{"id":1920,"date":"2014-05-12T01:00:42","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T05:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amykazor.com\/?p=1920"},"modified":"2024-05-16T11:43:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T15:43:59","slug":"growing-business-keeping-butt-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amyhood.biz\/site\/growing-business-keeping-butt-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing My Business: Keeping My Butt In My Seat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Currently, as a\u00a0senior VA\u00a0<\/span>of an intern in the AssistU Internship Program and a mentee in the AssistU Virtual Mentoring Program<\/a>, I get to see the beginnings of their businesses. The starting out. \u00a0The foundation work.<\/span><\/p>\n

During a call with another VA last week I discussed my process for filling my practice. \u00a0At first, I played around with marketing. I was half-hoping that it would fill on it’s own. \u00a0We had a lot going on, I would bargain with myself, we moved right after my AssistU graduation<\/a>, then we moved again one year later. I was in charge of the moves. Then I unpacked. Then I had my days back and I was scared. I hate marketing myself.<\/p>\n

From September to November, I tried… I would send a letter here and there, research potential prospects, plan. \u00a0Life seemed to still be creeping in. Okay, I was allowing it.<\/p>\n

December came, and I began contemplating finding a desk job in an office. I sent out a few resumes. I considered what a corporate job would cost me after all I had done to be a VA. I carefully thought through the benefits of keeping my practice full-time.<\/p>\n

I already knew how many hours I wanted to work each week for clients. Was I in my office those hours? No. Was I currently working those hours? No. I didn’t have clients, so I didn’t see a need. However, really admitting that to myself allowed me to make a shift.<\/p>\n

As I shared in a previous post, I calendar everything. \u00a0I decided to use this to handle my need to add clients. Here is the process I used:<\/p>\n