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March 9, 2018

How I Converted Clients to Retainer Packages

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It’s hard to believe, but I’ve been working from home full-time since the fall of 2016, running my virtual assistant business as my main focus and source of income. I spent several weeks before this transition crunching the numbers and thinking about how best to make that happen. Prior to working from home full-time, my virtual assistant business was run on simple straight hourly work, with a flat rate for all services. But, part of my plan to be able to work from home included switching from straight hourly to monthly retainer packages.

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By: Leslie Auman Hirgelt · Filed Under: Just Virtual Assistant Things, Running a Business · Tagged: business, business owner, grow your business, growing business, running a business, small business owner, solopreneur, virtual assistance, virtual assistant, virtual assisting

February 7, 2018

5 Online Business Tools You Need

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I don’t think you need me to tell you that running a business is hard work. Like, really hard. It’s always hard, but I think it’s especially hard when you’re a solopreneur like me, because you have no one to fall back on, no one to swoop in when you can’t get to something, and no one to tell you you’re doing a good job. With all of that in mind, it’s important to make things easier when and where you can, which is why online business tools are so important.

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By: Leslie Auman Hirgelt · Filed Under: Just Virtual Assistant Things, Running a Business · Tagged: business, business owner, grow your business, growing business, running a business, small business owner, solopreneur, teacher-author, teacher-authors, teacher-seller, teacher-sellers, virtual assistance, virtual assistant, virtual assisting

December 12, 2017

How Do I Become a Virtual Assistant?

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I was just recently asked about this (again), so it seems like a timely post to write! I started my virtual assistant business in August of 2015, after my online acquaintance Meg Bateman commented on my post in a Facebook group I was in (for food bloggers) and told me to consider it. I grew my business part-time on the side while I worked a full-time job, and then, in September of 2016, I made the leap and started working from home full-time with my VA business as my main source of income. I’ve been fortunate enough to be doing that ever since!

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By: Leslie Auman Hirgelt · Filed Under: Just Virtual Assistant Things, What Is a Virtual Assistant? · Tagged: business, business owner, virtual assistance, virtual assistant, virtual assisting, what is a virtual assistant

June 21, 2017

How I Knew It Was Time to Hire a Subcontractor

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My business exploded in late July and early August of 2016. I’d been in business for about a year at that point, and my business had been growing in fits and starts during that time. But, all of the sudden, it just outright burst through the ceiling that had seemingly been on it. That growth continued – it’s still growing – and for a long time, I struggled to keep up with everything by myself. A few times I received the advice that I should hire a subcontractor, but I knew I just wasn’t there yet, at least financially.

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By: Leslie Auman Hirgelt · Filed Under: Just Virtual Assistant Things, Running a Business · Tagged: business, business owner, entrepreneur, grow your business, growing business, hiring a subcontractor, running a business, subcontractor

October 9, 2016

3 Smart Ways to Find New Clients

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You’ve decided you want to become a virtual assistant (or a solopreneur or an entrepreneur).

          Great!

You’ve created a business bank account and a business PayPal account.

          Sweet!

You’ve chosen a few online tools to help you run your business smoothly.

          Awesome!

So…where do you get clients to do all of the work that you’ve set yourself up to do?

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By: Leslie Auman Hirgelt · Filed Under: Just Virtual Assistant Things · Tagged: client list, clients, entrepreneur, grow your business, growing business, solopreneur, virtual assistance, virtual assistant, virtual assisting

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I'm Leslie, a former middle school teacher turned Certified OBM®. I'm here to help kick-ass womxn entrepreneurs scale their businesses with behind-the-scenes management and support. I'm glad you're here!

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