The Sam + Jo VA Show

Are you still holding on to your trusty Gmail email address or another free alternative like Outlook, Yahoo, AOL, Zoho or iCloud?

Ummm, why?

It’s time to cut those apron strings, stop being amateur and start portraying yourself to be the credible virtual assistant you are!

In this episode you’ll learn:

• All the reasons why you need to get yourself a branded email STAT!
• What having a Gmail email is doing to your brand
• Why your fears around putting off this job, are unfounded.

Just starting out on your VA journey?

Launch your very own virtual assistant business in just 30 days with our step-by-step playbook!We'll guide you every step of the way, from setting up your business to securing (and onboarding) your first client.

Are you an established VA looking to scale?

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!

Sam + Jo xo

Here’s a cold hard truth for ya …. you’ll never earn more money than you think you can!

In fact, your subconscious money stories are likely to be holding you in a money comfort zone. And this money comfort zone of yours means you’ll never break through the money ceiling you keep butting up against.

Money Mentalist Lynda Moore joins us on this episode to chat about how your money beliefs show up and hold you back.

Listen in and be empowered by Lynda to change your relationship with money and take control of your financial future!

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How to identify your money ceiling
• Why you need to know your money personality
• How to uncover your money stories
• Why your money comfort zone is holding you back

Connect with the Lynda here to find out more about her coaching, programmes and her book ‘Conversations With Money’.

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Take the money personality quiz here.

Sam + Jo xo

Tired of second-guessing your rates?

Unsure if you're charging too much or too little?

Struggling to find the sweet spot that guarantees a steady income while not scaring away clients?

In this episode, you’ll learn our not-so-secret solution to pricing profitably!

Spoiler alert: It’s the Ultimate Pricing Calculator for Virtual Assistants and New Zealand and Australian VAs can grab it here for just $7 NZD!

The Ultimate Pricing Calculator is designed to help you:

• Determine your desired income - We know you've got goals, and we want to help you achieve them!
• Calculate the number of client hours you want each week - Because balance is everything!
• Plan your capacity - So you know exactly when to say yes, and when to say no to potential clients.
• Figure out your perfect rate - Say goodbye to undercharging or overpricing!
• Know exactly how much you need to put aside for tax - No one likes an unexpected bill from the tax man.

Get the Ultimate Pricing Calculator for just $7 NZD here.

Sam + Jo xoxo

We knew going into creating, launching and delivering ‘Launch in 30 Days’ that it would be a pushy mother f**ker.

Unfortunately we were right!

It pushed us to step outside our comfort zones. It pushed us into throwing out the window our biz boundaries. It pushed our relationship to the limits.

Yup! Launch in 30 Days pushed us HARD!

There’s a good reason we put it off for 3 looong years. We thought we were finally ready. But are you ever really ready for what's to come?

We thought we knew what to expect, but reality was so much … MORE.

More tension and tears. But also more growth and greatness.

We survived (albeit barely). And we’re ready to tell our tale and to share the highs, lows and lessons learnt from what we both agree was the biggest challenge we’ve undertaken to date.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The simple practice that lifts your frequency into the joy zone
• Why you need to set an end date to your overwhelm and stress
• How to kick imposter syndrome to the kerb
• The importance of starting before you’re ready

Just starting out on your VA journey?

Launch your very own virtual assistant business in just 30 days with our step-by-step playbook! We'll guide you every step of the way, from setting up your business to securing (and onboarding) your first client.

Are you an established VA looking to scale?

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!

Sam + Jo xo

There’s no such thing as a silver bullet to finding clients, and signing up to Fiverr is no exception!

Look, there’s no doubt there are some virtual assistants from certain parts of the world doing well on Fiverr. But there’s a reason why we’ve never signed up to Fiverr or recommended any of the VAs we’ve coached over the years to sign up to Fiverr either.

There is a certain type of client on platforms like Fiverr who are looking for a certain type of virtual assistant.  The BIG question you need to ask yourself is whether YOUR ideal client is on there (unlikely).

In this episode you’ll learn:

• The types of clients Fiverr attracts.
• Why Fiverr will never be a silver bullet or magic pill to finding clients.
• The places to look closer to home to find clients.

