The Sam + Jo VA Show

“Being on brand is the new professional.” Peti Morgan

This week we chatted with personal brand specialist Peti Morgan about how virtual assistants can become more visible online with an unapologetically authentic personal brand.

Peti shares with us some top personal branding tactics and strategies, as well as her own outsourcing experiences, how she found her very own right-fit VA and why their own personal brand shone through in her shortlist of candidates.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How to create a stand out personal brand.
• Whether VA agency owners need a personal brand, or only freelancers.
• What happens if you continue to hide behind your logo.
• What to do if you hate having your photo taken.

Peti Morgan, DIY Pro Brand Photography Coach

Peti Morgan is an online business owner who haaates having her photo taken, a DIY Brand Photoshoot Expert and host of The Personal Brand Elevator Podcast!

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Hands down one of the most stressful things new virtual assistants have to tackle is when they're asked to provide a proposal or quote for task/s they've got no idea how long will take to carry out.

The bad news is that you’re going to get it wrong. You’re likely to underestimate the time it will take, and you’ll forget to charge out for certain things.

But the good news is that it’s okay to get it wrong! With the correct process in place you’ll very quickly learn and tweak so the next time you’re asked to quote for a similar task, you’ll be prepped with a proposal that will be well worth your time.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How to quote for tasks you’ve never carried out before.
• Why you’re going to get your prices and quotes wrong to start with, and that’s okay!
• The must-have tool that ensures accurate estimates and quotes.
• The things you may be forgetting to charge for.

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Having been mentors to hundreds of virtual assistants over the past few years, we can say with absolute certainty that all that learning you’re doing is a waste of your time, energy and finances unless you’re taking action!

If you’re guilty of paying for courses you never watch and summits or workshops you never attend, if you’re reading all the books and listening to all the podcasts but not making any changes to the way you’re doing things, or if you belong to a membership or have signed up for coaching but you’re not truly making the most of your investment, then this episode is the pep talk you need to get unstuck and start taking action!

Join us at the 2022 Virtual Assistant Online Summit where you’ll learn AND take action alongside expert speakers and your fellow virtual assistants.

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In February 2022 Jo’s Virtual Assistant Agency Strictly Savvy reached a huge milestone by bringing in over $1million in revenue. And it’s not the first time it’s happened!

Learn how you too can reach your financial goals – even in the uncertain Covid environment we find ourselves in – as Jo opens up her books and shares with us the secrets to her million dollar success (including what brought in a whopping 70% of that revenue).

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How you too can create a $1m virtual assistant business!
• The things holding you back from earning the big bucks as a VA.
• How transitioning from Freelancer to Agency owner can be smooth sailing.
• The mindset shift all VA Agency owners need to make.

Join us at the 2022 Virtual Assistant Online Summit and upgrade at checkout to an All Access Pass to get access to the bonus session ‘Mapping Out Your Smooth Transition From Freelancer To Agency Owner’!

Download your FREE Pre-Scaling Checklist here.

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The list of paid tools virtual assistants should invest in (especially when first starting out) is a pretty short one as we don’t suggest spending money on your business before you’re earning a profit on a regular basis.

However, there is one tool on our Must Have (and yes, pay for it) List, and that’s a password manager.

Not only does a robust password manager strengthen security for both your own biz and those of your clients', but it increases your productivity!

No more memorising passwords.

No more coming up with insecure passwords that can be compromised.

No more forgetting passwords.

No more writing down passwords on sticky notes or in notebooks!

In this episode you’ll learn:

• The question you’ll get asked in most discovery/consultation calls.
• Why it’s not just about security.
• Our recommended password managers.

Check out the 2022 VA Online Summit happening 14-18 February to create your next 30 days of social content, create your website and copy, package your services, grow your confidence, learn how to sell and so much more!

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EI or EQ … it really doesn’t matter which term you use. The important thing is that you’re aware that having a high level of emotional intelligence is key to leading your dream team, dealing with difficult clients and changing your victim mindset to a victorious one.

The most powerful introduction to the ‘above the line’ concept is the OARBED model, and in this episode we share real life examples of how falling below the line can lose you clients and break your business.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• The key EI concept every VA must use.
• How to deal with unhappy clients.
• Why being a slave to your business is a choice you’ve made.

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Is this VA gig not what you expected it to be?

Have you tried it all but still not seeing the results?

Are you considering giving up on your virtual assistant dreams?

In this episode you’ll learn:

• The alternative options that mean you don’t have to give up.
• Why giving up doesn’t make you a failure.
• How to know if you have a victim or victor mindset.

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There is one major difference between a successful, thriving virtual assistant agency and a wanna-be agency whose growth has stalled.

And it’s no surprise that one difference is a mindset one.

The longer you resist making this mindset shift, the longer it will take for your business to move from ‘meh’ to ‘wowzers!

’If you’re a VA Agency owner, or you’re thinking about growing your team, then this is the most important podcast episode you’ll listen to this year.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• What held Jo back for 6 years in her business.
• The counterintuitive shift that goes against what you’re focused on right now.
• What you’ll need to be ready once you make the shift.

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Happy New Year!

Our very wise friend and planning & mindset coach Tracey Hancock often talks about the importance of regularly looking back on what’s been and done with curiosity and kindness.

We both do this on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis and decided this year we’d share our yearly wrap-up session with you!

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Our biggest lessons from 2021.
• The lowlights that broke us.
• The highlights that surpassed our expectations.

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If you don’t value your time how do you ever expect your clients to value it?!

Not charging for everything, always discounting, inconsistently invoicing, working for free … no matter how your personal money blocks are showing themselves in your business you’ve got to put a stop to them.

And if you can’t do it for the sake of your own business, then it’s time to think about how it’s affecting your clients.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How to reframe your fear around charging out for your time.
• How you are training your clients to undervalue you.
• The effects of inconsistent invoicing on your clients.

Join the Scale It! Mastermind for established virtual assistants looking to level up their business. Make more money, get more clients and grow your team today!

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