I'm a 6-figure virtual assistant. Here's how I found my first clients and monetized my skill set.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Erin Booth, a virtual-assistant coach based in New Orleans, Louisiana, about getting started as a virtual assistant. Insider has verified her income with documentation. The following has been edited for length and clarity.
But when I officially launched my assisting business, which I called Crescent City Concierge, very few people hired me. I struggled to make a good income, covering my rent at the bare minimum. My lightbulb moment occurred when I was working on clearing clutter out of a producer's home and she said to me,"You know, you would probably make a killing if you did this virtually."
, which I've gotten more serious about in the last two years to help aspiring virtual assistants get started for free. I see an average of $450 a month in ad revenue from my 15,000 subscribers on YouTube.This usually took the form of setting boundaries. For example, instead of rushing to my laptop in the morning, I preferred reserving early morning hours for coffee or time in the gym.
I fell into coaching in 2018, when a fellow remote worker introduced me to the edtech platform, Udemy Someone who wants to start virtual assisting should reach out to their immediate network, including past bosses and coworkers
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