Just starting out on your VA journey?

Launch your very own virtual assistant business in just 30 days with our step-by-step playbook!We'll guide you every step of the way, from setting up your business to securing (and onboarding) your first client.

Are you an established VA looking to scale?

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!

Sam + Jo xo

Warning! This episode is like being slapped in the face at the Countdown seafood counter with a freshly caught snapper.

What is it that you’re pretending to do?

What’s the one thing in your business that you’ve gotten so good at either avoiding or half assing that up until reading this, you’d even fooled yourself into thinking you were doing it?!

We'll all got something. Yup, even us.

• Are you pretending to find clients when you’re actually sitting on the couch watching Oprah re-runs waiting for the phone to call?
• Are you pretending you’ve niched to a speciality service when in reality your entire online messaging proves otherwise?
• Are you pretending to show up online but you’re hiding behind your logo, you’re copying other VAs content, you’re pretending to be someone you’re not and you’re doing all of this inconsistently to boot?

It’s time to stop burying your head in the sand and actually do the thing you know you need to be doing!

It’s time to stop pretending.

Just starting out on your VA journey?

Launch your very own virtual assistant business in just 30 days with our step-by-step playbook! We'll guide you every step of the way, from setting up your business to securing (and onboarding) your first client.

Are you an established VA looking to scale?

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!

Sam + Jo xo

So, finding your own client base isn’t your jam? That’s cool! Sub-contracting to an established virtual assistant business looking to grow their team is a great route to take!

But there are some common pitfalls we see sub-contractors in the VA space fall into time and time again. Pitfalls we want you to avoid to ensure you’re making a great first impression.

We also share the shocking NO-NOs that are guaranteed to destroy your reputation.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• All the things sub-contractors looking to work for virtual assistant business owners should avoid doing – from the recruitment process all the way through to the client work.

Just starting out on your VA journey?

Launch your very own virtual assistant business in just 30 days with our step-by-step playbook! We'll guide you every step of the way, from setting up your business to securing (and onboarding) your first client.

Are you an established VA looking to scale?

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!

Sam + Jo xo 

Are you wondering why most of the leads you’re getting are asking you for discounts?

Is it making you second guess your pricing?

Or maybe it’s got you worried. Do all clients expect to pay low rates for their virtual support?

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why you’re attracting leads who want discounts and work done for free
• The language shift you need to make to STOP attracting these unwanted types of leads

Just starting out on your VA journey?

Launch your very own virtual assistant business in just 30 days with our step-by-step playbook!

We'll guide you every step of the way, from setting up your business to securing (and onboarding) your first client.

Are you an established VA looking to scale?

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!

Sam + Jo xo

Everyone’s talking about it! And whether you love it or hate it, Chat GPT isn’t going anywhere. In fact, the reality is, if you try to ignore it, you’re going to be left behind.

Professionally our views and the ways we've approached this mind blowing AI tool are very different, but we’re both on the same page about one thing … the impact Chat GPT will have on the VA space.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• The impact Chat GPT will have on virtual assistants
• Our unfiltered views on Chat GPT.
• How we use Chat GPT in our own business

Just starting out on your VA journey?

Launch your very own virtual assistant business in just 30 days with our step-by-step playbook! We'll guide you every step of the way, from setting up your business to securing (and onboarding) your first client.

Are you an established VA looking to scale?

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!

Sam + Jo xo

Jo knows all of Sam’s triggers and it’s safe to say witnessing first hand VAs bumble their online networking is guaranteed to set her off.

But Sam's rants aside, there are some very clear dos and do nots when it comes to successfully networking in online groups.

Want to know if you’re causing Sam to either puff up like a proud mother hen or curl up in a ball of shame when it comes to how you’re showing up in Facebook groups?

Then listen in!

In this episode you’ll learn:

• The things that will attract clients when networking online.
• The things that are putting off potential clients.
• How to find the right online networking group/s to focus on.

Just starting out on your VA journey?

Launch your very own virtual assistant business in just 30 days with our step-by-step playbook!We'll guide you every step of the way, from setting up your business to securing (and onboarding) your first client.

Are you an established VA looking to scale?

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!

Sam + Jo xo