March 12, 2007

VA Profit Tips #4

===> A Personal Note from India:

Hi there,

I hope you're doing well. I can't believe it's March already. This year is already flying by. The deadline to file your taxes is fast approaching. In upcoming newsletters I will be sharing with you some small and home-based business tax tips. If you haven't already be sure to also visit the Tax Information section.

New job leads are up as well. You can view the latest job leads at Free Virtual Assistant Jobs.

 - India

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===>Your Profit Tip:

Virtual Assistants should offer their clientele a retainer option also instead of just an hourly fee.  A retainer option is a win-win situation for both you and your customers. 

Providing the option of hiring you on a retainer basis will guarantee you a set amount of hours and income for the month while providing a discount to your customer.  So for example say your hourly fee is $20.00; you could offer a retainer rate of $18.00 an hour but they (customer) have to commit to at least 10 hours a month (or however many hours you decide).   

Make sure that you let your customer know if they choose this option they will be billed for 10 hours (or whatever you decided) even if they don’t use all 10 hours!  And obviously if they go over 10 hours they would be billed for that time also. You can also choose to rollover any unused hours to the following month.
 
I'll be back in a few days with another tip!

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