As the demands of your business grow, your skills sharpen, and inflation starts to impact your overheads and living expenses, it's only natural that your rates should rise too. This isn't just about making more money—it's about affirming the value you bring to the table and ensuring that your business will be sustainable long-term. We are in the business of helping you to stay in business! We ... Read on
A Guide to Increasing your Rates (with Templates)
As the demands of your business grow, your skills sharpen, and inflation starts to impact your overheads and living expenses, it's only natural that your rates should rise too. This isn't just about making more money—it's about affirming the value you bring to the table and ensuring that your business will be sustainable long-term. We are in the business of helping you to stay in ... Read on
Email Templates: Guest Blogger Invitation and Offer
Blogs are a cool way to share info, connect with folks, and even show off what you know. Whether you're into personal stories or want to rock the business game, blogs are highly recommend for improving SEO and connecting with your target market. Having guest blog writers allows you to spice up your content with a range of subject experts, bring a burst of new ideas and tap into the audience ... Read on
Email Template: Gauging your Client’s brief for a Discount Promotion Campaign
Is your client looking to spice things up with a discount or promotion on their fantastic products or services? Are they looking to you to organise this, but they've provided no instructions other than 'please organise a sale'. Below, you'll find an email crafted to help your client appreciate the amount of work needed in the planning stage (let alone the execution) for a successful ... Read on
Email Templates: Declining work from new leads and returning clients
Saying 'no' can be hard to do. Especially when you want to grow your business, please clients, and earn money! But we also need to learn our limits and how much we can take on. Declining work whilst still maintaining a relationship and keeping the potential for future work alive can be a delicate process. We have outlined multiple email templates below for different scenarios, helping you to ... Read on
Email Template: Meeting Action Points and Follow-up
Sending a follow-up email post-call/meeting Subject: [CALL/ZOOM] Summary and Actions ... Read on
Email Templates: Addressing out-of-scope work
When it comes to tackling out-of-scope work, let's keep it easy-breezy. Whether you have ideas to add to the scope or your client has requested more from you, it is best to talk it out and get everything in writing. If changes are made to your scope, ensure that your project terms are aligned to reflect this before completing additional work. Of course, ensuring you have a client ... Read on
Email Templates: Testimonial Request
Who doesn't love feedback or even constructive criticism?!? It's a great way to grow as VA and OBM business owners. Plus, the great feedback always makes us feel warm and fuzzy! Testimonials will play a pivotal role in the success of your business. Use them as social proof on your brochures, proposals, social profiles and website to establish trust, build a positive reputation, and convert ... Read on
Email Templates: Webinar Email Sequence
Email invitations, confirmations and strategic reminders are the secret sauce to a successful webinar, virtual forum or other online event. We've designed these templates to help you foster interest, maximise attendance (registrations are not enough!), and present your brand as professional and trustworthy. Engage your audience emotionally and intellectually - capture their interest and ... Read on