website, taken a deep breath, sighed, and just continued reading.  But 5, 10, even 15 minutes later I will still be struggling with whether or not I should have emailed the VA and told them about [...]