I’m a member of many Facebook groups for digital nomads and female entrepreneurs, and I’ve been noticing the incredible increase in the number of people asking for help on how to start a virtual assistant business. That makes a lot of sense considering what’s happening all over the world right now.

As a way of listening and giving them hope, I tell them my story and how I got started as a virtual assistant. This might sound hard to believe, but I started with ZERO experience as a VA, and yet I learned how to become a virtual assistant in about 90 DAYS.

I had to repeat my story so many times; I decided it would be smarter to write this blog post. Here I will go over all the details of my journey. Maybe, just maybe, it can help someone. If it helps only one person, I will be more than happy. So, here’s my story about how I started a virtual assistant business in just 3 months.

How I Started Working Online

I have the travel bug. That’s pretty obvious if you check my Instagram, and that’s pretty much why I became a digital nomad. I love the digital nomad lifestyle.

I started working online as most people I know do, teaching English online. It’s easy, there is no stress, no commute, but between you and me, the pay isn’t great. And it’s not like you have the option of career development either. Because of that, after a couple of years, I realized I wanted more.

I needed more.

Work From Anywhere

I started this VA journey with not a lot of faith in myself. Impostor Syndrome is REAL, and in the beginning, it’s almost paralyzing. Damn, it still is sometimes. At least now I know how to handle it better.

That’s why, as a way to minimize the risks, I turned to Fiverr. It’s a platform that connects freelancers to potential clients. Everything is pretty easy to set up, and the transaction is safe for both parties.

I decided to start by offering Instagram design. I created my offer, and then…

In about a week, I got my first order!
With that, my first 5-star review.
After that, orders just kept coming on a weekly basis.

There were weeks that I had to close my schedule. I wasn’t able to handle them all.

FOR REAL. How great is that?

It turns out; I was really good at it. Clients were coming back, and I realized I working from home was possible.

You can see some of awesome the testimonials I got here. But, to be honest, I couldn’t charge much for Instagram posts and Instagram stories. I had to up my game and learn some in-demand skills a lot of customers were asking about.

That’s when I started researching about how to become a virtual assistant with no experience.

I researched everything.

Virtual assistant jobs, virtual assistant tools, virtual assistant services, how to start a virtual assistant business from zero, and so much more.

There was so much information I started getting anxious about it, bad anxious. It was overwhelming.

Where should I start? I couldn’t do all of that by myself.

How to Start a Virtual Assistant Business aka How I Did It 🙂

That’s how I found out about 90-DAY VA and officially started my VA journey. It took me A WHILE to make the jump. I was one of those people who had purchased online courses before, and let’s just say results did not meet my expectations.

I was skeptical.

I didn’t want to waste my money again. I was working hard for that money.

So, I sat on that idea for a few months, and for some reason, I couldn’t get it out of my head. Something was telling me that becoming a VA was precisely what I have been looking for in terms of:

Career
Flexibility
Mobility
Personal development

Work online and travel. It seemed too good to be true.

“Let’s watch the free class then. You don’t have to make any decisions yet, just watch it and see if it sounds like something that you want.” – That’s what I thought.

And so I did.

Esther said all the right things, she answered most of my questions about how to start a virtual assistant business and got me excited about the program, but I was still not convinced.

But then, something weird happened.

One of my boyfriend’s colleagues had joined the 90-DAY VA course. I had met her a couple of times through a digital nomad lifestyle group – she was teaching English here in Vietnam as well – and I couldn’t believe in those odds.

It felt like a sign, and I’m not even a superstitious person.

I asked her so many questions.

How was the course?
What was she thinking of the support and feedback they offered?
Was it worth the money?

Well, you probably know the end of this story already. Right?

She was thrilled with the course and recommended I joined it too.

I did.

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Let Me Show You Some Numbers

I joined the course on October 19, 2019.

On January 27, I landed my first LONG-TERM client, who I’m still working with today. It’s called 90-DAY VA, but most students find their first clients way before the 90-day mark.

On April 10, I was able to quit my teaching job and go full-time VA. I have three lovely clients who push me to be my best self every day.

I absolutely love working from home. I’m building my own online business on my own terms.

It’s so empowering.

I feel proud of where I am now; it’s a fantastic feeling. I have a job that is challenging, flexible, and creative. Some of the virtual assistant services I offered when I first started were:

Social Media Strategy
Social Media Planning⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Online Course Development⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Content Repurposing
Podcast Audio Editing⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Podcast Management

Now, I am a full-time podcast manager and agency owner.

The services I offer now are:

And that’s it. Because that’s what I love doing 🙂

How to Start a Virtual Assistant Business This Year

Join the working from home movement RIGHT NOW and get all the support you need from real-life girl bosses that are a part of this life-changing course. There you will:

Learn all the skills and tools you need to land the clients you want
Get practical tips for online interviews AND exclusive virtual assistant jobs
Receive honest feedback from successful women that were exactly where you are now before they decided to innovate and be their own boss

Click HERE to know more about the course, what’s included, and how you can enroll and change your life in less than 90 days.

If you have questions about the course – and I know you do – please send me a message.

Click HERE to visit my Instagram; there you can ask me any questions about the course – how I found clients, what’s my routine like, and anything else you might be concerned with.

I would love to help others get to where I am today.