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Next Level Virtual Assistant ConversationsEp. 20 "How do I stop being so impatient?" A Chat on Intentionally Growing Patience“When I was a kid I learned that if you pray for patience you’ll be delivered lessons to help you learn it. Mama didn’t raise no fool. So I skipped that and at 40 I still haven’t learned this lesson. But I’ve been working on it lately and here’s what’s been coming up.” - Lorelei
Join us as we chat candidly on all things patience, frustration, and navigating it with grace and gratitude. We’ll chat bout patience in business, relationships, parenting, and more!
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2024-03-1936 minNext Level Virtual Assistant ConversationsEp. 19 Do I Need A 1099? The Virtual Assistant Contractor's Quick Guide To Income Reporting In 2024In this quick episode we’ll go through the updated tax strategies we’ve learned surrounding income reporting as a contractor.
If tax convos aren’t your thing, this is the episode for you because we’ll keep it clean and simple with informative links here in the show notes to help you quickly and easily understand if you’re required to complete a 1099 with your clients as a contractor.
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Resources mentioned:
Investopedia - 10 Things About 1099s - https://ww...
2024-03-1212 minNext Level Virtual Assistant ConversationsEp. 18 Creating Trust & Comfort in the Entrepreneur.VA Working Relationship Pt 2- The Virtual Assistant PerspectiveJoin us as we chat about building trust and comfort in your working relationship with clients. We give our top tips for how to make new or existing business relationships feel like a safe space for both sides.
Resources mentioned in the show:
Next Level VA
Project Management tools: Trello, Asana, Slack, Monday, Airtable
Our favorite invoicing platforms: PayPal, Waveapps.com
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2024-03-0519 minNext Level Virtual Assistant ConversationsEp. 17 Creating Trust & Comfort in the Entrepreneur.VA Working Relationship Pt 1- The Entrepreneur PerspectiveJoin us as we chat about building trust and comfort in your working relationship with your Virtual Assistant. We give our top tips for how to make new or existing business relationships feel like a safe space for both sides.
Resources mentioned in the show:
VA Matchmaking
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2024-02-2718 minNext Level Virtual Assistant ConversationsEp. 16 Google and Yahoo Email Marketing Requirement Changes Q1 2024 - Before You Send Your Next Email - Listen to ThisWith the changes to Google and Yahoo’s email marketing regulations in Q1 of 2024, we thought we would go through the steps and share how to implement the changes for you and/or your clients.
Having a custom domain is the best way to ensure your emails are being delivered to the inboxes of your community. So let’s dive in!
How do you know if this info relates to you:
You use an email marketing platform such as Flodesk, ActiveCampaign, MailChimp, Convertkit, etcetera to communicate with your...
2024-02-2027 minNext Level Virtual Assistant ConversationsEp. 15 Falling Back in Love With Your BusinessWhen it’s time to head into work, do you feel like your heels are dug in and you simply… don’t wanna? This episode we go through our top tips for falling back in love with your business, or helping your Virtual Assistant clients fall back in love with theirs!
”Movement Creates Momentum” - Andrea Crowder
Questions to help:
What’s been made to complicated? How can I simplify?
Is there an area where I may have given up too soon?
Is the...
2024-02-1323 minNext Level Virtual Assistant ConversationsEp. 14 Increase Your Community Engagement With this Simple TipDoes it feel like you’re constantly sharing but not many people are biting? Here’s what we’ve suggested to our clients to help bridge the gap between the viewer and the offer so it finally starts to make sense.
Questions to ask yourself before sharing your story…
refer to the story vault before posting… what do they need to hear?
What haven’t you talked about in a while?
What’s another detail they may find interesting?
What are they going through? Have I been through anything like this?
Where are they at in the...
2024-02-0627 minNext Level Virtual Assistant ConversationsEp. 13 Pt. 2 Debt Free Tips for Running your Business - A Degree Free Approach to Increasing Your Offering & ServicesIn today’s age, a college degree isn’t always necessary to have a career you love. With so many resources at our fingertips, many are choosing a debt-free way to excel in the workplace - benefitting both themselves and the companies they work with.
Why? Because this route shows ingenuity, commitment to figuring it out, and a pivoting power that can’t be taught in school.
Here are a few of our favorite ways we’ve increased our capabilities and offerings without going into debt to do it!
De...
2024-01-3012 minNext Level Virtual Assistant ConversationsEp. 12 Pt. 1 Debt Free Tips for Running your Business - Our Journeys on Becoming and Staying Debt FreeIn this two-part series join us in the conversation about being debt free in life and business!
We’ve both been on this journey for several years and have learned so much along the way, especially when launching and scaling successful Virtual Assistant Businesses!
