Article Raising Your Virtual Assistant Rates - Virtual Assistant Forums

Ivy Freelance · #1 (**permalink**) 11-28-2008

There is a good article about raising your rates on the Men With Pens site - "How to Increase Your Rates for the New Year" by James, Nov 28/08. For any of you who are facing that.

Deb

p.s. I couldn't seem to get into the General Business section (within the General Business forum) today to post this, so I posted it here. The link seems to be pointing back to the upper level General Business forum. Clear as mud...

misssjean · #2 (**permalink**) 12-02-2008

Hi Dejam:

Sorry I don't know your name. I wanted to say thank you for this article since I do plan to increase my rates in 2009 as well as change my billing policies. Thank you again and it provides wonderful tips on informing your current clientale.

VBSOnDemand · #3 (**permalink**) 12-02-2008

Thanks for the great article!!! What a great site. Very resourceful.

D_Victoria_Virtual_Assistance · #4 (**permalink**) 12-02-2008

Great article. Thank you for sharing!

sos-va · #5 (**permalink**) 12-23-2008

Thanks for the link to the article.

tlcarden · #6 (**permalink**) 12-25-2008

Thank for this article- I plan on bookmarking it to refer to it again later as I start the new year.

VA Arl · #7 (**permalink**) 12-26-2008

Hello Dejam, and thanks for the link. I really learned a thing or two
just by reading it. I'm a new VA and just thinking about raising my rates
in the near future sends some shivers down my spine! So many what ifs.
However, the article cleared some issues for me. Thanks!

VY925 · #8 (**permalink**) 01-08-2009

Great article, thanx for the link.

Rhonda

divineva · #9 (**permalink**) 01-09-2009

This was a good article.

I personally think that we owe it to ourselves and to the Virtual Assistant industry to raise our rates regularly. Most of us, and I dare say all of us, are highly-skilled, highly-trained professionals who provide great value to our clients. We deserve to be compensated accordingly.

Also, I believe setting appropriate rates and raising them as we offer greater value equals greater respect. Low rates give the impression of the employee/employer mentality. Higher (but properly set) rates reflect the equal Business Owner to Busines Owner relationship -which in fact our VA profession is.

dognose · #10 (**permalink**) 01-11-2009

Thanks for sharing this link. They mention some very helpful hints on how to approach your customers on this delicate topic.

TammyVA · #11 (**permalink**) 01-13-2009

You know we often feel we should be grateful a job since we work at home. I've learned since looking at these boards just how low my rates are. I think I need a raise as well!

anpnas1 · #12 (**permalink**) 03-27-2009

As I was reading through, one thought came to mind. I am located in the Midwest, our rates here are less than either coast. I have been getting some referrals from the coasts. Do you set your rates for the coasts or the region you are from?

Is it better to have a flat "national" rate?

Ann

sheywood · #13 (**permalink**) 03-27-2009

Thanks for sharing the wonderful article. I agree with Carol that we owe it to ourselfs and the industry to raise our rates. I know for me personally it was hard (and sometimes still is) to charge "that much" for only doing that? In other words...paying myself what I'm worth. It was hard for me to get used to the idea when I was first starting that someone would be willing to pay me for creating a simple flyer that took me less than 20 minutes.

Sharon