Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 8, 2014

It can be pretty soul destroying contacting loads of hotels and venues only to find out on the site visit that they don’t have availability for the day you need, that don’t have the space or they cost over your budget. Not a confident negotiator? A venue finding agency will cost you nothing! Probably not.

Agencies 100

Agencies Negotiating Equipment Training 100

Karen Vivarelli

JULY 27, 2020

Your Time And Skills Are Valuable Right? When you first start out as a VA it can be very difficult to choose a rate, because you feel like you don’t have the skills and experience to charge much. What will be your costs each month to run your business (don’t add paying yourself). You might not know this until you start working.

Expenses 52

Expenses Social Media Budget Goals 52

Office Dynamics

APRIL 27, 2016

What is your budget? Usually a venue takes about 40% of your overall budget, if not more. This limits your negotiating power to compare pricing and use your own vendors. Depending on your location and time of year, having an all indoor or partial outdoor space might be an important factor.

Agencies 100

Agencies Budget Suppliers Negotiating 100

Step It Up VA Coaching

AUGUST 11, 2011

Consulting is simply selling your knowledge and information about your area of expertise, whether that’s a particular program or a specific skill you possess. Potential entrepreneurs may likely decide it is more cost effective to pay for your advice at the beginning, than to pay for you to fix their mistakes later!

Basecamp 100

Basecamp Social Media Negotiating Equipment 100

Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Develop Your Skills. You should always be looking for ways to expand your existing professional skills and develop new ones. Look for opportunities to practice different skills, implement new processes, take on new responsibilities or try out new technology. Give yourself an annual budget for professional development and use it.

Networking 100

Networking Skills Negotiating Budget 100

Who's the Real Boss?

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

This platform, that was designed to connect skilled service providers with those who required skilled services, ended up revealing to me what would be the most savage and ruthless landscape of tens of thousands of ‘Joe Blows’ wanting to make a quick buck, regardless of whether they were skilled in the task requirement, or not.

Resume 52

Resume Cover Letter AT&T Interviewing 52

Energage

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

In April 2017, American Airlines announced it was proactively increasing the pay for pilots and flight attendants, two years ahead of contract negotiations. Many look to formal training, investing large budgets and hundreds of people-hours into instructor-led classes. Naturally, skilled face-to-face communication is best.

2017 58

2017 Customer Service Training Skills 58

Workplace Insight

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The background to this inevitably lies in the fiscal constraints, strained project budgets challenged by higher borrowing and construction costs reaching unprecedented highs. Skilled labour shortages are slowly improving but the total UK headcount is still 12 percent lower than four years ago.

2025 52

2025 Negotiating Budget Collaborate 52

Productivityist

DECEMBER 15, 2013

While some contractors offer skills that are useful for one-time jobs, our favourite VAs—apart from becoming our friends—became a part of our team and were involved in several projects regularly. I made the mistake of not giving enough keywords into the oDesk filter system for required skill sets.

Dropbox 40

Dropbox Filing Google Docs Google 40