The Sam + Jo VA Show

Looking to gain credibility and add legitimacy to your VA biz?

Desperate to appear page one of Google and get thousands of eyes on your business?

Working hard to improve your website’s SEO?

These …

When it comes to following up new leads after a sales call or consultation the majority of virtual assistants we speak to give up after only 1 attempt.

Well-paying, regular clients are literally sli…

Looking for a lucky break in your virtual assistant biz?

Newsflash! 

All those VAs out there running profitable businesses, bringing in clients they love working with and providing services that fi…

Did you know it costs approximately five times more to attract a new client than it does to retain an existing one?

We see many VAs putting a lot of time and energy into networking, marketing and pr…

There are three options for virtual assistants first starting out who are looking to gain experience in order to get clients.

Spoiler alert!

Option #3 is our favourite, go-to route to take, and the…

Being a successful business owner means having to have tough conversations, and one of the toughest you’ll have as a VA is when the time comes to fire a client.

There are a number of reasons why we …

#coldhardtruth

No matter the environment you’re in, coming across as desperate is not a look you want to be wearing.

It’s time to treat potential clients the same way as you would someone you’d fan…

We had a really interesting chat with a VA during Summit Week 2021.

Unfortunately, she wasn’t getting any new leads. 

This VA shared with us that she’s already taken our advice, and that she’s tick…

Shout out to Kajabi VA Kate MacGregor for requesting this topic!

If you’ve never done it before, working with a sub-contractor can be overwhelming.

We’ve taken the overwhelm away by sharing with yo…

The 2021 Virtual Assistant Summit was EPIC! (if we do say so ourselves haha).

Bringing together 15 international speakers at the top of their game, for a live and interactive 5 day online event for …

Over the years we’ve both worked hard at individually creating the perfect virtual assistant businesses for US. 

Successful businesses that suit our very unique business and life goals, family commi…

We hear (and see!) some shocking advice given to both aspiring and established virtual assistants. 

Advice that comes from a place of wanting to help, but that (in our minds anyway) is off the mark …

First off. If you’re just starting out on your virtual assistant journey You. Do. Not. Need. A. Website.

Now that’s out of the way, we’re going to assume that you’re listening in because:

1.      Y…

Have you called your own phone lately?

A funny question for us to be asking … right?

Wrong!

Making a great first impression starts with the basics. And it doesn’t get more basic than your phone’s …

Are you sick and tired of clients not paying you on time?

We don’t blame you!

Having to chase consistently late payers, month after month after month, is costing you time AND money.

This is not ac…

You’ve probably heard the saying “A goal without a plan is just a wish”?

Well … it’s trueeee!

Having a plan written down on paper, with goals that are measurable and actionable, helps you focus and…

Let's face it, a flexible lifestyle is the ultimate goal for all of us and one of the main reasons that you became virtual assistants BUT how many you have inadvertently created something that feels …

Giving your time away for free means you’ll soon be on the fast-track to burn-out AND your dream VA business will most likely end up a non profitable one.

In fact, Sam + Jo would put money on the fa…

Sam + Jo see this All. The. Time.

Women (and men!) failing to launch their VA businesses as they can’t afford the latest laptop, office rent, accounting subscription, qualification, fancy logo and p…

Should you ask your clients to sign a contact? YES, YES, YES! 

A hundred times YES!

Virtual assistants should never, EVER start work until a contract (aka Service Agreement) is signed by their clie…