Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 8, 2017

You need to juggle the demands for location, capacity, budget, amenities and environmental factors to get the right result for your event. The best venue finders are experienced negotiators able to secure rates that are lower than if you booked direct. In fact, you’ll be wondering how you ever managed without a venue finder.

Budget 159

Budget Negotiating Agencies Stress 159

Practically Perfect PA

MAY 22, 2015

For the uninitiated, this may seem like a straightforward request until you start to ponder the type and style of venues you need to research, whether those venues will fit within the company’s budget, and… well, ‘what is our budget anyway?’ And that’s just for starters. Event Planning. Stop pestering me. 200 people.

Suppliers 100

Suppliers Budget Stress 2014 100

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? Let them do it for you. Probably not.

Agencies 100

Agencies Negotiating Equipment Training 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. Remember, people pay for information and knowledge. Specialized information. Consider consulting! It is a natural fit for virtual assistants. Troubleshooting.

Basecamp 100

Basecamp Social Media Negotiating Equipment 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. We are simply determining your base VA rate and monthly budget. Now, we will use this information to determine your rate.

Expenses 52

Expenses Social Media Budget Goals 52

Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 1, 2009

Selling your executive on supporting your professional development is a skill. In today’s competitive marketplace and at the pace this profession is changing, if you do not continually enhance your skills, build new ones, and have a strategy for your career, you will get left in the dust. You walk out. End of story. Why shouldn’t you?

Training 100

Training Budget Negotiating Skills 100

Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 1, 2009

Selling your executive on supporting your professional development is a skill. In today’s competitive marketplace and at the pace this profession is changing, if you do not continually enhance your skills, build new ones, and have a strategy for your career, you will get left in the dust. You walk out. End of story. Why shouldn’t you?

Training 100

Training Budget Negotiating Skills 100

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. And in our information-saturated world, it’s difficult to cut through the noise. Naturally, skilled face-to-face communication is best.

2017 58

2017 Customer Service Training Skills 58

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

Men With Pens

AUGUST 26, 2010

Unfortunately, he didn’t have the budget for any of the strategies. In a last-ditch effort to help, I offered a consulting session, which would give him the information he needed to improve his conversions. They pulled together the funds they could, negotiated with investors, started small and built on the success.

Budget 40

Budget AT&T Twitter Social Media 40

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 30, 2012

Align yourself also means to seek out the ones who have been around the longest and get their advice, have them informally mentor you, and make sure you figure out who your boss’ stakeholders are. When is budget season, how are summers and winters different, etc. 5) Take good notes. Write everything down.

Negotiating 40

Negotiating Resume Goals Mentoring 40