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Catherine Gladwyn
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As an employee why should you feel a sense of dread on Sunday nights? Why should you tolerate a toxic environment just to make ends meet and have limited time off?
Isn't it ironic that we crave freedom when we're young, only to lose it in an unhappy 9-5 job with just a few hours at the weekend to ourselves.
And, if you're a mum, I know exactly how that mum guilt feels when you work too.
In 2015 I looked into becoming a Virtual Assistant. A 9-5 was no longer sustainable for my mental and physical health.
But what if I failed? I had no pension, no savings, a mortgage and was a single parent. This had to work.
In just 90 days, I earned enough to quit my 9-5. Now I make five times my previous salary. I own three houses, have savings, and enjoy the ultimate work-life balance!
Creating a fulfilling, happy life with luxuries may seem impossible.
But it is more than achievable.
I'm Catherine Gladwyn. I've been helping women just like you become VAs since 2018.
It’s your time.
Isn't it ironic that we crave freedom when we're young, only to lose it in an unhappy 9-5 job with just a few hours at the weekend to ourselves.
And, if you're a mum, I know exactly how that mum guilt feels when you work too.
In 2015 I looked into becoming a Virtual Assistant. A 9-5 was no longer sustainable for my mental and physical health.
But what if I failed? I had no pension, no savings, a mortgage and was a single parent. This had to work.
In just 90 days, I earned enough to quit my 9-5. Now I make five times my previous salary. I own three houses, have savings, and enjoy the ultimate work-life balance!
Creating a fulfilling, happy life with luxuries may seem impossible.
But it is more than achievable.
I'm Catherine Gladwyn. I've been helping women just like you become VAs since 2018.
It’s your time.
Keep being ignored when you 'apply' for Associate VA roles? Here are 3 reasons why. #shorts
Hi, I'm Catherine Gladwyn, Virtual Assistant, VA Mentor and number one bestselling author of multi-award winner, How to be a Virtual Assistant and The 20% Rule.
Love my tips and this channel? Please do subscribe.
- You can also find out more about me here: www.catherinegladwyn.co.uk
Love my tips and this channel? Please do subscribe.
- You can also find out more about me here: www.catherinegladwyn.co.uk
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What to put on your Virtual Assistant website - About page
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Did you know? Your About page shouldn't be all About you! Ugh, as if this VA malarky wasn't hard enough, right? Don't worry. I explain everything in this 90 second video so your website can do its thing (convert browsers into buyers) while you sleep. Hi, I'm Catherine Gladwyn, I've been a Virtual Assistant since 2015 and have been helping women just like you become Virtual Assistants since 2018...
What to put on your Virtual Assistant website - Contact page (plus VA SEO tips)
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Surely you put a discovery call link on your Contact page, right? I controversially say... NO! Let me briefly explain why in this 90 second video. I also share two brilliant SEO tips for you at the end! Keep an eye out for one more video to help you with the About page (probably the hardest one)! Hi, I'm Catherine Gladwyn, I've been a Virtual Assistant since 2015 and have been helping women jus...
What to write on your Virtual Assistant website - Services page
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You might think you've got this page nailed, but are you assuming potential clients know what a VA does? Are you offering too much? Let me help you ensure your Services page is set up to help get you clients in this short video. Keep an eye out for two more videos to help you with the About and Contact pages! Hi, I'm Catherine Gladwyn, I've been a Virtual Assistant since 2015 and have been help...
What to write on your Virtual Assistant website - Rates page
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Are you confusing your potential clients? Are you putting people off working with you? Are you setting yourself up to lose money? Watch this short video so I can share my knowledge on how your Rates page will help potential clients become paying clients. Keep an eye out for three more videos to help you with the About, Services and Contact pages! Hi, I'm Catherine Gladwyn, I've been a Virtual A...
What should you put on your Virtual Assistant website - Home page
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You've got about 5 seconds to capture the attention of those who go to your website. How are you going to keep them there? Let me give you some tips in this short video. Keep an eye out for four more videos to help you with the About, Services, Rates and Contact pages! Hi, I'm Catherine Gladwyn, Virtual Assistant, VA Mentor and number one bestselling author of multi-award winner, How to be a Vi...
