Importance of Setting Goals

When you are running your own business, it is so important to set goals. This applies if you are a small start-up, a large business, a virtual assistant, a freelancer, a social networker, and everything in between. So let’s talk about it: What is the importance of setting goals?

We will start with the WHY. Then I will talk about what type of goals to set. Lastly, I will provide some tips to help you reach your goals—whatever they might be!

Why goal setting is important

Anytime you are trying to go somewhere, you need a road map. Setting goals is like setting the destination on your GPS. It is the place you are trying to reach. When you are running your own business, you need to have an idea of where you are trying to go.

Your goals might be financial or they might even be personal. Some examples of goals might include how many new clients you want, how many conversions you want on your website, or how many new followers you want on social media. Setting these types of goals gives you direction and something to aim for. They give you focus too. If you know what you are striving for and it is at the forefront of your mind, you are more likely to work towards it!

Without goals, you might feel like you are just treading water. You may also feel like you work all day but are not achieving what you want. By setting goals, you are also setting priorities for yourself. With clear goals set in front of you, you can prioritize what is the most important and what will make the most difference in your business.

What type of goals you should set

When I talk to team members about setting goals, I always recommend setting SMART goals. SMART goals are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-based. By using these parameters to help set your goals, you know exactly what the objective is. You have a goal line, and you know when you need to cross it.

The three most important parameters of the SMART acronym, in my opinion, are specific, measurable, and time-based. Examples can be helpful, so an example of a general goal I often hear is “I want to make more money.” An example of the SMART goal version of this would be “My goal is to double my monthly sales within 6 months by gaining 5 new clients per month.” Can you see how this second example is more helpful? More clients equals more money. I have 6 months to reach this goal, and I have a clearer path on how to get there.

Now, as a CEO or business owner, you probably think more big picture too. It is good to have large and lofty goals too, which is why I do not want you to get hung up on the achievable part. Heck, reach for the stars! Another way to think about it is to have a goal, then have stretch goals that will push you to reach higher.

If you want more of a breakdown of SMART goals, Forbes Advisor has a great article called, The Ultimate Guide to S.M.A.R.T Goals that I recommend.

How to reach your goals

Break it down

Setting SMART goals already helps set you up for success because it gives you a jump start on laying the groundwork toward your goals. Once my team members have their goals set, my #1 tip is to break it down further into smaller steps.

When you look at the entire goal, it may still feel intimidating. It is like Desmond Tutu once said though, “There is only one way to eat an elephant: one bite at a time.” What this means is that doing a little bit at a time will gradually accomplish big things.

To help you get motivated to reach that goal, take your big goal, and break it down into smaller, more achievable action steps. If your goal is 5 clients per month, you need to get 1-2 new clients a week. How many outreaches does it take to get 1 client? Let’s say on average it takes 10 calls. That comes out to 10-20 outreaches a week. And if you work 5 days a week, your road map tells you to make 2-4 calls a day. See how that sounds less intimidating?

Track it

On my team, we like to say trackers are earners. Tracking your progress on each goal helps you to see your overall progress. I recommend writing down your goal and then marking off the progress of the smaller steps I mentioned above.

We have a Goal Tracker download available for you if you do not have one of your own. These can be used to track your goals, whether it is for business or personal use. There are some examples of how to use these, and we encourage you to get creative!

Seeing your progress will also help you stay motivated because you can visually see things moving closer to your goal. You will have your daily, weekly, and/or monthly steps laid out for you. Color them in or cross them off as you achieve them. By keeping your trackers visible, it will motivate you to hit those BIG goals! And it will remind you that you ARE making progress, even when you feel like you aren’t.

Take some time this week to sit down and really think about your goals, in life and in business. Prioritize the ones you want to focus on first, break them down into smaller, more achievable steps, track them, and do not forget to celebrate when you hit them!

06/15/202306/25/2023

Tips to Get Support in an Atypical Job

You may be wondering what an atypical job is. For the sake of this article, I define an atypical job as anything outside of the traditional 9 to 5 or hourly-based positions. More specifically, my focus is on roles where there is not a guaranteed income.

Some examples of this include freelance work, virtual assistants, online coaches, and social networking. As the remote workforce continues to grow, it is important to discuss this pain point that many of us have faced in the gig economy.

I will give you a little inside view into my personal experience with feeling a lack of support. Then I can walk you through the steps I took, and give you tips to get support in an atypical job.

