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Ready to cut through the confusion of starting a virtual assistant business? Forget the fancy websites, perfect branding, and complicated business structures. In this episode, I share the truth about launching a successful VA business, and it’s actually much simpler than most people think!

Join me as I talk about what clients really want and the essentials of getting started as a virtual assistant.

In this episode, I chat about👇🏻

• What you think you need
• What you actually need
• Software and tools basics

If you would love to have some guidance from someone who has been there done that successfully then I would love for you to join me inside of the Superstar Assistant Academy.

What can you expect from this podcast and future episodes?

• Bite-sized episodes that give you quick, actionable insights into the Virtual Assistant industry
• Learn how to build skills, boost your confidence, and create a profitable VA business

Get the show notes and transcription here: https://www.laurajtraining.com/podcast-ep77-replay-what-you-really-need-to-start-as-a-va

Find Laura on social media:
Instagram: @hey.lauranicole
TikTok: @hey.lauranicole
Facebook: Superstar Assistant Academy

Interested in earning sustainable income on YOUR terms, working as a Virtual Assistant? Register for FREE and Click Here to Get Started

Take her free "Could I Be A VA?" quiz to see if a VA career could be your perfect fit! Click here to take the quiz!

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I have been a successful virtual assistant since 2020 and have spent the past two and a half years coaching hundreds of women to become VAs themselves. I started my own VA journey after having my daughter and realizing I needed to create a flexible income from home, so that I could contribute financially and still be fully present for my family. Now, I’m passionate about helping other women create the same kind of freedom and flexibility in their lives.

Join me for my first-ever podcast episode where I’ll explain what a virtual assistant is and does, as well as bust some myths you may have heard about VAs. After listening to this episode you will have a big picture understanding of virtual assistance and an idea if it is a fit for your personality, lifestyle, and income goals!

Whether you're curious about becoming a VA or just starting your journey, this episode is the perfect place to begin!

In this episode, I chat about👇🏻

• What a virtual assistant is, plus examples of services VAs can offer
• The types of small businesses that hire virtual assistants
• How to take your first steps toward becoming a VA

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🌎 VA outside the US, Canada or UK?? Learn how to find quality, long-term clients beyond Upwork, Fiverr & cold pitching inside the International VA Collective.

Check out my free "Could I Be A VA?" quiz to explore if VA work might be right for you! Click here to take the quiz!

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What can you expect from this podcast and future episodes?

• Bite-sized episodes that give you quick, actionable insights into the Virtual Assistant industry
• Learn how to build skills, boost your confidence, and create a profitable VA business

Get the show notes and transcription here: https://www.laurajtraining.com/podcast-ep76-replay-va-101-let-s-talk-about-what-a-va-actually-is

Find Laura on social media:
Instagram: @hey.lauranicole
TikTok: @hey.lauranicole
Facebook: Superstar Assistant Academy

Interested in earning sustainable income on YOUR terms, working as a Virtual Assistant? Register for FREE and Click Here to Get Started

Ready to get started as a VA? Join me for the live VA Starter Sprint! In four hours spread across four days, you’ll identify your skills, turn them into services, and create your resume. 

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You don’t need to have everything figured out before you start your virtual assistant journey. In fact, waiting until you feel completely ready might be the very thing keeping you stuck. 

After coaching more than 1,300 women on becoming virtual assistants, I’ve noticed that the women who make progress aren’t the ones who have all the answers. 

In this episode, I’m sharing why overthinking can leave you feeling less confident instead of moving you forward, and how taking small, imperfect steps can help you gain the clarity you’ve been looking for. 

Because you can always adjust your services, change your rates, and learn as you go. Your first decision doesn’t have to be your forever decision!

In this episode, I chat about👇🏻

• Why taking action creates clarity while overthinking creates doubt in your VA journey.

• How researching, planning, and comparing yourself to others can keep you stuck without actually making progress.

• Simple steps you can take today to start moving forward, from exploring a service to networking with potential clients.

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🌎 VA outside the US, Canada or UK?? Learn how to find quality, long-term clients beyond Upwork, Fiverr & cold pitching inside the International VA Collective.

Ready to take your first steps toward becoming a VA? Join me for the live VA Starter Sprint, happening October 26–29! In just one hour each day, four hours total, you’ll identify your skills, turn them into services, and create your resume while boosting your confidence in becoming a VA.

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What can you expect from this podcast and future episodes?

