In 2016, I hung up my “Open for Business” sign.  In the online world, that means I purchased my domain name for Virtual Office Manager.  What started out as an idea I thought might work, has now turned into a full-blown business.  And what a ride it has been! via GIPHY For the last two […]

Most of my introductory sales conversations are spent educating prospects and clients on the difference between a virtual assistant and an online business manager. The dictionary provides a simple difference but doesn’t tell the complete story. man·ag·er ˈmanijər/ a person responsible for controlling or administering all or part of a company or similar organization. as·sis·tant […]

Back in January of 2018, I had a consultation with a prospective client about my virtual office management services.  All of her colleagues kept telling her that she needed to hire a virtual assistant, but she didn’t feel ready.  She wasn’t sure what a virtual assistant could do to help her and felt she needed […]

It’s been over a year since I opened my virtual office management company.  Some of my clients have been with me since my early days, others are new, and a few of them I let go.  Thankfully, none of them have fired me.  Prior to managing my own business, I worked in the capacity of […]

When I first started my virtual office management company, I figured I would work for anyone that needed my services.  But I quickly found that not everyone is a good fit for me.  My first client was a real estate agent.  Although I had strong experience in the tasks she wanted me to accomplish, I didn’t know her […]

Almost every small business owner knows what a virtual assistant is.  You may not know exactly where to find one when you’re ready, but you know a VA is readily available to help you.  What you may not know is there are also virtual office managers available to you as well, sometimes referred to as online business […]

There are hundreds of thousands of virtual assistants hanging up their “Hire Me” sign.  As a small business owner, you can choose individuals (or solopreneurs), companies that specialize in contracting out virtual assistants, and even freelance services that will connect you to a freelancer to handle your specific project.  And because virtual assistants work from […]