New Virtual Assistants: Launch Your Business Blueprint

Launch your own VA business with this foundational course. Plan, manage, and grow your business and clients with ease!

What you'll learn
Learn how to set your business policies, including hours of operation and scope of work.
Learn how to identify ideal clients and their pain points.
Learn how to market your services on social media.
Learn a simple but powerful tool to pitch clients online.
Learn about how to set your business up for success, includes the tools to get you started, tax entities, and insurance.
Learn about the most mistakes first time VA's make and how to avoid them.
Requirements
A LinkedIn profile is nice to have, but not a must.
Description
Congratulations! You’re ready to become a virtual assistant and run your own business. Oftentimes, taking the initial leap is the scariest step, so I applaud you for your bravery and commitment.Although you’re ready to launch your business, you’re probably not quite sure where to start. You may be asking yourself questions like:How do I launch with little or no money?What tools do I need to get started?How do I determine things like my working hours and ideal income?How do I find my ideal clients?Do I need a website or insurance?Should I work under my own name or create a business name?How can I prepare for self-employed taxes and what are the best tools to help me manage income and expenses?What are some common mistakes that lead to new business failures (and how can I avoid them)?You’re in luck! This course takes you all the way from “A” (determining what kind of assistant you want to be) to “Z” (how to launch and grow a lucrative VA business).WHO THIS COURSE IS FORThis course is a foundational course and is designed to be your new business blueprint. It’s tailor-made for individuals who are ready to launch their own independent business.WHO THIS COURSE IS NOT FORIt is not designed for already well-established VA’s or those who are interested in offering virtual assistance as a side-hustle.MEET YOUR INSTRUCTORI’m Erin, I launched my own VA business in 2012. I will share the best tips, practices, habits, and tools to help you get your business up and running - today! Not only have I run a lucrative business for nearly a decade, I also have two of the best-selling VA courses on Udemy (Must Have Tools and Double Your Income). I've taught over 16,000 happy students, and created this introductory course after overwhelming demand from my own students.LETS GET STARTEDIf you’re ready to cut traditional office ties and create a life where you control who you work with, how you work with them, and how much you charge with confidence, then this is the course for you.So what are you waiting for? Let’s hop in the course!

Overview

Section 1: A welcome message from the instructor.

Lecture 1 Welcome message from the instructor

Lecture 2 Download your comprehensive launch guide!

Section 2: Are there different kind of Virtual Assistants?

Lecture 3 General vs. Specialized VA

Lecture 4 Why do we use the term VA? Is there an alternative?

Section 3: Get set up with the right tools.

Lecture 5 Top 10 tools to get you started TODAY!

Section 4: Creating SOPs (Standard Operating Procedure)

Lecture 6 Setting your SOP's + worksheet

Section 5: How do you find you ideal clients?

Lecture 7 Identify your ideal client + worksheet

Lecture 8 Identify client "pain points" + worksheet

Lecture 9 Client prospecting on LinkedIn

Lecture 10 Finding clients on VA groups

Lecture 11 Pitch clients with ONE SIMPLE strategy

Section 6: Do you need a website?

Lecture 12 Do you need a website? Are there alternative options?

Lecture 13 Using personal vs. branded emails

Section 7: How to set your rates

Lecture 14 4 steps to set your rate + scripts

Lecture 15 Hourly vs. flat rate

Lecture 16 How to determine your flat rate

Section 8: All about online payments

Lecture 17 4 tools to accept payments online

Lecture 18 Tips for getting paid on time

Section 9: Do you need insurance?

Lecture 19 Common insurance policies and what they cover

Section 10: Finances 101

Lecture 20 Basic accounting/bookkeeping + tools

Lecture 21 How to give yourself a raise

Lecture 22 How to find a great accountant

Lecture 23 Do you need an LLC?

Section 11: How to name your business

Lecture 24 Pro & Con: Using your name vs. a business name

Section 12: The most common mistakes that lead to failure

Lecture 25 Mistakes that lead to failure and how to avoid them.

Section 13: How to fire bad clients

Lecture 26 Fire a client without burning a bridge in 2 steps

Section 14: eBook Download

Lecture 27 Download your book.

Section 15: Sneak peak: Finding your first client

Lecture 28 How many clients do you (really) need at first?

Lecture 29 Introducing "How to Find Your FIRST Virtual Assistant Clients"

People who want to start their own VA Business but are not sure where to start.