Listen in for our top tips on beginning your debt free journey, and check out our next episode where we break down how to keep this going in your own business too!
Dave Ramsey -https://www.ramseysolutions.com
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2024-01-2320 minNext Level Virtual Assistant ConversationsEp. 11 How to Infuse Self-Care Into Your Virtual Assistant BusinessWhile January is "the push month" and is excellent for bettering ourselves, it can lead to feeling overwhelmed. So, in this week's episode, we are giving you our top three tips to avoid overwhelm and to maintain balance in your virtual assistant business all year.
Andrea Crowder instagram: https://www.instagram.com/love_andreacrowder?igsh=NXhjN3U4ZmMwOHR6
Stardust Cycle Tracking: https://stardust.app
Celtic Sea Salt: https://www.celticseasalt.com
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2024-01-1628 minNext Level Virtual Assistant ConversationsEp. 10 Spring Cleaning / Organizing in your Virtual Assistant BusinessMany think of spring cleaning for homes but the 1st quarter of the year is a great time to consider cleaning up anything that slows you down…
office spaces
desk
file folders on your computer
set up a labeling SOP for documents
Is there anywhere your clients could use more organization?
This is the time to set up systems that will create ease in the coming year/s!
Resources mentioned in the show:
MacPaw aka: CleanMyMac X
Lapdesk link: https://amzn.to/3TMSHhU
Sto...
2024-01-0934 minNext Level Virtual Assistant ConversationsEp. 9 - Make Tax Season Super Simple with This Monthly ProcessAs a virtual assistant (VA), managing our monthly finances doesn’t have to be scary. Join us as we share what hasn’t worked and what we’ve learned along the way to make this your easiest tax season ever!
Here’s what I do each month to track my income and expenses:
Print a paper copy of all receipts and bank statements
Input income and expenses in a spreadsheet (Find or purchase a spreadsheet that does all the math for you!)
Make sure my spreadsheet matches my bank statement
At the end of t...
2023-12-1924 minNext Level Virtual Assistant ConversationsEp. 8 Mindful and Effective Communication Through the Holiday SeasonWe are talking about navigating the holiday season and the importance of effective communication during the season's noise and sales pitches.
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2023-12-0509 minNext Level Virtual Assistant ConversationsEp. 7 Holiday Gift Ideas For The Virtual AssistantJoin us for a candid conversation where we share about our favorite gift ideas for virtual assistants! Whether you have a VA, know a VA, or are a VA this fun little episode will give you so many great ideas for the holidays!
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2023-11-2821 minNext Level Virtual Assistant ConversationsEp. 6 How To Rock Holiday Sales Like Black FridayJoin us as we go through our ideas on how to host a holiday sale whether it’s for the holidays or just any time! Remember, keep it simple!
A few tips from the show:
what does your ideal customer need right now?
what do you already have that can be repurposed or used in your sale?
are there any bottlenecks preventing the sale from feeling easy?
share, share, share!
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2023-11-2116 minNext Level Virtual Assistant ConversationsEp. 5 How to Know it's Time To Hire a VA + Top 3 Things to Look ForThis one is for entrepreneurs who aren't quite sure if it's time to hire a Virtual Assistant. We'll walk you through our top tips on what to look for!
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2023-10-2522 minNext Level Virtual Assistant ConversationsEp. 3 What if I'm Not Motivated Enough to Be a VAJoin us as we talk through self motivation and how when some people say, "I probably couldn't be a VA because I'm not self-motivated." What does this really mean? And does this prevent someone from becoming a rock solid VA?
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2023-10-2322 minNext Level Virtual Assistant ConversationsEp. 4 Supercharge Your Client Meetings With These QuestionsWhat are the best questions to ask during a meeting? To really help our clients feel supported and like they're not alone in this gig. As a VA, our job is not just to take on tasks and do the doing of things. It's also to be like a business bestie with them to help bounce ideas off, come up with creative ideas, and sometimes simplify the big ideas into something more achievable. Here are our top tips!
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2023-10-2122 minNext Level Virtual Assistant ConversationsEp. 2 How do you take time off as a Virtual Assistant?One of the greatest perks about this business is the time freedom! And also, that comes with responsibilities to our clients! In this episode we share our own experiences on how to balance this out.
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2023-10-2120 minNext Level Virtual Assistant ConversationsEp. 1 Becoming a Virtual Assistant - New VA to Veteran VA - What We LearnedThe Next Level Virtual Assistant Conversations: your home for all things Virtual Assisting!
Join us on this episode as we share what we've learned in our years as a VA and how that compares to what we expected!
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