Tag Archives: Danielle Keister

Where Do You Get Stuck?

Wouldn’t it be great if all we had to do was network, have business owners immediately want to work with us and instantly sign on for our retained support without any questions?
The reality is that getting to actually work with retained clients takes a bit more effort. You have to get at least some small [...]

Dear Gritty VA: What Insurance Do I Need?

Dear Gritty VA:
I am looking into starting a Virtual Assistant business and am having some trouble finding information on insurance that is required. I am assuming that as a Virtual Assistant it is required to have errors and omissions insurance. I am having trouble finding an insurance company that can give me an idea of [...]

Create More Desk Space with These Organizing Tips

Here’s an article I wrote and published today in “The Portable Business™.” If you’d like to subscribe, go here:
Piles aren’t necessarily a bad thing. As long as you are managing them (and not the other way around), they can actually be quite useful. But if you find that they are impeding your progress instead [...]

Should I Be Concerned that Another Virtual Assistant Has the Same Biz Name?

Dear Gritty VA:
I have a question regarding my business name. I started my business on August 17, but just found out that there is another Virtual Assistant business with a name similar to mine. I know that this probably won’t matter, but I am in one state and she is in another. My long term [...]

Call with Sherri Garrity on Getting and Working with a Virtual Assistant

Last Thursday, I was interviewed by Corporate Fugitive Sherri Garrity on a fun call for business owners on how to get and work with a Virtual Assistant. We had a really great time (always love talking with Sherri!) and hopefully I was able to shed some light on a few conceptions and misconceptions out there. [...]