Navigating the Challenges of Starting Out as a Virtual AssistantNavigating the Challenges of Starting Out as a Virtual Assistant
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Eunice Thiru
• May 23
Honest confession as a beginner Virtual Assistant 🙋🏾‍♀️
Nobody tells you that the hardest part of starting out as a VA is not the work.
It is the waiting.
You set up your profile. You write what feels like the perfect proposal. You hit send. And then... nothing. You refresh the page every 20 minutes like that is going to change something.
You start questioning everything.
Is my rate too high? Is my profile good enough? Did they even read it? Should I just give up?
And meanwhile you are watching other VAs on LinkedIn talking about their fifth client this month and you are still waiting on your first.
What nobody tells you is that every single one of those VAs sat exactly where you are sitting right now.
The first client is the hardest. Not because you are not good enough. But because you have not been given the chance to prove it yet.
So if you are a beginner VA reading this at 11pm wondering if this is even worth it.... It is. Keep going. Your first client is closer than you think. 💛
Drop a 💛 if you needed to hear this today.
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