During a recent survey on successful people it was discovered that one of the main difference between the top achievers and the rest was that those in the top 10% had clearly defined goals. When the researchers probed deeper they found that the people who were in the very top ranks of the highest achievers …
WHY DO YOU WANT TO HAVE A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT BUSINESS? When I started out with an idea of starting my own business, I didn’t have a compelling reason to start the business. I had this vague idea of starting something like “Sonja’s Secretarial Services” but I had no real motivation to do it as I …
You want to have your clients love you so that they will keep working with you and you can continue to grow your business, but how do you do that? We all know it’s easier to sell to an existing client than to go out and get a new one, so it’s essential that you …
Although most virtual assistants I know spend most of their time virtually, it was great to meet face-to-face with fellow virtual assistants in Gauteng last Friday. Cathy Brondani had the initiative to get together virtual assistants in one room for a morning so that we could share our knowledge and experience with each other. She …
I do a lot of hiring and managing teams for my clients and have found that a lot of talented people are overlooked when looking for work online simply because they don’t know how to write a successful proposal. Most business owners who are looking for help online are not necessarily looking for additional people …
