Anyone ever run a "sale" on your VA services?
i.e. My lowest retainer is for 10 hours monthly at a 10% discount off regular rates. Right now i have a couple of openings...and I have a couple of PCs who need me and would love to retain me BUT they aren't at a place in their businesses where they can afford the 10 hours. What if I ran a "sale" say for the month of July only I would offer a 5 hour retainer at the 10 hour discount of 10%...it would be a shorter contract..maybe like 3 months rather than 6 or 12. Or perhaps i could offer a contract for 10 hours for 6 months and get one month free. Whaddya think? Anyone else ever do this kind of thing? Ideas.. thoughts??
If so what were your results and do you regret it or what?

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Cheryl Richey
Carte Blanche Assistance, LLC
Virtual Assistance...Creating Time for You!

What about just offering them straight hourly for the first month or two - this will give them a taste of how many hours a month they need AND your fabulous services

I've only ever invoiced on an hourly basis, have never offered retainer - but there are a few services we offer that are pitched to the client as a 'package' - in a case where the client wants to run with the service but can't budget for the full hours per week we suggest devoting to it we will always make an exception on the number of hours but never the hourly rate.

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