Feeling unsupported

To give you a little background, I have held atypical positions for the last 5 years. I have been a 1099 employee, a freelancer, and am in a social networking business. A negative of this is that payment is not guaranteed. You have to make sales. You have to find freelance work. And you have to build relationships, all of which take work!

The benefit of all of these positions is that they give me flexibility in my schedule, and I am able to work from home. However, in setting my own hours, I was often working at odd hours at first. If my husband and I did not have plans, I would sneak away for an hour or two to work at night or on weekends.

As this continued, I noticed eye rolls when I mentioned going to get work done. If I had an event scheduled, I could sense his frustration. I blew it off for a bit, but as it continued I started to feel resentment and frustration too. Here I was working to bring income to our family, and felt completely unsupported or appreciated!

Playing the long game

We sat down and had a big heart-to-heart. Through that conversation, I realized there were two factors that my dear husband did not quite understand—time and money.

My husband has always worked from 9 to 5, or rather 7:30 to 4:30 in his case. Coming from a traditional work schedule, working nights and weekends was foreign to him. He felt as if I was choosing work over spending time with him, not fully understanding that I was working at peak hours when my clients were available.

When it came to the money aspect, my husband did not understand working without getting paid. He has always worked hourly or salaried positions with set pay. In his head, when you went to work, you would get paid for it. Based on his personal background and experience, he could not comprehend sitting down to work for free. As many of us know, that is not always the case, especially when it comes to sales positions, be it real estate or having an online jewelry boutique. Work is put in to build relationships. Time is spent networking, gaining customers, and getting exposure (whether it is online or in person) before the paychecks come in!

His frustrations were valid in some ways. He had no insight into the type of work I was doing. I had to explain to him my side of things, the process of building a business, and why I was doing what I was doing.

Tips to Get Support in an Atypical Job

As I was venting to one of my mentors one day about the situation, she asked if we had sat down and talked about it all. Of course, we had! To help, she shared a few tips she learned along the way too that helped her gain support and respect from her loved one. This list is a compilation of things both of us found helpful in our paths.

Communication – I will start with an oldie but a goodie! Communicate, communicate, communicate. In my experience, I had to get to the bottom of what was really bothering my husband about my type of work. That came out through honest and open communication, and asking questions.
Set Office Hours – Part of what we discovered in sitting down together and talking, was that the unpredictability of my hours was frustrating us both. This tip came from my mentor—set up consistent office hours and availability. In my role, this involved scheduling events too. By setting up a few consistent nights I was available for events, we also knew which dates were available for us to do things as a couple or family. This applies if you have children too. If they know it is mommy’s office hours, maybe, just maybe, there will be fewer interruptions from them. Having consistency in place can help you all manage expectations of each other!
Use scheduling tools – As a social networker, I was hopping online a lot at night and on weekends. After learning this bugged my husband, I searched for more options to work during traditional work hours while still being present online when I wanted to be. And I discovered there are a lot of great tools out there! Utilizing these tools allows me to schedule things ahead of time and be present when the whole family is home. My favorites to use for scheduling social media posts or pre-recording live presentations without being live (yes that is a thing) are Cinchshare and Streamyard. The great thing about Streamyard is that you can stream in multiple places at once too!
Create common goals – This tip seems super simple, but I realized my husband and I had not sat down to discuss WHY I was doing what I was doing. What were our goals, both financially and for our desired lifestyle? By sitting down and discussing these together, he became a part of the plan! He got a say in what our goals were and we could discuss the time required to reach them.
Share progress – Whether it is with your partner or your children, get them involved. How much money did you make this week? How close are you to your goal? Print out a tracker and have your kids help you fill it in. (Create your own or check out Carrie’s Goal Tracker!) I found that sharing my progress as I worked towards these shared goals was extremely helpful! Previously my husband had seen me putting time in but never heard about the results. By seeing progress, even if it was one foot at a time ahead, he had better insight into the process. Plus, by sharing progress they are more apt to encourage you to hit that goal!
Celebrate achievements together – Add to the fun by celebrating achievements together as a family! Did you hit your monthly sales goal? Celebrate with a special family dinner or movie night. Did you earn that incentive? Gift it to your little helper. You can even set a family reward in place when you hit a big milestone. Do something that fits your family, and make it fun!

