How to be a Virtual Assistant: Start and run your own successful VA business - Softcover

Gladwyn, Catherine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1527222241 ISBN 13: 9781527222243

Publisher: Book Printing UK, 2018

Synopsis

Do you dream of running your own successful virtual assistant business?Do you want a better work-life balance?Do you want to be your own boss?Do you want to be in control of your health, time, and be there for loved ones?If you’re looking for a book that can give you the tools and the courage you need to change your life... you’ve found it!How to be a Virtual Assistant is the essential handbook for anyone who wants to start and run their own successful business as a VA. This book will guide you through everything you need to be a successful virtual assistant.With an abundance of insider tips on what to do - and more importantly, what not to do - she has included the kind of detail that can make or break a new business, including: ·How to find clients·Building your reputation·What to charge·How to network·Working with associates·What to do when you lose a client·How to find your nicheCatherine Gladwyn, founder of Delegate VA – Virtual Assistant, went from PA to thriving business owner - and you can follow in her footsteps. Gain insights into every step of the process and practical advice on subjects from finding your niche to finding clients, what services to offer and what to charge, to how to prepare for losing clients and avoid running out of money.‘Written with honesty, directness and a large pinch of Catherine’s trademark humour, How to be a Virtual Assistant will not only give you vital techniques for building your business but the self-belief you need to step out of your comfort zone and do it!’Catherine is passionate about cheerleading people who are unappreciated and unsatisfied in their jobs to create a happier, healthier lifestyle for themselves.As she says: “I’ve looked high and low for the definition of work where it says ‘unbearable, depressing, thankless, soul-destroying’, but it doesn’t because it’s not supposed to be!”Voted Most Popular Book for VAs in the Virtual Assistant Voice Awards (2019)Amazon number one bestseller in the Home Based Business category (2019 and 2018)Amazon number one bestseller in the Small Business & Entrepreneurship category (2019)Listed one of ten best business books in The Independent (2018)Finalist in Wiltshire Business Awards (2017)Nomination for Business Mum of the Year (2018)

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About the Author

For me starting on this journey to business owner was daunting, I had all the usual fears, fear of failure, fear of losing face, fear of going broke, fear of letting myself and my daughter down - especially as she had aspirations of going to Uni, but I also had the added worry of failing because of my health. Equally though, my health was the reason I wanted to be my own boss, to improve it and manage it. I had a pituitary (base of brain) tumour removed in 2012, then radiotherapy in 2014 which destroyed the tumour but also the pituitary gland. With that life has to adjust a little as my body relies on meds throughout the day to stay alive and various hospital appointments throughout the year. I've always loved making a difference in my work, having a purpose, which is why I've loved being a PA / admin manager during my career. But, working for others became hard work - my dream was to be my own boss so I could manage my health. I started my business as a Virtual Assistant in 2016 and am now earning more than I ever have, don't get stressed (bf and daughter disagree - it's them not me). And now, this is why I've published my first book, How to be a Virtual Assistant, to help others move from PA to VA. Because no one should struggle in life and work need not be hard.

Edition details

• Publisher: Book Printing UK
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1527222241
• ISBN 13: 9781527222243
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 140