What to do when you lose a client as a Virtual Assistant #shorts #virtualassistant
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TESTED! New way in 2024 for Virtual Assistants to get clients on Instagram
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3 Costly Mistakes I Made as a New Virtual Assistant #shorts #virtualassistant
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Should you be on Threads as a Virtual Assistant? #shorts #virtualassistant
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What is a soft life and is it possible to achieve as a Virtual Assistant? #softlife #shorts
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Hi, I'm Catherine Gladwyn, Virtual Assistant, VA Mentor and number one bestselling author of multi-award winner, How to be a Virtual Assistant and The 20% Rule. Love my tips and this channel? Please do subscribe. - You can also find out more about me here: www.catherinegladwyn.co.uk
Do VAs charge less for retainers. NO!
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Do VAs charge less for retainers. NO!
Here's why you're not getting associate VA jobs
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Why you don't need an ideal client as a new Virtual Assistant #shorts
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How to do Discovery Calls and Onboard Clients as a Virtual Assistant #shorts
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Can you offer email / diary management as a Virtual Assistant in the evenings?
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Here's what to do if a client ignores your notice period as a Virtual Assistant
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Unhappy at work? Keep looking for new jobs? Watch this. #shorts
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How to enjoy your working life at any age #shorts
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How to deal with potential clients saying you're too expensive (for them) as a Virtual Assistant.
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Software to learn BEFORE you become a Virtual Assistant - UPDATED EDITION
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How to make some small changes and get clients as a Virtual Assistant - live audit.
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How to get rid of work anxiety in 2024
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What To Do When You Don't Want To Work a 9 To 5 Anymore
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New Virtual Assistant Service UNLOCKED - No experience necessary
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Time management tips for Virtual Assistants to implement today and maximise profit
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10 CURRENT ways to market yourself as a Virtual Assistant - and get clients!
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10 CURRENT ways to market yourself as a Virtual Assistant - and get clients!
quite agree!!
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This is so helpful, I am struggling with my business too and hoping I can get something soon. How do I turn off the people also viewed feature on LinkedIn? Should I remove all connections I have with other freelancers on LinkedIn and connect with people that fit my ideal clients avatar only? Thank you.
If you go into settings you can turn it off there. Leave your connections as they are and just connect with relevant people going forward
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Very informative 👍🏼
Most men are absolutely shit at reversing!! 😂
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It's so fun watching your videos. Like getting knowledge and laugh at the same time 😂🤗
That's so accurate.
Thank you for doing the videos, very useful. I am offering diary management, personal admin, document proofreading, data entry and project admin. I have worked as a PA/EA and secretary for 20 years and just need something more. I dont hate my job, i just need something extra...money, time, a plan for the future. Thanks
Welcome to a world where all of that's possible 🧡
Are the updates available to buy separately?
If you have the original PDF version of the VA Starter Guide you can upgrade with a £70 off code from Rochelle
I’ll be waiting for the update. I love your sense of humor. 😂🤣😂🤣
It'll be live some time this Friday 🧡
How often should we post over 90 days? I post at least 3 times a week on LinkedIn and on various business and networking Facebook groups. I also have worked hard to get over 500 connections on LinkedIn. I am getting website hits and random enquiries but I just cant secure my second client! Help!
It sounds like you're doing everything right. Keep at it. Keep engaging with others, keep promoting what you do and it'll happen. I promise
Post proof of earnings please
Watch the video, Mark. You've just read the title and missed the joke. Don't worry. No one noticed
That made me laugh out loud - I love the friend taking over the conversation 🙂
I love that it made you laugh 🧡
I know they're sparrows!!
Thought I saw a Stork the other day. Apparently it's a Heron
This is also so true - i bought a course from elsewhere before I found you and this is what it taught me, but you're right the ideal client thing is really irrelevant - Some of my clients offer bog cleaning some are Masseuses, i really don't give a monkeys what they do - so true love it!!
The biggest laugh I've had all day - you calling yourself a dickhead - you're so funny! Thanks for this, def doing the undercharging thing myself by about a £5er per hr too, - another dickhead lol! (I have increased it though, twice) with reassurance from you that we ARE worth it - Thanks Catherine - back to my packaging course i bought from you last week...
Love your comments Christie 🧡
So I’m coming up with a plan to post consistently, does it need to be outright VA stuff or can it just be general stuff but still small biz relevant. As silly as it sounds something like “here’s me making a cuppa and writing my to do list. Let’s kick Monday in the butt” maybe different wording. 😂 I think I get caught up in the lam I adding value to the noise?” And then chicken out.
You're right. Personal posts are very important too but they must only be personal. My Marketing Masterclass shows you EXACTLY how to master marketing
Agree with @Hannahj. I just don’t want to go back to be a slave.
There’s so many out there. I don’t want the big bucks. I just don’t want to go back to 9 to 5…
You SHALL go to the Virtual Assistant ball
Here's number four from me personally. Wtf is a virtual assistant?
