{"id":202,"date":"2022-07-12T01:04:31","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T08:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sidehustleera.com\/?p=202"},"modified":"2022-07-12T01:04:31","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T18:04:31","slug":"how-to-start-a-part-time-virtual-assistant-business-with-lee-drozak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sidehustleera.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/12\/how-to-start-a-part-time-virtual-assistant-business-with-lee-drozak\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Start a Part-Time Virtual Assistant Business, with Lee Drozak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In Episode 19 of The Side Hustle Show, Lee Drozak from shares how she got started as a virtual assistant and how you can do the same. We talk setting up shop, getting your first clients, setting your prices, establishing a niche, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick background on this side hustle if you\u2019re not familiar \u2014 a virtual assistant<\/a> is not Siri, despite how much Apple wants to hijack the term, it\u2019s a real-live person that works for you remotely as an independent contractor. This is a huge industry overseas in countries like India and the Philippines, with giant call centers staffed with low-cost workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But you might be surprised to learn there is a thriving VA industry right here at home, and many VAs are side hustlers like you, or started their business as a side hustle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And we\u2019re not talking about a race to the bottom on price either. According to a recent survey, nearly 90% of VAs charge $20\/hr or more, and nearly 60% charge $30\/hr or more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this episode, you\u2019ll learn:<\/p>\n\n\n\n