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    Posted on August 29th, 2007

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    How Do You Take Your Virtual Assistance Business to Six Figures?

    That is the question I am most often asked by people who want to do what I do or who are currently doing what I do but just aren’t able to take it to that next level.  How do you make six-figures a year and still have time for family, a life and all other [...]

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    Posted on August 27th, 2007

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    Giving Away Free Hours in Your Virtual Assistance Business

    Dear VA Coach:
    I am a new virtual assistant and I am trying to launch and expand my virtual assistance business.  I have seen other VAs offer free hours for new clients so that they can test drive their services.  Do you recommend this?
    - S.L.
    No – absolutely not.  I don’t recommend giving away free hours, discounting [...]

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  • Blog, Business Management

    Posted on August 22nd, 2007

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    Client Relations – How Do You Deal With Bad Apples?

    As a business owner for the last three years, I have had my fair share of wonderful clients and a few not-so-wonderful clients. This happens in business and although some of us would prefer not to think that those bad apples exist, they do.
    Looking back over the years got me thinking about how bad [...]

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  • Blog, Travel

    Posted on August 17th, 2007

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    Cross USA: Living the Four-Hour Work Week… Tim Ferriss, I Thank You!

    Check out my latest post at The Traveling VA…
    Technorati Tags: The Traveling VA, The Traveling Virtual Assistant, virtual assistant, virtual assistance, Tim Ferriss, Timothy Ferriss, The Four Hour Work Week, The Four-Hour Work Week, 4HWW, outsourcing, [...]

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    Posted on August 17th, 2007

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    Following Up With Inquiries in Your Business

    Dear Erin, The VA Coach:
    I was wondering how to follow up by e-mail with potential clients? I had a potential client e-mail to say he would follow up with me in the next few days but he hasn’t and I’m not sure how to proceed. Should I call to follow up with this? [...]

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