• Bite-sized episodes that give you quick, actionable insights into the Virtual Assistant industry
• Learn how to build skills, boost your confidence, and create a profitable VA business

Get the show notes and transcription here: https://www.laurajtraining.com/podcast-ep-75-waiting-to-be-ready-is-actually-keeping-you-stuck

Find Laura on social media:
Instagram: @hey.lauranicole
TikTok: @hey.lauranicole
Facebook: Superstar Assistant Academy

Interested in earning sustainable income on YOUR terms, working as a Virtual Assistant? Register for FREE and Click Here to Get Started

Join me on October 15th for my free 30-minute masterclass on how busy moms can make $1,000/month as a VA working around one hour a day.

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If you think offering email marketing support means you need to know how to write sales emails, this episode is going to change your mind. 

You don’t have to write the copy to get paid to help a client with their emails - you can handle the practical steps that happen after the copy is written, from formatting and adding links to testing and scheduling the email.

In this episode, I’m breaking down what this service actually looks like, why it can be a great option for beginner VAs, and the skills that can make you a good fit for it. 

In this episode, I chat about👇🏻

• What email marketing support can look like when your client writes the email copy

• The steps involved in formatting, testing, checking, and scheduling an email

• Why being detail-oriented, good at following directions, and comfortable learning new software can make this a great service to offer

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🌎 VA outside the US, Canada or UK?? Learn how to find quality, long-term clients beyond Upwork, Fiverr & cold pitching inside the International VA Collective.

Ready to see how a VA service like this can turn into meaningful income for your family? Join me on October 15th for my free 30-minute masterclass, where I’ll show you how busy moms can make $1,000/month as a VA working around one hour a day, including what the math can look like and how to build it around your busy mom life!

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What can you expect from this podcast and future episodes?

• Bite-sized episodes that give you quick, actionable insights into the Virtual Assistant industry
• Learn how to build skills, boost your confidence, and create a profitable VA business

Get the show notes and transcription here: https://www.laurajtraining.com/podcast-ep-74-the-email-service-beginner-vas-can-offer

Find Laura on social media:
Instagram: @hey.lauranicole
TikTok: @hey.lauranicole
Facebook: Superstar Assistant Academy

Interested in earning sustainable income on YOUR terms, working as a Virtual Assistant? Register for FREE and Click Here to Get Started

Want to become a VA? Look at your actions over the last 7 days and ask yourself if they reflect that goal. Send me your honest answer at @hey.laurenicole on Instagram even if you’re not proud of it. I can help you figure out your next step.

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You can listen to every podcast, save every Instagram post, watch every YouTube video, take another masterclass, and spend hours researching how to become a VA and still not be any closer to actually making money.

In this episode, I’m giving you some tough love about the difference between wanting a VA income and actually taking the actions that create one. I’m talking about where your limited time is going, the kinds of tasks that can make you feel productive without actually moving your business forward, and what it can look like to protect time for the work that matters— even when you’re working full-time and raising kids.

In this episode, I chat about👇🏻

• How to tell whether you’re actually prioritizing your VA goals

• The difference between being busy building your business and doing work that grows it

• Why creating a different life later may require doing something uncomfortable now

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🌎 VA outside the US, Canada or UK?? Learn how to find quality, long-term clients beyond Upwork, Fiverr & cold pitching inside the International VA Collective.

Ready to start building your VA income? Join me inside the VA Income Lab, where you’ll get everything you need to get started, sign your first clients, and build consistent VA income toward replacing your 9-5!

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I want you to answer this question: If I watched your actions for the last seven days, would I know that becoming a VA is something you really want?

Send me your honest answer in a DM on Instagram at @hey.laurenicole. And if you’re not proud of your answer, tell me anyway, I can help you figure out where to find the time or what your next actionable step could be.

What can you expect from this podcast and future episodes?

• Bite-sized episodes that give you quick, actionable insights into the Virtual Assistant industry
• Learn how to build skills, boost your confidence, and create a profitable VA business

Find Laura on social media:
Instagram: @hey.lauranicole
TikTok: @hey.lauranicole
Facebook: Superstar Assistant Academy

Interested in earning sustainable income on YOUR terms, working as a Virtual Assistant? Register for FREE and Click Here to Get Started

Come join us inside the VA Income Lab and get the support and resources to start landing clients and turning your VA skills into reliable income!

