A VA on the enquiries — without leaving the job site

A Kirklees plumber and heating specialist was getting by on referrals until a VA started taking enquiries, bookings and payments while he stayed on the tools.

“I’m just a simple sole trader doing plumbing, doing everything by myself. I’m not into social media but most of my clients are either referrals or repeat clients, which is plenty — but what I did not realize is that when you get a VA, the enquiries I get doubled since the clients don’t have to wait for my reply while I am on the job site.”

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