I understand your frustration. In the area I live hiring a VA from home has not caught on yet I suggest you look for work out of your state. I have always had more out of state clients than in-state.

I also have found this problem and believe it is also because the people I am marketing to do not know me personally. I have decided to go into the office to offer work for summer vacation leave in a hope that when they are busy, they will pass on additional work to me that I will be able to do from home.

I like the idea of the flyer that lists everything. I have also included a reference letter in my mailout I recently did so they could get someone opinion of my work performance.

Best of luck making them understand!!

Have an awesome day!

Rey

I've also been asked if I do work at their office. Like Unique40, I will go to their office but that is the exception. I tell them the advantage of working for them from my own office. If they still want me to go to their office, I explain they will pay my travel time and a minimum number of hours in the fee. Explaining how it will cost them more money usually works for me.

Janet

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I never use the term "Virtual Assistant" when describing what I do, except on my web site, where people find me who already are looking for help. When you describe yourself as a VA, you add another level of explanation, before you can get to what you actually do for the client. It helps to finish this sentence for yourself: "My service is for people/businesses who...." and use those words that describe what you actually do. I say: "I freelance preparing bankruptcy petitions for attorneys nationwide". Some still won't understand, I don't waste time on them, I move on to those that already do, much easier.

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