Which of these tips resonates with you the most? We all have different lifestyles, goals, and family dynamics. Your husband or partner may be super supportive, but you may feel a lack of support from other loved ones. Hopefully these tips will help you come together to set common goals and get the support you need to achieve them!

05/23/202305/23/2023

How to Add to Your Income

Is your wallet feeling a little lighter? Do you need to add to your income? It seems like everything is increasing in price these days except wages, creating an income gap for many households.

While we do not have direct control over the raises we are seeing from our bosses, or the economy for that matter, we do have some control as to how to increase the amount of money we are bringing in. For many people, the answer is adding an extra stream of income. Let’s look at some ideas on how to bring in extra income, where to find these opportunities, and how to figure out what’s best for you!

Check your current income or wages

Before we look at exploring other streams of income, it is important to double-check your current situation. Self-employed? Consider increasing your rates or prices. You want to stay competitive and in line with others, but it is important to be properly compensated for your goods and services.

Ask yourself—Are your rates too low? Have you built up your experience and expertise but kept your rates and prices the same? Do some market research. Be sure to check other similar companies or service providers and compare. You do not want to increase prices without merit. It is also important to know your worth though!

Employed by a company? Do your research, and check if you are being properly compensated for your work. If there is a disparity between your salary, the work you are doing, and what others are getting paid in similar positions, have a thoughtful conversation with your boss or the human resources department.

Bring in examples of the contributions you are making to the company and the impacts you have made (financial or otherwise). Do not expect to get a raise right there on the spot, but there is nothing wrong with having a conversation. You will convey that you are goal-oriented. My favorite question to ask is how to get there. For example, ask the question, “What do I need to do to see a ___ increase within the next _____(6 months, year, 3 years, etc)?”

Ideas to supplement income

Once you have established that your rates, prices, or salary are in line, it may be time to explore ways to add another stream of income. More than ever before, we are seeing people start side businesses. As people see success in these side gigs they often become their full-time business!

Interested in starting your own business, are looking for some additional income, or just want to explore what other options are out there? Let us take a quick look at some ideas on ways to bring in some additional income.

Find a part-time job. Look at the time you have available and see what type of part-time job might work for you. This could be remote work or in person.
Freelancing is a great way to use the skills you already have to make a side income. Ideas for freelancing include design, branding, photography, coding/programming, writing, marketing, and accounting.
Explore social selling opportunities. Also known as, direct sales. While this can be considered a love-it-or-hate-it category, it is a flexible way to bring in additional income. There are a lot of options out there and they are always hiring!
Find companies that offer home-based work opportunities in flexible time frames or hours if needed. More and more companies are offering work-from-home options.
Become a virtual assistant! If this sounds like an option you might be interested in, check out our FREE email course that will have your virtual assistant business started in 5 days!

Did this list get your wheels turning?

Where to find opportunities

Now that we have identified some areas of opportunity, the next question that may come to mind is where to find these opportunities. Here are two suggestions to help you get started.

Good old-fashioned networking is always my first recommendation. As someone who has found most of my jobs and career opportunities through people I have known and networked with, I highly recommend reaching out to people. Let your network know what you are looking for, and spread the word!

Check remote job boards, such as Upw ork, The Mom Project, and LinkedIn. In most cases, you can filter your search by what you are looking for, helping you to hone in on the right opportunity for you. For an inside look at Upwork, read our Freelance Site: Upwork review.

How to know what is best for you

Once you start out on this path, you might find a lot of options and job posts. A few things you want to consider to help you narrow down your focus are to think about what your passions are and what opportunities will give you the best ROI, or the best compensation for time spent.

In addition to income, you also want to consider other goals in looking for additional work. Do you want to build your resume? Are you trying to explore an industry further to know if you want to make a switch? Is a better work-life balance part of the equation? These should be additional factors in your search.

Are you starting to see all of the opportunities that are out there for you now? My biggest recommendation is to just get started. Start the search, have conversations, and be open to opportunities. You may be surprised at what you find. Action is the best step when you are feeling fear or helplessness, so jump right in and get started!

01/05/202101/11/2021

Refocus your business

Welcome, 2021! Thank God you’re here! Even though things won’t change overnight, there’s a mindset that 2020 just needs to be gone! Done! Buh-bye!

With the coming of a new year, it’s a great time to get refocused in all areas of your life. But for the sake of this article, I want to talk about your small business.

What does it mean to refocus

Do you know what it means to refocus? In terms of business, it could mean adjusting your vision. Or maybe reallocating resources.

