The Sam + Jo VA Show
By The VA Foundry with Sam + Jo
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THE must listen-to podcast for Virtual Assistants around the globe!
Having both independently grown and managed successful VA businesses for 16+ years combined, VA coaches Jo Jensen and Sam Browne joined forces in 2019 to help other VAs specialise, systemise, and scale their very own businesses with confidence.
No matter where you are in your VA journey, whether you're just starting out or you've been in the biz for a while, The Sam + Jo VA Show podcast provides you the best insights, ideas and strategies so you too can grow a thriving, work-from-home, virtual business.
Learn from those that have not only been there, but they've done it (and continue to do it) successfully!
Looking for more clarity on how to scale your business? Access the best virtual assistant training & coaching at The VA Foundry
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Ep198 When The Line Between Client And Friendship Blurs
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Ep197 Should You Go Into Business With Someone Else?
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Ep196 Our Biggest Business Icks
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Ep195 Our Failures And Facepalms
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Ep194 Stop With The F$%kin Stock Photos!
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Ep193 Sub-Contractor Or Freelancer - Which Is Easier?
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Ep192 This Isn't What I Signed Up For!
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Ep191 Incentivising Your Subcontractors With Fixed Fees
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Ep190 Can You Skip Straight To 'Agency Owner'?
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Ep189 Are My Admin Skills Enough?
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Ep188 What Are You Putting Up With?
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Ep187 It’s So Hard For VAs Right Now!
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Ep186 14 Days To Freedom: Bri's Booked-Out Journey
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Ep185 Are All Your Eggs In One Basket?
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Ep184 This Episode Changed My Life!
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Ep183 Finding Your Brand Voice As A VA
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Ep182 The Holiday Season Slump
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Ep181 Your Client Christmas Gift Guide
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Ep180 In The Midst Of Burnout
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Ep179 Beyond Profit: Integrating Social Impact into Your VA Business
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Ep178 Am I Really Stealing This Client?
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Ep177 Top 5 Reasons Your Team Members Keep Leaving
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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#176 8 Things That Will Stop You From Scaling
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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#175 An Interview With Chantelle - NZ VA Of The Year 2023
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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#174 When Email Just Won't Cut It
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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#173 5 Reasons Why VAs Must Time Track
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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#172 Do You Need A Website?
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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# 171 Is Being A VA Legit?
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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#170 Can You Start A VA Side Hustle Without Telling Your Boss?
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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#169 The Differences Between A Great VA & A Great VA Business Owner
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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#168 The Downsides of Being A Bloody Great VA
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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#167 Why You Need A Waitlist
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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#166 Passive Income Streams For Your Virtual Assistant Biz
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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#165 Our Numerology Reading With Sandy Atkins
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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#164 5 Reasons VAs Need A Branded Email Address
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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#163 Break Through Your Money Ceiling
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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#162 Our Secret To Pricing Profitably
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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#161 What We Learnt From Creating Launch In 30 Days
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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#160 Should You Sign Up To Fiverr?
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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#159 Are You Pretending?
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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#158 What Not To Do As A Subcontractor
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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#157 Why Your Leads Are Asking For Discounts And Pro Bono Work
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May 31, 2023 |
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#156 Listen In On Sam and Jo's Chat About Chat GPT
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May 24, 2023 |
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#155 The Do's And Don'ts Of Online Networking
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May 17, 2023 |
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#154 Our Quick And Brutal Shortlisting Process
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May 10, 2023 |
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#153 The Magic of Recurring Revenue For VAs
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May 03, 2023 |
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#152 Just Watch Me: Why It's Ok To Ignore The Naysayers
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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#151 The Truth About Launching Your Virtual Assistant Business
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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#150 Ask For What You Need
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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#149 Say Goodbye To Comparisonitis!
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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#148 Pick A Path And Go All In
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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#147 Why Clients Aren't Knocking at Your Door
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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#146 Let's Pull A Card For You
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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#145 Do Virtual Assistants Need To Be Certified?
