How to Build Lasting Trust with Your VA (Without Oversharing)
Trust is the backbone of any strong VA-client relationship. It’s what allows your virtual assistant to feel confident, work independently, anticipate your needs, and represent your business well. It’s also what allows you to relax and not have a constant...What a Great VA Can Do For You That You Shouldn’t (Can’t?) Do Alone
There’s a reason so many solopreneurs and small business owners feel like they’re barely keeping up: everything falls to them. They’re juggling all the things. Wearing all the hats, Handling client work, admin work, doing follow-up, managing tech...Five Things Your VA Wishes You’d Say Out Loud
Virtual assistants are incredible humans, supremely gifted at supporting others—often quietly navigating shifting priorities, vague instructions, and long silences where clarity would go a long way. If you’re lucky enough to work with a VA, she is, by nature and...Freelancer vs. Business Owner—What’s the Difference?
While my purview is AssistU, and all of our VAs are business owners and know it, there’s a word in the mainstream that’s long overdue for a reset. It’s “freelancer.” And it’s beyond time we dealt with what the word has come to mean to a lot of people. Too...Do You Want a Partner or an Order-Taker?
One of the biggest factors in the success (or failure) of a VA/client relationship is something clients don’t always consider: their expectations. Unfortunately, those expectations are often downright unrealistic. Too often, clients approach working with a VA...The Cost of Convenience: Why VAs Aren’t the Budget Option (and Shouldn’t Be)
People often think of hiring a VA as a cheaper alternative to hiring an employee or on par with working with a freelancer. And while it’s true that VAs offer flexibility and often cost less than hiring someone full-time, nothing about that makes them the budget...The Emergency Plan That Strengthens Every VA-Client Relationship
I recently was told a story about a person whose therapist died. The story really wasn’t about the therapist’s death, as much as what happened after he died. The short-ish backstory for context: The therapist had been battling an illness for some time, and...Never Settle When Looking for a Virtual Assistant
Jade asked me this: Do all people who search for a VA in the AssistU community find someone to work with? Unfortunately, not. With the Registry, our free, DIY referral service, it’s often because the client doesn’t really know enough to do the search well....25 Terrific Ideas for Acknowledging and Appreciating Your Virtual Assistant
As busy people, it’s easy to get wrapped up in shooting off short texts and email answers, forgoing “please” and “thank you,” to save a minute, and hoping the people we’re communicating with know how highly we esteem them. Doing that becomes a habit, and that...
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