How Many Clients Do You Have?
October 22nd, 2009 by Sue L CanfieldA business broker I know suggested I write about the danger of a virtual assistant having only one client. Many virtual assistants would agree that they want more than one client. However I do know of VAs that only have one client because they get 20-40 hours work each week from that one client. That's wonderful!
The one drawback to having just one client is - what happens if you lose that client? You've just lost your entire business. So even if you are working 20-40 hours per week for one client, consider adding a couple of smaller clients to your client base.
You may think you can't take on additional work when you're already working 20-40 hours per week for your one client. This would be a good time to get to know another virtual assistant that would be willing to sub-contract for you. There are other advantages to building a relationship with another virtual assistant also and we'll discuss that in a future post.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:46 am
Great point, Sue. Having only one client is akin to being an employee of that client; it's having multiple clients that makes you a true entrepreneur/buiness owner, especially if it means you need to hire sub-contractors (employees) to do the work for you!
May 13th, 2010 at 3:42 pm
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June 2nd, 2010 at 5:48 pm
Subcontracting is also an excellent way to learn from billiant practicing VAs.