Comments on: Virtual Assistant Fees-What Do I Charge as a New V.A.? http://emackulate.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/virtual-assistant-fees-what-do-i-charge-as-a-new-va/ My Random Thoughts & Tips About My Virtual Assistant Journey & Whatever Else Happens to Be on My Mind Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:44:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Bill Bartmann http://emackulate.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/virtual-assistant-fees-what-do-i-charge-as-a-new-va/#comment-41 Bill Bartmann Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:24:05 +0000 http://emackulate.wordpress.com/?p=13#comment-41 Excellent site, keep up the good work Excellent site, keep up the good work

]]> By: jefferson faudan http://emackulate.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/virtual-assistant-fees-what-do-i-charge-as-a-new-va/#comment-40 jefferson faudan Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:10:19 +0000 http://emackulate.wordpress.com/?p=13#comment-40 This is very true since most VA's are going through the dilemma of clients giving you a low offer to as much as $400 a month which is generally absurd and this is due to the ongoing outsourcing trend... Personally, it would be best however not to accept some of these offer and instead multiply yourself... Think of probably acquiring a project that would pay you cheap and multiply yourself by outsourcing another VA as well... in this sense...you may be doing 10 projects and get paid for it and helping as well outsourced agent... still nothing is put to compromise and still earn much more through collective payments. This is very true since most VA’s are going through the dilemma of clients giving you a low offer to as much as $400 a month which is generally absurd and this is due to the ongoing outsourcing trend…

Personally, it would be best however not to accept some of these offer and instead multiply yourself…

Think of probably acquiring a project that would pay you cheap and multiply yourself by outsourcing another VA as well… in this sense…you may be doing 10 projects and get paid for it and helping as well outsourced agent… still nothing is put to compromise and still earn much more through collective payments.

]]> By: Brenda http://emackulate.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/virtual-assistant-fees-what-do-i-charge-as-a-new-va/#comment-31 Brenda Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:00:36 +0000 http://emackulate.wordpress.com/?p=13#comment-31 Thank you so much for your article, "Virtual Assistant Fees-What Do I Charge as a New V.A.?" This is sound advice. Never sell yourself short. Thank you so much for your article, “Virtual Assistant Fees-What Do I Charge as a New V.A.?” This is sound advice. Never sell yourself short.

]]> By: Outsourcing Updates http://emackulate.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/virtual-assistant-fees-what-do-i-charge-as-a-new-va/#comment-11 Outsourcing Updates Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:31:22 +0000 http://emackulate.wordpress.com/?p=13#comment-11 Tell your clients, "If you pay with peanuts, you'll have monkeys working for you! Good luck! Tell your clients, “If you pay with peanuts, you’ll have monkeys working for you! Good luck!

]]> By: cowgirlc http://emackulate.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/virtual-assistant-fees-what-do-i-charge-as-a-new-va/#comment-10 cowgirlc Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:35:41 +0000 http://emackulate.wordpress.com/?p=13#comment-10 Hi Evelyn, thank you for stopping by my blog. I see we are not alone in our quest to stan firm. The client that told me that he cound not afford me actually re-contacted me. Waisted some more of my time, and then went away. Being a newbie, when you get that first response, you are filled with a level of excitement thats like no other. And after months of research, networking, chatting and so on, we tend to want to jump at the very first prospect. After all, we gotta find a way to generate some kind of income. I am so very glad that I choose to seek the guidence of veteran VA's when it came to dealing with this gentleman. And I just stood my gorund. The right client is just up the street, so I am going to walk just a little bit further and meet him/her half way. Cynthia Clark http://cowgirlc.wordpress.com/2008/01/14/what-do-you-do-if/ Hi Evelyn, thank you for stopping by my blog. I see we are not alone in our quest to stan firm. The client that told me that he cound not afford me actually re-contacted me. Waisted some more of my time, and then went away. Being a newbie, when you get that first response, you are filled with a level of excitement thats like no other.

And after months of research, networking, chatting and so on, we tend to want to jump at the very first prospect. After all, we gotta find a way to generate some kind of income. I am so very glad that I choose to seek the guidence of veteran VA’s when it came to dealing with this gentleman. And I just stood my gorund.

The right client is just up the street, so I am going to walk just a little bit further and meet him/her half way.

Cynthia Clark
http://cowgirlc.wordpress.com/2008/01/14/what-do-you-do-if/

]]> By: lbelan http://emackulate.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/virtual-assistant-fees-what-do-i-charge-as-a-new-va/#comment-9 lbelan Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:23:41 +0000 http://emackulate.wordpress.com/?p=13#comment-9 Hi Evelyn, I've been following your blog and just want you to know how much I look forward to your posts! I've added your blog to my blogroll! :) I totally agree with you about not selling yourself short. I am a member of both oDesk and eLance and am shocked as well as to how low the bidders are coming in. I even saw the other day a bid coming in from India for as low as $2 per hour!!! Kellie also has a good marketing point about offering services at a reduced rate to clients making sure they understand that it's a "deal" they're getting and not the norm. If we share ideas with each other in our blogs, I believe we can come up with the right formula that will eventually work for all of us. ;) Virtually yours, Linda Belan Your Outsource Solutions http://www.youroutsourcesolutions.com Hi Evelyn,
I’ve been following your blog and just want you to know how much I look forward to your posts! I’ve added your blog to my blogroll! :)

I totally agree with you about not selling yourself short. I am a member of both oDesk and eLance and am shocked as well as to how low the bidders are coming in. I even saw the other day a bid coming in from India for as low as $2 per hour!!!

Kellie also has a good marketing point about offering services at a reduced rate to clients making sure they understand that it’s a “deal” they’re getting and not the norm.

If we share ideas with each other in our blogs, I believe we can come up with the right formula that will eventually work for all of us. ;)

Virtually yours,
Linda Belan
Your Outsource Solutions
http://www.youroutsourcesolutions.com

]]> By: theessentialva http://emackulate.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/virtual-assistant-fees-what-do-i-charge-as-a-new-va/#comment-8 theessentialva Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:44:27 +0000 http://emackulate.wordpress.com/?p=13#comment-8 Also as a new VA I am facing these same dilemmas. I have decided to take a cut and have put a limit to how much of a cut, but I am considering this more marketing than anything. Basically 2-3 clients at a 30% reduced rate in order to hopefully get referrals. When proposing my rate, I make sure they know what my normal rate is and that they are getting a "deal". It is hard to compete with $5/hr, but I will not sell myself short. I will keep pressing on, marketing, and putting myself out there and I know the clients will come. Here's to us and finding the "right" clients for our business. Kellie Stotsky The Essential Virtual Assistant www.theessentialva.com Also as a new VA I am facing these same dilemmas. I have decided to take a cut and have put a limit to how much of a cut, but I am considering this more marketing than anything. Basically 2-3 clients at a 30% reduced rate in order to hopefully get referrals. When proposing my rate, I make sure they know what my normal rate is and that they are getting a “deal”. It is hard to compete with $5/hr, but I will not sell myself short. I will keep pressing on, marketing, and putting myself out there and I know the clients will come. Here’s to us and finding the “right” clients for our business.

Kellie Stotsky
The Essential Virtual Assistant
http://www.theessentialva.com

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