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The Perks of Working as a Virtual Assistant

7 April 2015 by Kortney

The flexibility of working from home is one of the biggest perks of working as a virtual assistant.  But there are some drawbacks: the flexible hours really are flexible, I don’t have guaranteed income.  However, the benefits far outnumber the costs!  Here are a few more reasons I’m happy in this work:

Tips + Tools for Becoming a Virtual Assistant

A Lean Start-up

I bet you already have the main tools to work as a virtual assistant–a computer and a reliable internet connection.  That’s really all the specialty equipment you need.  Even if you add in some training courses, maybe new software eventually, opening business as a VA is still a pretty lean start-up.

Flexible Hours

Most of the projects that I work on have deadlines.  But between now and then, the work hours are flexible.  For me that means business hours are early morning and nap time.  I’m available other times of course, but I get most of my work done when the house is quiet and the children are resting.

Exposure to Great Ideas

The work I do puts me in touch with the best ideas.  I am working for bloggers whose work I already read and benefited from.  Now I get to spend time editing and organizing that same good work.

Connection to Mentors

The bloggers who need VA help are a few (or 10!) steps further down the road than I am.  They have bigger blogs, more books, wider audiences.  These women are savvy.  I love to hear about the next big idea, the new strategy, the best technique to get their message out into the world.

 

Next Steps

The time is ripe to learn more about becoming a VA yourself!  Do you have questions about taking that step?  I’d love to hear from you about the challenges and opportunities you’ve encountered.

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Comments

  1. Kelly says

    28 May 2015 at 6:21 pm

    This is so interesting! How do you find the bloggers who need your services?

    Thank you!

    • Kortney says

      28 May 2015 at 7:53 pm

      Kelly, for me it happened really organically. I let some bigger bloggers–people whose blogs I read + commented on–know that I was beginning to work as a VA. Those people told others and the business just started coming in.

      I also work hard to “be helpful” like Amy Lynn Andrews suggests….to be a part of conversations, to add helpful links if I can, to recommend and link to other bloggers. They take note after a while!

      Let me know if you have any other questions. I’d be happy to chat!

      Peace keep you.

      • Kelly says

        29 May 2015 at 8:40 pm

        Thank you so very much – something to think about! 🙂

        Take care,
        Kelly

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