You all have provided excellent advice. I'm afraid that I have already probably done the wrong thing in my posts... Ooops!

I'm very thankful that I saw the link to this post before growing in my errors. LOL! Thank you all for including all of the suggestions.

Bobbi

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Bobbi Hunter
http://www.huntervaservices.com

Hi All,
I too am just starting out and I never thought about subcontracting for other VA's but it appears that is what most people are doing to get their foot in the door of the VA world. I love the information that has come from this thread. The do's and don'ts are awesome and I will take them and put them in my mind for when I am trying to get work from clients or other VA's. Thanks for everyone who has contributed their knowledge on the concept of subcontracting and getting clients. This is a big help.

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Charlene Bey
All Bey Bookkeeping, LLC

This information has been very valuable to me as a new Virtual Assistant. I enjoy learning as much as I can from the professionals in this industry. I began my venture by listening to D. Victoria virtual perception pod cast and continue to listen to interactions and information that has introduced me to some wonderful people. Thanks everyone for this great advice.

What a great thread! Glad found it before I did anything crazy with my postings! LOL!

I don't know if it's frowned upon to repeat what others have said, but I would think also that you want feedback.

What I'm repeating is that this thread is wonderful. Sometimes we get so narrow minded and don't realize the smallest details. As someone who is interested in subbing (I'm still doing my research on this industry and love it), I agree totally with buidling relationships, in all aspects. It's challenging to determine a person's personality through words that are typed on a forum, but to have some interaction is very important.

Is it ok to Sub for more than one VA at a time?

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Donna

Originally Posted by dlp1967

Is it ok to Sub for more than one VA at a time?

It depends on the VA you're subbing for. In my case I really only look for VA contractors that allow this.

This is a wonderful source of information regarding becoming a subcontractor with other VAs. As for me, my skills are diverse, however, my website is geared more towards my specific niche industry because I find that it is my best opportunity to obtain clients that will match the compensation that I seek for my services. Reading the material within this post has led me to reconsider whether or not my marketing strategy is at its best.

I agree that it's important to establish relationships on VAF, however, there are only so many hours in a day. Personally, I'm looking for a fellow VA who can provide the services to my clients that I'm not real strong in. That being the case, I would rather speak one on one with a potential VA and see samples of their work.

Emails sometimes don't allow you to get a real feel for the person, because it is human nature to edit "to death" what you write.

I met my husband online, we started with email, but I got a much better feel for the type of person he was when we started chatting because he said what was on his heart and in his head at that very moment instead of trying to "wow" me through an email.

Same premise holds true when trying to find a partner in this business.
Just my 2 cents worth.

I like the idea of interacting through social media and other forums. I did not consider that but building the relationship is most important. Thanks for many great suggestions!