The Marketing Freelancer: Unicorns Unite #131: 3 Tactics to Raise your Rates as a Digital Marketing Assistant
What burns me? Those get-rich-quick Tiktok VA Coaches who sell the fact that new virtual assistants could be making $50-75/hr. They get them in the door selling them the dream and then don’t actually teach the hard implementation skills. And that high rate is not at all what someone new on the scene is making. So back to reality and the world I live in. You gotta start in the mailroom and work your way up. So here’s three tips for raising your rates as a digital marketing assistant.Inside this episode, you’ll get tips on:
- Signs your rates and services are off
- What to say in discovery calls to communicate your worth
- Shifting into value-based pricing
- Creating your own credibility factor
- How to know when you’re ready to specialize
- Why unicorns DMAs are different
- How to make admin skills more valuable
Plus a bonus tip that all the successful freelancers “get”.
Especially, listen if you’re not booked out and wondering if your rates are on par, then this episode is for you!
Links Mentioned:
- Enroll now in the Unicorn Digital Marketing Assistant School
- Episode 112: How to Raise Your Rates as a Virtual Assistant
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