Business & Freelancing

Make useful support
your next service.

Explore the virtual assistant role, professional setup, pricing and finding clients. Start with the support you can offer and build a more focused service plan.

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  • Organisation
  • Remote support
  • Client needs

How to Start a Side Hustle as a Virtual Assistant

Build an offer around the work you do well.

A clearer brief

OrganisationDefine what matters here.

Remote supportDefine what matters here.

Client needsDefine what matters here.

Concept illustration · Organisation / Remote support / Client needs

A remote worker at a home desk with a laptop.
Build an offer around the work you do well.Organisation · Remote support · Client needs

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Section 1: Understanding the Virtual Assistant Role

01 · Key idea

A virtual assistant works remotely to support a business or entrepreneur.

02 · Key idea

The support may be administrative, technical or creative.

03 · Key idea

A useful service helps a client delegate work so they can focus on other priorities.

What should connect the tasks in your first service offer?

Reveal the explanation

A clear client need. Defining the support you provide makes the offer easier to explain than a broad promise to help with anything.

Adapted from “Section 1: Understanding the Virtual Assistant Role”. Reflection exercise created for this preview.

What you’ll explore

Build your understanding, one topic at a time.

01 · In the course

Understanding the Virtual Assistant Role

  • Essential Skills and Qualifications
  • Professional Development Areas
02 · In the course

Establishing Your Virtual Assistant Business

  • Professional Infrastructure Setup
  • Pricing Strategy Development
03 · In the course

Online Platform Utilization

  • Direct Outreach Methods
  • Building Long-Term Success

Inside the course

Your learning route.

1 modules. Open each one to explore the lesson titles.

Module 01Understanding the Virtual Assistant Role
  • Understanding the Virtual Assistant Role
  • Essential Skills and Qualifications
  • Professional Development Areas
  • Establishing Your Virtual Assistant Business
  • Professional Infrastructure Setup
  • Pricing Strategy Development
  • Online Platform Utilization
  • Direct Outreach Methods
  • Building Long-Term Success
  • Launching Your Virtual Assistant Career
  • Final Thoughts

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