But how exactly do you do that?

2 easy steps to help you get refocused

You have to start with your vision. What, historically, has been the vision of your business? For some, this will be easy to answer. For others, not so much. But don’t worry, we’ll get there!

1. What is your vision?

Ask yourself these questions:

Why did you start your business?

Who do you want to service/help?

Let’s look at my business as an example.

Why did I start my business?

I started my business so I could be home with my kids but still use skills that I’ve learned over the years. As a Virtual Assistant, I want to help small business owners who need support but don’t need a full-time employee.

Who do I want to service?

I want to provide services to small business owners.

More specifically, through my articles and products – I want to help NEW freelancers who have questions and don’t have time to take all of the courses or read all of the books.

I want my articles to be short, easy to read, and include just a few actionable items so that someone new can use the information NOW.

Why? Because I’ve purchased and taken soooo many courses and I feel like I could’ve gotten the info in so many fewer words! Lol, but I totally get it – I mean, they needed there to be more content to sell it, right?🤷‍♀️

Now, looking back, my vision hasn’t always been this clear. As I’ve written more articles, it’s really hit me that I think I can help new freelancers.

So that’s my new vision. This will help me stay focused when I’m thinking about what I need to do on a daily basis.

2. Reallocate resources

When we say resources, we could be talking about money or time. Ooooh, tricky! Yes, time is one of our most valuable resources!

Are you spending your time wisely? Based on your vision, should you adjust the use of your time?

I’m not adjusting my time spending habits, per se, but I did come up with a daily and weekly checklist system to keep me on track. So many times I feel like I get to the end of the day and I haven’t done something I’m supposed to do.

It seems so simple! Like, duh! But sometimes we overlook the easiest things.

Now you do it!

What’s your vision for your business? Are you happy with it?
Do you need to adjust your time? Could you make a short checklist of daily and weekly tasks to keep you on track?

I hope you found this to be helpful! Next week, I’ll be looking more closely at mindset.

While you’re thinking about refocusing, are you happy with your branding? Does it tell people who you are? Are you happy with the image that you portray?

If you haven’t looked at it already, please check out my Branding Template! We have a new template in the works – a daily and weekly task list to help keep you focused!

My Branding Template and Asset Pack is a collection of my best resources to help you with your small business! Is there something you need? I’d love to hear about it!

12/22/202012/31/2020

Branding

The branding you choose for your business is the distinctive design that you use across all marketing channels. It’s how people recognize you!

In this article, I’m going to show you some resources to help you create your brand from scratch, or to rebrand.

Why create a brand

You choose a brand because you want to be consistent. Brand recognition is when people recognize the product or service because of the brand.

If you’re just getting started, you might not have any idea what you want for branding. Don’t let this hold you back from moving forward in your business!

Rebranding

We’re approaching the new year, so I’m looking at re-branding my business. My business isn’t just me anymore and I want to consider a fresh brand for my virtual assistant business.

Actually, I just recently worked on defining my brand for my side gig – a direct sales company. As I worked on it, I created a template which you can get here.

YVA Branding Template

In this template, I walk you through how to pick the vibe, name, colors you like, and potential icons. In this case, I was trying to choose a name for my direct sales team.

But you can totally apply this to any small business! I have a pretty good idea of what I like for my virtual assistant business (Your Virtual Associate, or YVA for short) but I will fill out the template and show you a couple of examples.

Branding Template Examples

First, you see the completed template for my direct sales team. I haven’t chosen a team name yet, so you’ll see in the logo ideas that the text still says “team name.”

Next, you’ll see my Branding Template filled in with my goals and ideas for Your Virtual Associate. As you will notice, I added an extra color dot. I couldn’t decide so I just added in another space and grabbed colors from the images I used.

When you purchase my Branding Template, you’ll receive instructions to walk you through the whole process!

Free Logo Design

Free Logo Design allows you to, fairly quickly, design a logo and download a low-resolution copy for free! I made a logo that I like and then I popped it into my template.

The logo I designed is in my template above, in the “biz logo ideas,” the first and last images. I downloaded the first one which I received by email. Then I edited it and promptly downloaded the new version without the text.

While we’re looking at the template I created, notice that the first image in the “images that inspire” section is the banner image on my website. I chose the other images searching in Canva for “work from home” and “home office”.

