What is your Niche and how to Market it?

One of the things to consider when going into a Virtual Assistant business is to decide if you want to go into a niche market. With the growing number of virtual assistant businesses emerging in the online marketplace it is getting harder to get your business to stand out from the crowd and for prospective [...]

How to Market Your Virtual Assistant Business Effectively on a Low Budget?

I thought it appropriate to post an article on what I’m currently working on which is how to market and promote my virtual assistant business in the most cost effectively manner. As a new business owner my financial resources are not limitless so I need to be wise in my choices.
I was thinking of doing email [...]

WAYS TO PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS

Most virtual assistants at one time or another have signed up for job sites to bid on projects. I think some of these sites are useful to “connect” with prospective clients. However, I don’t believe it should be your main resource.
Another way of “connecting” with a prospective client is to have your own web [...]

When does one make the leap from freelance to full-time?

When does one make the leap from freelance to full-time? This is a question I’ve often heard being asked by novice virtual assistants or people who are thinking of entering the profession of virtual assistants. 
Those that are considering starting off as freelancers whilst still holding down a full-time regular 9 to 5 job, need to [...]

What spurred you to become a Virtual Assistant?

For me, I was unfulfilled and unhappy working the 9-5 grind, and felt I needed to do something. I knew that I had some really good skills to offer from the experiences I’ve gained in the corporate world over the last 20+ years, plus I needed to be challenged, and what could be more challenging [...]