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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#144 Why Prioritising Your Clients Is A Recipe For Disaster
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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#143 Navigating The Legal Bits In Your VA Business
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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#142 VA Business 2.0: What We'd Do Differently
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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#141 How We'd Start A VA Business From Scratch Today
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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#140 Mythbusters: VA Edition
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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#139 Back To Basics
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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#138 Affirmations For Freelancers
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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#137 10 Quotes We Love To Hate
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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#136 How To Get Your Mojo Back
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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#135 Surprising Aha Moments From 134 Episodes
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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#134 Why The F%*k Are You Not Taking Holidays?
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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#133 Are They Really A Sh!tty Client?
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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#132 Stand Your Ground Or Compromise
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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#131 Treat Yo' Self!
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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#130 This Is Costing You 5x More
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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#129 Debbie: Disheartened Generalist To Fully-Booked Specialist
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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#128 Why We Love The Woo-Woo
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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#127 Behind The Curtain With Tracey - VA Of The Year 2022
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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#126 7 Deadly Sins
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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#125 Mistakes You're Making When Hiring Team Members
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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#124 9 Unhealthy Habits Holding You Back
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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#123 How To Prevent Scope Creep
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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#122 Know Your Limits
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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#121 Should I Charge For That?
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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#120 12 Essential Questions To Ask In Your Discovery Calls
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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#119 5 Ways To Stop Working So God Damn Hard
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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#118 Just Be Honest
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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#117 What To Do When The Work Dries Up
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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#116 Think Twice About Becoming A VA If...
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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#115 5 Quick Wins To Level Up Today
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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#114 How To Balance Your Day Job With Your VA Gig
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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#113 The Sneaky Ways A Lack Of Confidence Can Sabotage Your Success
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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#112 5 Signs It's Time To Put Up Your Prices
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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#111 There's More To Entering Awards Than Winning
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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#110 Stop Adding Services!
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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#109 Should I Highlight My Mum-Status As A VA?
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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#108 Taylor: A Gen Z Fully-Booked VA Killing It Online
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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#107 How To Spot A Right-Fit Green Flag Client
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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#106 Spring Clean Your Client List
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May 25, 2022 |
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#105 11 Ways To Gain Credibility As A Virtual Assistant
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May 18, 2022 |
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#104 The Language Shift Agency Owners Must Make
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May 11, 2022 |
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#103 Selling The Virtual Assistant Concept To Employers
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May 04, 2022 |
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#102 Transitioning Your Existing Clients To A Team Member
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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#101 No Rollovers!
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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#100 The Best Bits From 100 Episodes
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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#99 The Massive Marketing Mistake You're Making
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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#98 Top 10 In-Demand VA Services in 2022
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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#97 4 Ways To Attract Premium Clients
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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#96 Can You Have Too Many Clients?
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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#95 The Silver Bullet
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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#94 Why All VAs Should Have A Personal Brand
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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#93 How Long Will This Task Take Me?
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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#92 Without Action You'll Stay Stuck
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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#91 My Million Dollar Virtual Assistant Business
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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#90 Keeping Your Clients' Passwords Secure
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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#89 Have You Got The EI To Succeed?
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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#88 At What Point Do You Give Up?
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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#87 The Mindset Shift Every Agency Owner Must Make
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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#86 What We Learnt From 2021
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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#85 Send The D*mn Invoice
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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#84 Should You Give This VA Gig Another Go?
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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#83 Guess What? You Are A Business Owner!
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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#82 The Fastest Way To Attract Your Dream Clients
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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#81 How Monique Went From EA To VA
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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#80 When Is The Right Time To Start Outsourcing
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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#79 You Got The Client. Now What?
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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#78 Cracking The Success Code
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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#77 Fear Disguised As Learning
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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#76 You're Not The Right Fit VA For Everyone And That's Ok
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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#75 What To Do When Your Dream Niche Isn’t What You’re Best At
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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#74 Even Virtual Assistants Need Holidays ... Here's How
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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#73 Stop Apologising!
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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#72 The New Zealand Virtual Assistant Of The Year 2021!
