Episode 111: 3 Secrets to Help You Replace Your Income Faster as a Virtual Assistant So that You Can Quit Teaching – Hint: It’s Not What You Think!

Full Episode Transcription:

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Hey, y’all! Welcome back to the show. Before we dive into today’s topic, I just have a little disclaimer for y’all. I have now tried recording this episode three different times, and this person it’s like have y’all seen, you might have seen the TikTok sound that was going around for a while, where someone was trying to talk. And as soon as they tried to say something, a train would blow its whistle or horn, whatever it is, that’s how I feel right now. Like every time I hit resume,, or hit record on this podcast, they’re they start mowing again. And I’m like, what?

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The, so bear with me. Just love me. Y’all cuz I need to get this done for you guys. This is the time that I have alloted to do this. So if you hear any background noise, just love me.

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But I have a question for y’all. Do you need to replace your teaching income, but you feel like it’s going to take forever to be able to do so? Is that you? I have a feeling it is. And so in today’s episode, I’m gonna be sharing with you my top three secrets that will allow you to replace your income faster as you start your virtual assistant business so that you can quit teaching and start working from home with your babies sooner. So without further ado, let’s just jump on in.

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Number one. My top secret for growing your virtual assistant business quickly is consistency. You guys, you have to give this the air that it needs to breathe. You need to be setting aside specific hours each week to give to this. It’s not going to grow on its own. It doesn’t take a whole lot of time, but it does take a little bit of very intentional time. So you need to be consistent and try to give this at least five to 10 hours a week. You guys, in order to see it grow, I just recorded a series for y’all here on the show, walking you through what you need to do to build your virtual assistant business with five hours a week, 10 hours a week and 15 hours a week. So if you miss those, go check those out, but you need to give it consistency. Okay?

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Number two, my second secret to help you grow your virtual assistant business so you can replace your income faster is networking. Guys. Get your name out there. Show people that this is what you’re doing. Now, post it on your Facebook page. Go communicate with business owners in the Facebook groups so that they recognize you when they see you in there and know that this is the person I need to turn to. If I need this service networking is so, so, so crucial.

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And then the third secret for replacing your income faster is to have a community around you who is pushing you to do this, pushing you to achieve your dreams. You guys, when you’re doing it alone, it’s so easy to give up. But if you have a community backing, you checking up on you, then you’re going to be able to do this so much faster. And if you don’t have that community, I have the perfect place for y’all to come and find that. I invite you to join the Teacher Turned Freelancer Academy. This is where you can get all the tools, support, ongoing trainings, accountability, and that community that you need to build your virtual assistant business quickly. You guys, it has every single thing you need. So come to teacherturnedfreelancer.com. Check that out. I can’t wait to see ya’ll in there and we will see you next episode.