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Get Your Synergy On

May 3, 2010 – 10:00 am

One of the independent experts who supports me in my business is my programmer, who has been working with me for about three years now. My tech guy (as I like to call him) and I are in the midst of several big projects. In working together, it reminds me about how awesome the dynamic [...]

By Danielle Keister | Posted in Business Savvy, Virtual Assistant/Virtual Assistance | Also tagged Administrative Support Consultant, Virtual Assistants | Comments (1)

Dear Gritty VA: Do I Have Enough Experience to Be a Virtual Assistant?

April 28, 2010 – 10:00 am

Dear Gritty VA:
I only have 2 years experience as an Executive Assistant and 6 years as a Receptionist/Data Entry Clerk. Could I still be a Virtual Assistant? Any suggestions are helpful. –BT
Well, it’s not really for me to say. It’s what the marketplace has to say.
What I mean is, yes, the Virtual Assistant/Administrative Support Consultant [...]

By Danielle Keister | Posted in Cool Stuff, Dear Gritty VA, Virtual Assistant/Virtual Assistance | Also tagged Danielle Keister, Gritty VA, Virtual Assistants | Comments (4)

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

April 21, 2010 – 10:00 am

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 [...]

By Danielle Keister | Posted in Business Savvy, Dear Gritty VA, Virtual Assistant/Virtual Assistance | Also tagged Administrative Consultant, Danielle Keister, Gritty VA, Virtual Assistance, Virtual Assistants | Comments (4)

Administrative Support IS a Speciality All Its Own

April 12, 2010 – 10:00 am

Guess what, people? Administrative support IS a specialty in and of itself. You CAN specialize in just administrative support and do as well as any other kind of specialized service professional. The problem, the reason why clients don’t get it much of the time and why Virtual Assistants as an industry are not earning well, [...]

By Danielle Keister | Posted in Business Savvy, Marketing, Virtual Assistant/Virtual Assistance | Also tagged Administrative Support, Defining Categories of Business, Virtual Assistance, Virtual Assistants | Comments (1)

Dear Gritty VA: How Can I Target Churches?

March 24, 2010 – 10:00 am

Dear Gritty VA:
What strategy would you recommend using for targeting churches with the Virtual Assistant business? I know a lot of churches depend on volunteers for help, but they might not have the right skills. And while some may have administrators, most do not. I think there is a huge market. –BP
What does your intended [...]

By Danielle Keister | Posted in Business Savvy, Dear Gritty VA, Virtual Assistant/Virtual Assistance | Also tagged Marketing to Churches, Virtual Assistance, Virtual Assistants | Comments (1)

Dear Gritty VA: What Am I?

March 17, 2010 – 10:00 am

Dear Gritty VA:
I am starting out my business and I am not sure what my focus should be and how to market myself. I have several skills/abilities that are not exactly in line with each other. 1. I worked as an executive assistant through college for high ranking military officials so I know that I [...]

By Danielle Keister | Posted in Business Savvy, Dear Gritty VA, Virtual Assistant/Virtual Assistance | Also tagged Danielle Keister, Dear Gritty VA, Virtual Assistance, Virtual Assistants | Comments (0)

Rethink Your Role: You Aren’t Anyone’s Assistant

March 12, 2010 – 10:00 am

If you’re in business, you aren’t anyone’s assistant. Too many organizations are training Virtual Assistants to work with clients like nothing more than contract employees (and a contract employee is an employee). This keeps them from growing and earning better. You will keep yourself stuck if you continue to buy into that thinking.
Your value does [...]

By Danielle Keister | Posted in Business Savvy, Virtual Assistant/Virtual Assistance | Also tagged Administrative Support Consultant, Virtual Assistance, Virtual Assistants | Comments (0)

No One Can Guarantee You Clients

March 4, 2010 – 8:44 am

There are people who care about this industry, and then there are exploiters in this industry who only care about picking your pockets.
Look beneath the surface. Are these people even in the business they are trying to teach you about? Do they actually DO the thing they profess to have the knowledge about? How can [...]

By Danielle Keister | Posted in Business Savvy, Rant & Raves, Virtual Assistant/Virtual Assistance | Also tagged Virtual Assistance, Virtual Assistants | Comments (2)

Dear Gritty VA: How Do I Get Clients

March 3, 2010 – 10:00 am

Dear Gritty VA:
Brief question–how do you get clients? I know this is on every Virtual Assistant’s mind in America whom is starting out. I know that the Virtual Assistant business is referral-based, but my God! I know that you can’t just jump up and think you are going to get rich from this (not [...]

By Danielle Keister | Posted in Business Savvy, Dear Gritty VA, Marketing, Virtual Assistant/Virtual Assistance | Also tagged Attracting the Right Clients, Getting Clients, Understanding Your Value, Virtual Assistance, Virtual Assistants | Comments (11)

Dear Gritty VA: How Do I Keep Everything Separate?

February 10, 2010 – 10:00 am

Dear Gritty VA:
It is that time of year… taxes!!! And I was wondering if there were any helpful tips or tricks that you could share for a new Virtual Assistant to help stay organized. What you do to keep track of your business expenses from your personal expenses? My tax accountant told me that it [...]