Summer is winding down, and the kids are heading back to school. As routines change, it’s crucial to find a balance between work and family life. Join us as we dive into strategies for setting boundaries, prioritizing tasks, and embracing flexibility to maintain a harmonious work-life balance.

➡️ Become a Work From Home Mom: www.virtuallyfreeacademy.com/jumpstart

➡️ Scale Your Current Freelance Business: www.virtuallyfreeacademy.com/scaletosixfigures

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Dalaina dives into the differences between being an independent virtual assistant versus a subcontractor for a virtual assistant agency. She covers the pros and cons, the good, the bad, the beautiful, the ugly—everything!

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Start Your Virtual Assistant Business: www.virtuallyfreeacademy.com/jumpstart

Scale Your Current Freelance Business to 6 Figures: www.virtuallyfreeacademy.com/scaletosixfigures

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Dalaina Knight shares her personal journey of transitioning from a traditional 9-to-5 job to starting a work-from-home business as a virtual assistant. She emphasizes the importance of building a business, rather than simply being a freelancer or virtual assistant, and highlights the value of financial independence and validation for her education and career choices.

She also provides insights on starting and growing a successful virtual assistant business, including creating a portfolio, reaching out to potential clients, building a professional website and social media presence, and understanding the legal and financial aspects of running a business.

She shares her personal experience of scaling her business to six figures within the first year and now making triple what she used to earn as an administrator, highlighting the potential for quick growth and high earnings.

🔗 Links Mentioned:

Start Your Virtual Assistant Business

Scale Your Current Freelance Business to 6 Figures

📱 Chat with Dalaina on Instagram: @dalainamarkayknight

In this episode of the Virtually Free Podcast, Dalaina dives into the unique challenges and opportunities the summer season presents for virtual assistants. She discusses actionable strategies to attract new clients, enhance your skills, and optimize your business operations during this off-season.

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In this episode, Dalaina Knight shares her inspiring journey from being an administrator at a home health care agency to becoming a successful six-figure virtual assistant. Dalaina opens up about her struggles, triumphs, and the steps she took to create a thriving work-from-home career that allows her to be present for her children. She provides practical advice for aspiring virtual assistants, tips for balancing work and family, and insights into the freedom and opportunities that come with working remotely.

Key Points Discussed:

💫 Introduction: Dalaina Knight introduces herself and her passion for helping others grow their businesses while prioritizing her family.

💫Dalaina's Background: Overview of her previous role as an administrator at a home health care agency. The challenges she faced while pregnant with her daughter, Kenzie, and her desire to avoid daycare.

💫Discovering Virtual Assisting:The pivotal moment when the home health care agency was sold, prompting Dalaina to seek work-from-home opportunities.Her initial encounters with scams and MLMs before discovering virtual assisting and freelancing.

💫Starting the Virtual Assistant Journey:The learning curve and resources she utilized, including courses, YouTube, and Google.The goal to make $300 a month and the journey to landing her first client.

💫The Role of a Virtual Assistant:Explanation of the various tasks a virtual assistant can perform, such as email management, scheduling, and content creation.Emphasis on the versatility and on-the-job training aspect of virtual assisting.

💫Balancing Work and Family:Dalaina's daily routine as a virtual assistant and mom.The flexibility to work from anywhere, including parks, pools, and even Disneyland.

💫Financial Opportunities:How Dalaina quickly surpassed her initial financial goal, making $1,500 from her first client.The potential to earn significant income as a virtual assistant, with Dalaina now making six figures working around 17 hours a week.

💫Mindset and Motivation:Addressing common doubts and encouraging listeners to recognize their valuable skills.The importance of identifying a strong "why" for pursuing a virtual assistant career.

💫Virtually Free Academy:Introduction to Dalaina's program designed to help aspiring virtual assistants.Overview of the comprehensive support provided, including finding clients, setting rates, building portfolios, and avoiding scams.

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In this popular and highly requested episode, Dalaina shares her tried-and-true strategies for balancing work and family time during the summer break. Discover how she structures her day, maintains productivity, and ensures her kids have an unforgettable summer while she continues to grow her freelance business. Tune in for practical tips and insights to help you thrive as a work-from-home parent.

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In this episode, I tackle a common question: how to apply for work-from-home jobs. From where to find opportunities to crafting the perfect pitch, I'll share insights and strategies to help you land your dream gigs. Plus, stay tuned for details on my upcoming workshop and exciting program updates.

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03:44 - The Power of Bidding

05:00 - Crafting Your Bid

06:48 - Identifying Red Flags

08:22 - Leveraging Referrals

10:00 - Program Updates and Community

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May Workshop: Start Your Virtual Assistant Business in Less Than 1 Week!

If you are a Virtual Assistant and you are NOT making 6 figures a year,  you are leaving money on the table!

In this episode of the Virtually Free Podcast, I am sharing with you things you can do to maximize your profits and hit 6 figures by summer!

🔗Links Mentioned in This Episode:

www.virtuallyfreeacademy.com/summer 

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As Virtual Assistants, we are given numerous tasks from our clients, but the most important job is communication.

Today, I want to chat with you about why over-communication is essential when working remotely and how it impacts productivity, collaboration, overall job satisfaction, and even can land you more clients!

In this episode of The Virtually Free Podcast, Dalaina explains why communication is the key to all things successful and how it can even get you more contracts!

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It's a new year and you have set some pretty big goals for 2024 and I can almost guarantee that includes landing new clients! 

January is the perfect time to land new clients as freelancers and this episode is going to tell you why!

Today, I am sharing with you 5 things you can do today to start landing new clients quickly, including the magic words I say on every discovery call! 

🔗Links Mentioned in This Episode:

www.virtuallyfreeacademy.com/newclientsnow 

www.virtuallyfreeacademy.com/scaletosixfigures

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Instagram - @dalainamarkayknight 

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