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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#71 5 Steps To Impressing Leads On LinkedIn
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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#70 10 Red Flags You Should Never Ignore When Recruiting Team Members
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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#69 5 Things To Do On Facebook To Get Clients
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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#68 Productivity Secrets From Virtual Assistant Boss Babes
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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#67 How To Charge For Travel Time
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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#66 You'll Never Make It If....
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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#65 7 Ways To Keep Your Sub-Contractors Happy
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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#64 You're Overthinking It
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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#63 Social Proof Is Critical
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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#62 The Reason Why You're Not Getting Clients
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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#61 Are Virtual Assistants In Demand
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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#60 Pick Up The Phone
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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#59 There's No Escaping Copycats
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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#58 Take A Breath. You've Got This.
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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#57 How Amy Quit Her 9-5
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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#56 Aspiring Virtual Assistants' Biggest Fears
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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#55 Forget About Your D*mn Launch
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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#54 Don't Burn Your Bridges
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May 26, 2021 |
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#53 How To Successfully Offboard A Client
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May 19, 2021 |
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#52 Selling With Confidence & Imperfect Action With Natalie Tolhopf
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May 12, 2021 |
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#51 Make Your Directory Listing Shine
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May 05, 2021 |
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#50 Crazy Stalker Or Follow Up Master?
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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#49 Luck Has Nothing To Do With It!
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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#48 How To Lose Clients
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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#47 How Do I Get Experience As A Virtual Assistant?
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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#46 Firing Clients
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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#45 Desperation Is Ugly
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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#44 You Say You Are.....But You Aren't
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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#43 Handing Over Work To Sub-Contractors
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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#42 VA Summit Week 2021
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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#41 The Perfect Virtual Assistant Business
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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#40 The Worst Advice Given To Virtual Assistants
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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#39 Not Getting Enquiries From Your Website? Now What?!
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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#38 Have You Called Your Own Phone Lately
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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#37 Dealing With Late Payers
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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#36 Planning For Success!
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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#35 Create A Truly Flexible Lifestyle
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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#34 Stop Giving Your Time Away For Free
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Jan 05, 2021 |
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#33 The Start-up Costs For Virtual Assistants
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Dec 29, 2020 |
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#32 Should Your Client Sign A Contract
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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#31 Seven Ways To Create A Standout Portfolio
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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#30 Loving Your Clients (On A Budget)
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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#29 5 Ways To Avoid Burnout
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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#28 What To Expect As A Sub-Contractor
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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#27 How To Make A Poor First Impression
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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#26 10 Things To Improve Your Online Presence Right Now
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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#25 The Virtual Assistant Exodus
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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#24 VA vs OBM
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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#23 Get Hired By A Virtual Assistant Agency
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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#22 How Long Does It Take To Become A VA?
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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#21 Make More Money As A Virtual Assistant With Natalie Coombe
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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#20 What Clients Really Want With Natalie Sisson
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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#19 Transitioning From Your 9-5 To Virtual Assistant
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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#18 Is The Virtual Assistant Market Saturated
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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#17 Book More Clients With An Email Welcome Sequence
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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#16 Is Imposter Syndrome Holding You Back?
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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#15 Should Virtual Assistants Display Rates Online?
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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#14 How To Distinguish Yourself From Other VAs
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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#13 Warning! Rants Ahead!
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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#12 Packages, Service Plans & Retainers - What's The Difference?
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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#11 The Power Of Saying 'No'
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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#10 Where To Find Clients As A Virtual Assistant
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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#09 Own Your Value As A Virtual Assistant
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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#08 What Services To Offer As A Virtual Assistant
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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#07 Contractor vs Freelancer - Which Is Right For You
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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#06 Can Anyone Become A Virtual Assistant
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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#05 The Best Website Platform For Virtual Assistants
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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#04 Should You Start A VA Biz During A Pandemic
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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#03 Meet Jo Jensen
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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#02 Meet Samantha Browne
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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#01 What The Heck Is A Virtual Assistant
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Jun 10, 2020 |