You don’t need “virtual assistant” experience to become a successful VA!
I’m sure you’ve heard the whole “you don’t need experience to start as a virtual assistant” spiel before, but it’s not a lie! You can start your virtual assistant business without “virtual assistant” experience.
The fact is, you have experiences to pull from:
That part-time job you worked in college? You learned customer support.
Ever been a part of an organization? That’s community engagement and management experience.
Corporate career? You most likely have dabbled in project management, client relationship management, report writing, and more!
You’re going to pull from your current experiences, look at what you’re good at, leverage and monetize it.
What does that even mean? Let me break it down.
Let’s say you love working out and you are a part of the wellness community in your city. You’re really good at client management in your full-time job, balancing different projects and coordinating follow-ups. Use this.
Your first step
… would be to figure out what services the wellness community (your niche) needs support with. Outreach? Social media? Booking new clients? Newsletters? ASK them! You’re already plugged into the wellness community, do some market research! Ask coaches and/or studio owners what are 1-3 things they would delegate or portions of their business that’s time consuming and they don’t need to be spending time on.
Those are the services you can offer.
Now of course, pick services that you actually enjoy! There’s literally no point in creating a business filled with tasks you dislike!
From there, you can package these services, figure out your price point and start marketing them! For your price point, first look at the income you would like to bring in. For example, to start out you want to bring in $1,000 per month. That breaks down to:
4 clients at $250 /month
2 clients at $500 / month
1 client at $1,000 / month
Don’t stop talking about your business. Share it with your friends, in your wellness community, to your family, through social media. Put yourself out there and emphasize the value that you bring to your potential clients. A huge pro-tip is to really hone in on the platforms that your ideal client lives on. If they’re typically on Instagram, market and engage with them there!
These are the exact steps you can follow to go from zero virtual assistant experience to starting your virtual assistant business and beyond. These are the foundational steps that you can build on to eventually create a business that brings in $1,000, $5,000, $10,000 and more per month!
Ready to dive deeper and get your business off the ground?
I’ve created a comprehensive workbook that walks you through each of these steps in detail, complete with exercises, tips, and resources to build your business foundation.
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