Virtual Assistant Career Archives

4 Sure-Fire Ways To Land Your Dream Job

By Brea |

If you’re sick and tired of working a job that you hate, now could be the perfect time to make a career change. Swapping to a new career can be incredibly daunting. However, if it will make you happy, it’s more than worth the hassle that comes with it. Of course, it’s important to remember…

7 Sure-Fire Ways To Lose Your Virtual Assisting Business

By Brea |

Once you've got your first virtual assisting gig, you probably want to keep it. Don't do any of these things, and you'll be fine.

How much would it suck to spend hours upon hours applying for virtual assistant jobs, then get a job (maybe your first job!), just to lose it again over a stupid mistake? I’ll tell you: it would suck a whole lot. So let’s make sure that when you do get a job you can keep it,…

11 Crucial Tools For Professional Client Interaction

By Brea |

You've got your first virtual job! Now find out how to keep it!

So. You’ve got a client, or two. Congratulations! Now you need to keep those clients. You know, to build your resume, and save you the $40 you spent on the FlexJobs membership for that website where you found the job by canceling your membership. Or maybe you use a free search site and spent hours finding your…

Are Paid Job Search Sites Worth The Money?

By Brea |

Looking for a work from home job? Find out what I have to say about paid job sites.

When I was desperate to find a way to work from home, I looked everywhere. We didn’t have a lot of money for me to be throwing away (okay, okay, we had NO extra money). I had a brand new baby, a new mortgage (which was less than our rent used to be, thankfully), but…

FREE Virtual Assistant Tools You Need To Be Using

By Brea |

If you want to succeed at your business, you have to invest a lot. Time. Money. More Time. More Money. But if you’re like me, you like to watch for amazing free options. These free virtual assistant tools will make your life so much easier, without costing you an arm and a leg, I promise. …

What is a Virtual Assistant?

By Brea |

I was at the park the other day on a conference call for my “real” job. Most people balk a little when they find out that I’m a “virtual assistant”. They give me a little side-eye, and scoot a bit further away, perhaps thinking that I’ve completely lost my mind (I haven’t…yet.). I don’t think…