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Feeling like you have to say yes to every. single. client. (no matter what) just to prove you’re cut out for this VA life??

I share a powerful mindset shift about capacity that could change the way you approach your virtual assistant business for good.

If you’ve been feeling stretched thin or wondering how to grow without burning out, this one’s for you.

In this episode, I chat about👇🏻

• The danger of overextending yourself
• Quality over quantity approach
• Building sustainable long-term client relationships

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🌎 VA outside the US, Canada or UK?? Learn how to find quality, long-term clients beyond Upwork, Fiverr & cold pitching inside the International VA Collective.

Ready to start building your VA income? Join me inside the VA Income Lab, where you’ll get everything you need to get started, sign your first clients, and build consistent VA income toward replacing your 9-5!

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What can you expect from this podcast and future episodes?

• Bite-sized episodes that give you quick, actionable insights into the Virtual Assistant industry
• Learn how to build skills, boost your confidence, and create a profitable VA business

Get the show notes and transcription here: 

https://www.laurajtraining.com/podcast-ep72-replay-quality-over-quantity-matters-as-a-new-va

Find Laura on social media:
Instagram: @hey.lauranicole
TikTok: @hey.lauranicole
Facebook: Superstar Assistant Academy

Interested in earning sustainable income on YOUR terms, working as a Virtual Assistant? Register for FREE and Click Here to Get Started

Join me for the VA Starter Sprint, a four-day workshop where we’ll turn your skills into services and get you ready to start your VA journey!

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What happens when being a good employee and being the mom you want to be suddenly feel impossible at the same time? 

For me, it was a day when my five-month-old daughter was sick, my husband was traveling, and I still had to leave my baby with my mom to go teach my classes. I knew she was safe and taken care of, but everything in me wanted to be home with her.

That experience became one of the most pivotal moments that pushed me to realize I needed another way to make money. I couldn’t just quit my job, we needed my income, but I knew I didn’t want working motherhood to always feel this way. 

In this episode, I’m sharing how that moment led me to discover virtual assistant work and how building this new option eventually gave me the flexibility and control of my motherhood that I was looking for.

In this episode, I chat about👇🏻

• The moment that made me realize I needed to find another way to make money while still supporting my family.

• How discovering virtual assistant work changed what was possible for me as a working mom.

• Why those frustrating moments can be a sign that it’s time to start building another option, even if you’re not ready to quit your job.

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🌎 VA outside the US, Canada or UK?? Learn how to find quality, long-term clients beyond Upwork, Fiverr & cold pitching inside the International VA Collective.

Join me for the VA Starter Sprint, a four-day workshop running September 22nd–25th where you’ll spend about an hour each day taking your first steps toward becoming a VA, with coaching from me throughout the workshop. It’s just $7 to register, and seats are limited.

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What can you expect from this podcast and future episodes?

• Bite-sized episodes that give you quick, actionable insights into the Virtual Assistant industry
• Learn how to build skills, boost your confidence, and create a profitable VA business

Get the show notes and transcription here: https://www.laurajtraining.com/podcast-ep-71-why-i-left-the-classroom-for-va-work

Find Laura on social media:
Instagram: @hey.lauranicole
TikTok: @hey.lauranicole
Facebook: Superstar Assistant Academy

Interested in earning sustainable income on YOUR terms, working as a Virtual Assistant? Register for FREE and Click Here to Get Started

Join me for the VA Starter Sprint, a four-day workshop where we’ll turn your skills into services and get you ready to start your VA journey!.
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Does organizing a messy Google Drive, sorting through files, and creating systems actually sound kind of satisfying to you? What might feel like a simple task to you could be something your future clients have been putting off for months, or even years.

In this episode, I’m breaking down file and drive organization as a virtual assistant service and what this work can actually look like for a client. 

From creating folder structures and naming systems to sorting files and maintaining an organized drive, we’re talking about why this simple behind-the-scenes support can bring so much value to a business and why it can be a great service for beginner VAs.

In this episode, I chat about👇🏻

• What file and drive organization looks like as a virtual assistant service and the types of tasks it can include.

• Why business owners need help keeping their files organized and how this support can save them time and reduce their mental load.

• Why this service can be a great option for beginner VAs who already have strong organizational skills.
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🌎 VA outside the US, Canada or UK?? Learn how to find quality, long-term clients beyond Upwork, Fiverr & cold pitching inside the International VA Collective.

