Today I want to chat about how to land VA gigs. When I first launched my freelance writing business, I'd never heard of being a VA. I didn't know that being a virtual assistant was a thing. I was cruising along with my writing, and had the opportunity to Beta test a new course from Gina Horkey, 30 Days or Less to Virtual Assistant Success. (<= aff. link!). After taking the course, I knew this VA thing was a good match for my skill-set. So I decided to give it a try. I started ...
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An A-Z Guide to Working at Home with Kids: A
Working at home with kids can be a challenge. But, it's not impossible! I've definitely learned a trick or two since launching my freelance writing and virtual assistance business two years ago. Now, the time is right to share these with you. I'm excited to present: An A-Z Guide to Working at Home with Kids For the next month, I'll be sharing a new tip each day (Monday-Friday) to help you be more productive as you work at home with kids. These shorter blog posts are designed to help ...
An A-Z Guide to Working at Home with Kids: B
Ready for the next installment of our A-Z Guide to Working at Home with Kids series? This is a tip I learned back when I only had one child. While my husband was at his Navy A school in Pensacola, Florida, I was attending college here in Washington. Our little Jayme was there with me, and I had to find time to study. I tried a few different things, and then I began to notice a pattern. My actions at the beginning of the day, when Jayme first woke up, had tremendous impact on the whole rest ...
An A-Z Guide to Working at Home with Kids: C
In our series so far, we've covered accepting your limitations and beginning by filling the cup. Now, it's time to tackle the letter c. C is for creating a work space. Decide Where You Will Work A work space is where you keep all of your supplies for your business. Ideally, it's a place you can walk away from when you're not working. You don't have to devote a whole room to this space if you don't have it. Of course, if you have a dedicated work space you can take advantage of some tax ...
An A-Z Guide to Working at Home with Kids: D
What's your dream for your business? I mean your big dream. It's so easy to get caught up in the day to day tasks that overwhelm us as we're changing diapers, cooking meals, and trying to keep the house clean. Some days it's hard to see through the to-do list fog. It's hard to see what can be. But, without a dream, it's easy to give up. To let days pass when you don't even think about your business, let alone try to grow it. The Power of a Dream A dream keeps you going when the going gets ...
An A-Z Guide to Working at Home with Kids: G
Have you ever felt cabin fever? Where you just need a change of scenery or you're going to explode? Me too! And so have my kids. That's why we make it priority to get outside. When we don't make it outside, my kids build up so much energy. There's only so much you can burn off inside the confines of your house. So make getting outside a priority. You can do this one of two ways (or do like I do and do them both!) 1. Get Outside Just to Spend Time Together Sometimes we head outside just ...