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Why Would I Work with a Virtual Assistant?

July 12, 2010 – 10:00 am

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, [...]

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

Buyer Beware

June 16, 2010 – 4:42 pm

Announcement from Virtual Assistant with no clients charging $15 an hour: “Coming Soon! Workshops and classes on how to be a successful VA.” I’m sure this is a perfectly lovely person with the best of intentions, but it’s painfully clear that as far as Virtual Assistance goes, she doesn’t have any business teaching this subject [...]

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

You Aren’t Truly Partnering With Clients If…

June 14, 2010 – 10:00 am

I posted this on my forum a couple weeks ago and thought it was worth sharing here as well… You aren’t truly partnering with clients if you are running a “team VA” business. And if you have other people and Virtual Assistants supporting you while YOU partner with your clients (which I fully support and [...]

By Danielle Keister | Posted in Virtual Assistant/Virtual Assistance | Also tagged multi VA practice, team VA, Virtual Assistants, virtual staffing | Comments (1)

Dear Gritty VA: Can I Collect Unemployment While Starting My Virtual Assistant Business?

June 10, 2010 – 10:59 am

I am new to the Virtual Assistant world. I have been laid off so many times in the past 11 years that I have just lost faith in employers. I was given this idea back in 2003 to start a Virtual Assistant business, but was too scared. I was laid off again in September 2009 [...]

By Danielle Keister | Posted in Business Savvy, Dear Gritty VA, Virtual Assistant/Virtual Assistance | Also tagged Danielle Keister, Gritty VA, Unemployment Insurance, Virtual Assistance, Virtual Assistants | Comments (3)

Why Technology Will Never Replace the Human Brain

May 6, 2010 – 10:00 am

I had a gal email me with what she thought was a typo in one of my Virtual Assistant contract templates. While it turned out there wasn’t any error, I definitely appreciated the kindness of her effort to alert me. Other things have gotten past us before and it never hurts to double-check! As it [...]

By Danielle Keister | Posted in Business Savvy, Personal Musings, Virtual Assistant/Virtual Assistance | Also tagged grammar skills, language skills, technology, voice recognition software | Comments (2)

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 [...]

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 [...]