Join me for the VA Starter Sprint, a live four-day workshop running from September 22nd - 25th. We’ll identify the skills you already have, turn them into services, create your professional VA resume, and work on the mindset needed to succeed as a VA, all for $7.
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What can you expect from this podcast and future episodes?

• Bite-sized episodes that give you quick, actionable insights into the Virtual Assistant industry
• Learn how to build skills, boost your confidence, and create a profitable VA business

Get the show notes and transcription here: https://www.laurajtraining.com/podcast-ep-70-turn-organization-into-a-va-ervice

Find Laura on social media:
Instagram: @hey.lauranicole
TikTok: @hey.lauranicole
Facebook: Superstar Assistant Academy

Interested in earning sustainable income on YOUR terms, working as a Virtual Assistant? Register for FREE and Click Here to Get Started

Come join us inside the VA Income Lab and get the support and resources to start landing clients and turning your VA skills into reliable income!
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What if you could leave your 9-5 without having to take that terrifying leap into the unknown? If you’re working a full-time job right now but dreaming about going all-in on virtual assistant work, you don’t have to wait until your VA income completely replaces your paycheck to start making your exit plan.

In fact, the time when you have both your 9-5 paycheck and your VA income might be the most valuable part of your transition. 

Instead of rushing to replace your entire salary, you can use this season to build your business, grow your client roster, and create some financial breathing room before you ever hand in that resignation. 

So today, I want to walk you through exactly how to use that time strategically, and how to make your eventual exit feel a whole lot less risky.

In this episode, I chat about👇🏻

• How to use your VA income to build a financial cushion before leaving your 9-5.

• How to figure out your “exit number” based on what you actually need to cover your monthly expenses.

• Why building your VA business before quitting can make the transition feel less risky and give you more room to grow once you go full-time.

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🌎 VA outside the US, Canada or UK?? Learn how to find quality, long-term clients beyond Upwork, Fiverr & cold pitching inside the International VA Collective.

Ready to start building your VA income? Join me inside the VA Income Lab, where you’ll get everything you need to get started, sign your first clients, and build consistent VA income toward replacing your 9-5!

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What can you expect from this podcast and future episodes?

• Bite-sized episodes that give you quick, actionable insights into the Virtual Assistant industry
• Learn how to build skills, boost your confidence, and create a profitable VA business

Get the show notes and transcription here: 

https://www.laurajtraining.com/podcast-ep-69-dont-quit-your-9-5-until-you-do-this

Find Laura on social media:
Instagram: @hey.lauranicole
TikTok: @hey.lauranicole
Facebook: Superstar Assistant Academy

Interested in earning sustainable income on YOUR terms, working as a Virtual Assistant? Register for FREE and Click Here to Get Started

Want to see how you could make 1k/mo working just 1 hour a day as a VA? Join me for my free live masterclass tomorrow (August 28th), to learn how!!

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It’s easy to look around at other virtual assistants and assume the women getting hired are the ones with the most experience, the longest list of software skills, and the most impressive resumes. When you're brand new, it can start to feel like you need to learn more, get another certification, or somehow become more qualified before a business owner would ever consider hiring you.

But after hearing directly from an online business owner who has spent 8 years hiring and working with VAs, I want to challenge that idea. Because the things she looks for most when bringing someone onto her team have nothing to do with knowing every platform or having years of VA experience. 

If you've been underestimating the value of what you already bring to the table, even as a ‘newbie’, this episode will give you a completely different perspective.

In this episode, I chat about👇🏻

• What can make a client choose one VA over another

• Why paying attention to the small details matters

• The qualities that can make you valuable, even when you're brand new

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🌎 VA outside the US, Canada or UK?? Learn how to find quality, long-term clients beyond Upwork, Fiverr & cold pitching inside the International VA Collective.
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What can you expect from this podcast and future episodes?

• Bite-sized episodes that give you quick, actionable insights into the Virtual Assistant industry
• Learn how to build skills, boost your confidence, and create a profitable VA business

Get the show notes and transcription here: https://www.laurajtraining.com/podcast-ep-68-you-dont-need-experience-to-get-hired-as-a-va

Find Laura on social media:
Instagram: @hey.lauranicole
TikTok: @hey.lauranicole
Facebook: Superstar Assistant Academy

Interested in earning sustainable income on YOUR terms, working as a Virtual Assistant? Register for FREE and Click Here to Get Started