Do you have Google? 😂 Just playing. A Virtual Assistant is a self employed business owner that supports other self employed business owners with a variety of tasks and services
if you see a virtual assistant job the only thing you should do is laugh and move on
I've approved this comment to ask you what your experience is in the Virtual Assistant world to make that statement, David? Huh? Actually, let me think 🔮🔮🔮 NONE! Absolute 🔔🔚
I'm still on the fence whether to look for associate va positions, currently working part-time as assistant on-site as part of a pool; would really like to wfh. nervous and unsure, that's me 🙋♀️
It's better to get your own clients. Lead VAs are, rightly, reluctant to give those still employed associate jobs.
This video is sooo helpful!!
I'm sooo pleased 🧡
This makes more sense. I can't decide on a sector niche as I can fit into different ones and I think I'm offering way too much in the way of services! Maybe I need to take a look and streamline what I'm offering
Do you have an online class am from Nigeria
Yes, an online course. It's over on my website 🧡
“Guess what the birds are. That is a Boeing 747”. 😆😂🤣🤣
I'm getting good aren't I 💅
Totally agree and I think it undervalues the work we do. When I first started out as a single mom of 5, I simply could not afford to give away free work. And I’m so glad for that now! Because almost every single VA coach I saw was advising new VAs work for free to gain experience. No matter how new you are in the VA world, your time is valuable.
Thank you for your comment 🧡 working for free makes the journey to financially successful VA a very long journey
Loving your content Catherine, i've boshed through 10 videos on my lunch break! Do you know of many men becoming VAs?
Wow, thank you for watching them. I know of a couple but it's still a very female dominated place, which is a good thing for men because you have an instant USP
😃This is incredibly helpful, thank you so much. 💯
What a lovely comment. Thank you so much.
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I hope you've noted that down 😂
How do you set up payment for your service?
You give them your bank details
I was stupid to stop following your program and take yet another dead end job. Tomorrow, I pick up from where I left. In 12 months of speaking to over 300 recruiters, only a handful really cared. I needed to see this tonight. Thank you
Let's do this. No recruiters don't tend to care about much other than their commission
Hi Catherine. I have just purchased your ‘getting started as a VA’ course. I have a checkered work history due to PTSD, which gets worse navigating the workplace. I’m actually very capable and productive, when I’m in control of my own schedule and environment. I’m extremely hopeful that being a VA will enable me to earn money, be in control of my work environment and keep myself well! Thank you!
All you've got to do is market yourself to an ever growing audience. This is more than possible
Thank you Catherine I’ve now just bought your starter guide with diary management 😊 🎉
That's amazing. Thank you for buying them. I hope you love them as much as I loved putting them together.
Thank you this has been consuming my brain the last 2 days 😂
It can be a stumbling block for many
This is a great video, thank you so much! The information on starting out, and the added encouragement is inspiring I'm definatly going to visit your website to gain more help and guidance. Many thanks Catherine
you forgot to say the "you option" is not available for everyone, only those with public profiles
That comment frazzles my brain. If your profile isn't public then a 'public' feature wouldn't be relevant because no one could see it 🤷♀️
This is my main reason I want to become a VA. To be able to be a mum and not struggle at the end of the month because my kids got sick.
I hear you 🧡
Thanks for your much appreciated information! I am currently looking in to a career change to become a VA, and your story is very inspiring and somewhat similar to my own struggles! I feel so empowered by your words and tips how to think, and to appreciate my own qualities, even if I don't have the exact background "on paper" so to speak! Much 💗 from Sweden! Ps1 I believe the saying is “Twice the result with half the effort”which according to my AI Assistant(!) is attributed to a Chinese idiom: “事半功倍” (shì bàn gōng bèi). This idiom conveys the idea of achieving more expending less effort or generating greater results with minimal work! Ps2 OMG, just finished the video and learned about your recurring brain tumors - you're so so courageous!
You are Awesome. Love your sense of humour
Ha. Thank you
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Exactly!! It can’t be quicker than that. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'm currently looking for my first client in the UK as a virtual assistant, unfortunately I'm not authorized to work in the UK , is this a barrier to get clients! What is your advice to me ! Thank you so much Mm.
I'm not sure I've read your comment right. You're looking for your first UK client but you're not authorised to work in the UK? If you're not authorised to work in the UK then YES that's a huge barrier.
This is really helpful. Thank you
You're very welcome!
Administrative services
Very helpful, thank you Catherine!
You're so welcome!
I love your teachings on email marketing.
That's very kind of you. Thank you