Virtual Assistant

5 Tips For Starting A Successful Virtual Assistant (2024)

Pat Walls

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Updated: January 19th, 2023

Want to start your own virtual assistant? Here are some tips you should know:

Learn more about starting a virtual assistant:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a virtual assistant?
-> Pros and cons of a virtual assistant

Need inspiration?

-> Other virtual assistant success stories
-> Marketing ideas for a virtual assistant
-> Virtual assistant Instagram bios

Other resources

-> Profitability of a virtual assistant

We've interviewed thousands of successful founders at Starter Story and asked what advice they would give to entrepreneurs who are just getting started.

Here's the best advice we discovered for becoming a virtual assistant:

#1: John Jonas, founder of OnlineJobs:

We chatted with with John, founder of OnlineJobs ($1M/month). In our interview, John says:

Nothing can change your capacity to balance work and personal life like an extra pair of qualified hands and a capable mind.

Read the full interview ➜

#2: John Jonas, founder of OnlineJobs:

We chatted with with John, founder of OnlineJobs ($1M/month). In our interview, John says:

If it’s the wrong product, it doesn’t matter how good the product is, or how good the marketing is. And the reverse is true, the right product requires very little. The product can suck. The marketing can be mediocre. The right product will still sell.

Read the full interview ➜

#3: Jaime Nacach, founder of Virtual Latinos:

We chatted with with Jaime, founder of Virtual Latinos ($350K/month). In our interview, Jaime says:

Always be open to feedback, and do things differently than you originally planned

Additionally:

Be organized, and write down everything. Having all your procedures on how you do everything written down, or at least on emails, or Google Keep notes is important.