How to Start and Grow a Virtual Assistant Business with Virtual Vivian

Are you working a 9 to 5 job and maybe looking for a change in careers, or a way to make extra money?
Today you’ll meet Vivian Garcell, aka “Virtual Vivian”, who is a freelance entrepreneur, virtual assistant, consultant and course developer. As someone who quit her job in 2016 and became a 6-figure virtual assistant, Vivian now teaches others how she did it. 

Today you’ll hear about:

• How the virtual assistant industry has grown since Vivian started in it
  
  
• Why it’s important to remember that this is not a “job”, it's a business
  
  
• The legal side of starting an independent contractor business
  
  
• The specific point in Vivian’s career where she decided to start helping other virtual assistants grow their small business
  
  
• How creating courses and offering consulting services to others has changed Vivian’s life and business
  
  
• What businesses should consider when hiring VAs and where to look for one when you’re ready to hire
  
  
• Some of tech tools that have helped Vivian along the way
  
  
• How doing this sort of work is great way of dipping your toes into being an entrepreneur [27:06]

I’m happy that Vivian joined me to share her insights and expertise, and I hope it gives you a unique look at this exciting and growing profession.

Mentioned in the episode:

Vivian’s Website & Instagram

Her TikTok & YouTube

Email Vivian

Upwork & Fiverr

Asana & Zapier

Flodesk & Mailchimp

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