Episode 325: Start Your Virtual Assistant Business Without Investing a Ton of Money

In this episode of the Virtual Assistant Mama podcast, I’m sharing how you can start your Virtual Assistant business without investing a ton of money.

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Full Episode Transcription:

Arianna Vernier: Are you interested in starting a virtual system business, but you don’t want to invest a ton of money upfront, totally get it. So in today’s episode, I am going to share with you three tips to help you get your virtual system business going. Without needing to spend any money tip number one is to pick a service that sounds fun to you There are literally over a hundred different services you can offer as a virtual assistant But I don’t want you to pick one that you have experience in but that you don’t actually love Because if you do that, you’re probably gonna find yourself in the same place You are if you’re feeling like you want to quit your nine to five not happy there anymore, whatever You’re curious what services you can offer as a virtual assistant.

I highly recommend registering for my free workshop at ariannavernier.com/free-workshop, or you can find that link in the show notes because I go over all of the different services you can offer. Okay, the second step you can take to starting your virtual assistant business without investing a ton of money is to create a portfolio. You can use a free online design program called Canva, C A N V A, and just create a PDF portfolio that you can send to potential clients that showcases your services, your packages, your pricing, maybe testimonials, any. previous work you’ve done and how to get in touch with you so that it’s really easy for your potential clients to see what you have to offer and how it can move forward with working with you.

Okay. Once you’ve done those two things, you’ve picked a service that sounds fun to you and you’ve created a portfolio. Now it’s time to start applying to positions. You guys, it is literally as easy as this. I think a lot of people make it seem like it’s super complicated to become a virtual assistant, but Yes, it does take time, it takes thought, but it is not super hard and you can break this down into bite sized chunks and you could do this very quickly, okay? If you’re still curious about, like, what else it takes to get into the virtual assistant world, you want to set yourself up for success as best as you can, again, I invite you to my free workshop. Where I’m going to teach you the five P’s to become a successful and profitable virtual assistant. So go register for that at ariannavernier.com/free-workshop. Again, you can find that link in the show notes, but that’s going to help you so, so much. All right, y’all. Thank you so much for listening to this episode and we will see you next time.