5 Tips to Becoming A Successful Virtual Assistant!2007—2008 © Copyright— Kim HughesThis report is not to be copied, distributed sold or reproduced in any way whatsoever without written consent of the author—Kim Hughes,PK Hughes, LLC—dba Kim Hughes & Company® — VACoffee® www.YourVirtualAssistantCoach.com.com—www.KimHughes.com
A little about how I have succeeded.
Believe me I was in the same shoes you could be in now. I had the desire to own my business, after allowning an Internet business was all the talk back in 1999. The key was finding your niche. Well, after Iresearched the virtual assistant industry – as small as it was then -I knew I had found something I could doand be successful. I spent a lot of time researching, emailing other VAs and calling them to ask questions.Everyone was so helpful and generous in offering information, but then I thought who would I market to?How would they find me? How much will it cost to start this company? The list goes on. You know what Imean, you probably have these same questions, right?Once I decided this is my
destiny
, I thought what knowledge and experience do I have that makes me standout.
REAL ESTATE
! I have been in real estate since 1983 working with some of the top developmentcompanies where I worked in real estate development in building malls, condominiums, shopping centers andoffice buildings. I have 2 degrees – one in business management and the other in marketing and I haveworked in executive levels with some very high power individuals in the real estate industry. I was lucky, so Isat down and created a business plan on who I would target my services and who were the big hitters intoday’s real estate world. After all, I had taken some time off to be raise my 3 boys and had lost touch with alot of the corporate America power hitters.I was lucky that I had a brother and sister-in-law that were in real estate. I called and talked to them about myidea and they were very supportive, so I started talking to local agents and they loved the concept and evenhelped me market my services to their companies.
It always help to know people!
So, I took my idea to my husband who I will honestly say thought I had lost my mind. Yes, he did. I told himto give me one year and if this did not work then I would do something else. At the time my boy’s were 6, 7and 11 and I knew before long they would be headed for college, need cars and help getting started in theiradult lives. I wanted to give them the best start possible, so this was my motivation.I was determine, excited and focused! I worked long hours, sometimes 2-3 days on just a couple of hours ofsleep researching what I could offer to my clients, created samples for my portfolio, building my website, etc.Well, after about 6 months of all my hard work and determination I had landed my first client and because shewas so excited about my services and the hard work and dedication I offered she referred me to hercolleagues. This gave me an opportunity to attend the Allen F. Hainge CyberStar Summit where sheintroduced me to top producing REALTORS®. I walked away from that conference with 2 clients. ThenMichael Russer held a
Met The VA of Your Dream Roundtable
at the 2003 NAR conference where I walkedaway with 5 clients. Then in 2005 I was invited to attend a Howard Britton Star Power Event in Palm Beach.Florida to discuss virtual assistants. By investing into these conferences I was able to start building a namefor myself and today I am going strong and loving every minute of it.I want you to go strong and love every minute as well!
I am so excited that you downloaded this valuable report on how to become or stay successful as a VA. You know, 8 years ago there were only a hand full of virtual assistants and the VA concept was not well known, but those entrepreneurs that used a VA knew the value of having one! Because of these VAs the industry is growing strong and the name virtual assistant is becoming a business that is here to stay! To your success,
Kim Hughes
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