Qualities every Virtual Assistant needs to have
Here are some of the best qualities that a virtual assistant must to have..
Reliable
Being unreliable seems to be the most common of all the problems. A number of clients have told me they’ve been let down by flaky VAs who messed them about, didn’t report back on their progress, or simply didn’t deliver it at all. Sometimes they’d given their new VA a brief and then… nothing.
Is resourceful
This sounds a bit mean, but people often send me emails or ask questions in my Facebook group about things they could easily find using Google, using the group’s search box or by reading my website.
Virtual Assistants are professional problem-solvers and you will be asked to find or sort numerous things.
You’re not Yoda so you’re not going to know how to do everything and clients won’t expect you to either. A VAs job is to ‘sort stuff”, so if your client needs a plumber, you just find one you’re not going to learn how to plumb in a sink!
Keep learning and try to keep on top of developments in technology, the VA industry and your client’s industries as well.
Communicates well
Clients always need to know the status of their tasks. Both you and your clients should always be clear on deadlines, each other’s availability, the frequency of updates, and when and how the updates are to be delivered.
Achieve Your Best Every Day
You might have the thoughts of excelling and becoming a reliable and proficient virtual assistant.
But, for such high appreciation, you need a walk an extra mile!
Know that good clients do not always seek productivity and efficiency from you.
They rather want to see how much value you can add to their tasks and personalize them in such a manner which brings long-term benefits to both the parties.