VA Secrets Revealed! An Insider's Guide to Being a Successful Virtual Assistant has been written for the executive assistant with an entrepreneurial spirit, the small business owner looking for a change, and everyone who has ever dreamed of running a successful business from home. This book will help you:
- Take a realistic look at virtual assistance and determine if being a VA is the right path for you
- Discover your valuable and marketable skills
- Identify your ideal client
- Find (and keep!) first-class clients
- Market yourself on a budget
- Avoid common mistakes
- Manage your time more efficiently so you can balance work and family
I have drawn from my 7+ years of experience as a business owner to compile a guide for virtual assistants that provides real-life and practical advice. To give you a taste of what you can expect from the book, here is a look at the Table of Contents:
| Chapter 1: |
A “Real-Life” Definition of a Virtual Assistant |
| Chapter 2: |
The Biggest Mistakes VAs Make |
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Mistake #1: Selling Your Soul
Mistake #2: Forgetting Who’s Boss
Mistake #3: Avoiding the Web
Mistake #4: Failing to Tend to the Business of Being in Business
Mistake #5: Trying to Be Everything to Everyone
Mistake #6: Losing the Internal Struggle |
| Chapter 3: |
Taking the Plunge |
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
What’s Your Passion?
Claim Your Space
Fixed Rates
To Be or Not To Be (certified, that is)
The Serious Stuff |
| Chapter 4: |
Finding and Keeping Clients |
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Your Perfect Match
Where Are They?
Make ‘Em Stick |
| Chapter 5: |
Skinny Marketing |
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Getting Focused
The Skinny
Make a Brand
Be Web-Worthy |
| Chapter 6: |
My Top 20 Secrets to Success |
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Secret #1: Hi, My Name Is…
Secret #2: Get Branded
Secret #3: One Fish, Two Fish, Three Fish
Secret #4: Fire Away
Secret #5: Goal!
Secret #6: Be a Bookworm
Secret #7: Back It Up, Please
Secret #8: It’s Good to Be a Geek
Secret #9: Call in the Cavalry
Secret #10: Cha-Ching
Secret #11: Stay in the Lines
Secret #12: Bounce It
Secret #13: Yoga, Anyone?
Secret #14: Make It Personal
Secret #15: It’s All in the Numbers
Secret #16: Give it a Home
Secret #17: Go for the Wow
Secret #18: It’s So Taxing
Secret #19: No Doubt
Secret #20: Don’t Sweat It 5 |
| Chapter 7: |
Now What? |
| VA Resource Toolkit |
The book also contains a secret code that allows you to register on this site and gain access to the free VA Resource Toolkit Online Edition that includes downloadable checklists, worksheets and documents.
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