I think I chose the last image because of how clean it looks! Haha! Seriously, choose something that inspires you – either your current environment or the environment you aspire to!

Looka

Looka is another free logo creator. It’s not free to download though. But you can get a ton of digital materials starting at around $60.

I’ve enjoyed playing with this tool, but I just happen to be happier with what I created in Free Logo Design. Hey, it’s always nice to save a few $$$!

What do you think

What do you like for YVA? I’d love to hear your thoughts! I’m thinking Color group 2, B, and X. What do you think? When I decide on A vs B, I’ll probably go back and spend $39 to get the high-resolution copies. But in the meantime, I’m pretty happy with free!

Thanks for reading! If you haven’t joined my mailing list, please do! I send out weekly business tips geared towards small business owners!

And remember to grab the YVA Branding Template so you can hash out your own ideas!

11/22/202005/20/2021

Should I start freelancing during the pandemic?

So you’re thinking about freelancing? In the midst of a pandemic, I’m not surprised! There are many reasons that people turn to freelancing. But should you start freelancing during the pandemic? The short answer (TLDR): yes!

Now I’ll explain.

But first, what is freelancing?

What is freelancing?

Freelancing is a non-traditional means of making money. It is non-traditional in the sense that it is not the typical means of employment. Freelancers are independent contractors. They are responsible for their own income reporting and taxes.

Why do people want to freelance?

So why would someone want to freelance? When you’re a freelancer, you’re your own boss. Who wouldn’t like that? Some people don’t work well without a boss telling them what to do. But if you’re a self-starter and don’t need someone micro-managing you, telling you when and how to do your job, then freelancing could be for you!

Freelancers set their own hours. They work from their own home office (or kitchen table). They can take time off as needed and don’t usually have to let anyone know about it.

Freelancers, like myself, are home and available to get the kids online for eLearning. I make sure my 4-year-old is paying attention to his teacher. When he’s done, I hop back online to work for my clients.

If you’re not convinced yet, here are some other pretty interesting statistics that might perk up your ears. According to this article on Websitebuilder.org, 25% of freelancers can find work within 1 day if needed. And in 2019, freelancing contributed $1 trillion to the US economy. WOW!

Should I start freelancing during the pandemic?

Should you start freelancing now, during the pandemic? Sure! It’s a sad fact that you may have to try. But let me tell you why that’s OK.

According to Market Watch, more than 22 million people lost their jobs in the first half of the year due to the Covid-19 pandemic that emerged in the US in March of 2020. I’m sorry if you or someone close to you is one of those statistics.

But it’s time to look forward! So…

How do you break into freelancing?

I think one of the hardest things about losing your job or getting into freelancing is explaining why you’ve come to the decision to start freelancing.

If you’re used to working in an office, you don’t realize how mainstream freelancing is in some circles. But I can see how someone might not want to tell their friends and former co-workers that they are now freelancing. It just sounds strange. Or does it?

Change your mindset. Now.

Say this out loud and take ownership of it: I decided to start (fill in the blank with your job or skill) as an independent contractor instead of an employee because (fill in the blank with your key reason for working for yourself).

Here’s what I would say: I decided to start doing marketing consulting as an independent contractor so I can be home and available for my kids when they’re little.

Now, you may have lost your job because of the pandemic and if you’re comfortable saying that, then by all means say that! But if you’re feeling down about it, like you didn’t have a choice, put a spin on it.

Find the reasons that freelancing is an advantage for you and say that you made this decision just in time. Or it was serendipity that you can now be a freelancer instead of an employee.

Say, “I had been thinking about going out on my own for some time. Now it’s a blessing to be home with my kids while they’re eLearning.”

I’m going out on my own

Undoubtedly, you’ve heard someone say, I’m going out on my own.

Anyone who says that is a freelancer! They may not consider themself a freelancer, but it’s essentially the same thing! They are an independent contractor.

True, that person going out on their own may eventually incorporate their business. But the beginning of the process is very similar.

If you’re not comfortable with the term freelancer, you can say it this way.

Examples of jobs you can do freelance

Let’s look at what you can do. Freelancers take a skill that they have and offer it “on the side”. If you find yourself without a job, you can take something that you did for your employer and offer it on a contractual basis to someone else similar to your former employer.

The examples are going to be endless, but I’ll start a list.

Bookkeeper
Content creator
Secretary
Scheduler
Calendar management
Appointment setter
Customer service
Designer
Developer
Programmer

I think you get the idea. Horkey Handbook has published a very long list to give you some ideas of things you can do as a virtual assistant. A virtual assistant is basically a freelancer.

How do you start getting jobs?

When you get in the groove and get comfortable with your new role as a freelancer, you’ll see opportunities. You’ll be prepared to talk about it – what you could do to solve someone’s problem. Or better yet, what you can do to increase their revenue.

But what about now? There are several job boards for freelancers. One that I’ve used with success is called Upwork. I don’t use it regularly now, but I probably have looked at it in the last year just to see what people are looking for.

If I suddenly lost all of my clients, I would look there to see if anything caught my attention. According to that article on Websitebuilder.org, freelancers earn over a billion dollars yearly on Upwork.

What’s next?

Well, I guess it depends on if you’re out of a job or if you’re just thinking about your options.

If you’re out of work, I would get signed up with Upwork immediately and start making offers! The site is pretty self-explanatory. Fill out everything as completely as possible. And start pitching!

If you’re looking at options for stay at homework, or to replace your day job, check out this list of services you can provide. You can get it in exchange for your email address. It’s totally worth it!

11/02/201804/23/2020

Intro to Client Portal

Here's why freelancers should use client portal

I want to share a quick introduction to Client Portal. Have you heard of it? It’s a WordPress Plugin that was created by my client (there’s the first half of my disclosure;-)) Laura Elizabeth. You see, I’m a virtual assistant and Laura is my client!

So not only am I using it, but I’m working on the back side of it. I have quite a grasp of how it can be used by all different types of businesses. But since Laura created it for herself to use with her design clients, she has a very large design audience. What I want to focus on is how freelancers such as myself, can make use of Client Portal.

Top 3 reasons Freelancers should use Client Portal

Professionalism
Organization
Convenience

1 – Professionalism

Think to yourself – what does my business process look like to an outsider? That outsider being a new potential client. What do they see? Do you give them a contract? Are your invoices and documents neatly organized? Now think about what your competition is doing.

What if you present a portal as soon as you get off the phone with a potential client? Just a follow-up – “thank you for your time” message.

Hey, Potential Client ABC, I set you up in my system just in case we decide to work together. When you get inside my client portal, you’ll see our preliminary discussion, which you are free to add comments to if you feel I didn’t understand something exactly as you intended. You’ll see some grayed out sections which will become active if and when we start working together.

This shows Potential Client ABC that you are a professional, serious about your intentions to work with them, and organized!

2 – Organization

Client Portal will allow you to organize all of the documents that you use for your clients. I am a fan of both Dropbox and Google Docs. But I find I’m using Google Docs more and more. So what I’m doing is linking my doc right into the portal.

I can work on the doc from my Google Suite. But anytime the client wants to look at it, all they need to do is log in to their Client Portal.

I also have a link to their invoices. I’m still using PayPal to create my invoices, just like I always have. But I’m adding the URL to my client’s project.

So again, I look incredibly organized and professional. AND my client only has to go ONE PLACE to see everything that I’m working on for them – it’s so convenient!

3 – Convenience

I have a small handful of clients right now. If you’re a freelancer, you likely have a small handful of clients too, or maybe more. I have them all lined up in my Client Portal dashboard in WordPress. As I work on things for my clients throughout the day, I can easily switch to their project if I need to make any changes, like adding a module to keep track of a new project they just assigned to me.

But for the most part, I’m just working along like usual. The difference is that everything I’m working on is linked to their project. So any time they want to see what is current, all they have to do is log in to their secure project (password protected and private to each of them individually) and they can see the current version of basically everything we’re working on together!

I’m receiving fewer emails because my clients know they only have to look one place to find what they’re looking for. It’s convenient for them and I spend less time out of my day looking for something I sent them two weeks ago!

Do you want a Client Portal Discount?

Lucky for you – I have one! Follow this link to see more details about Client Portal and to purchase your copy today! If you follow my link, I will get a little kick-back for telling you about it, but it doesn’t change your price (and there’s the second half of my disclosure). If you’re gonna try it anyway, please help out a fellow freelancer and use my code!

When you get there, use discount code CARRIESdiscount to receive 10% off!

If you have any questions about Client Portal, you’re welcome to email me at carrie@yourvirtualassociate.com. Or you can send your questions straight to support@lauraelizabeth.co. Maybe I’ll still be answering your questions!