Today, we will be addressing a question in the hearts and mind of some of the people trying to start a virtual assistant job.
Can I do this job if I have little or no money?
Can I start this virtual assistant business if I have no degree?
The answer is YES, you can start this virtual assistant business with little or no money and you can start it if you have no degree. It largely depend on the niche of the virtual assistant business you get involved in.
Below is a list of the Virtual Assistant business you can start if you are in the above situation:
- Administrative support: Most skills here require free tools like Email/Gmail, google docs/sheets, calender scheduling like calendly, data entry, zoom, outlook etc
- Data Entry: This niche is strainghtforward and mostly requires only free tools like microsoft excell, google sheets
- Social media marketing: This is another good example of a niche that does not require a lot of money to begin. While having paid tools might make your work easier, you can still achieve excellent results by using the free version of tools like canva, buffer etc
- Research Assistance: You job here entails doing research that is relevant to the business you are serving and this requires the use of google searce, google docs/sheets etc
- Content writing: like blogging, social media post just requires a pen and paper or a phone to do the job. Tools here are also free, example includes grammarly (free version), google docs
- Transcription services: This requires the free version of transcription softwares like otter.ai to transcribe audio and videos to text.
Tips To Get Started with No Money
- Use free tools. Use tools that are completely free or that have free version first like Canva, Trello, google workspace
- Learn free skills: Use free resources like Youtube videos and blog to learn skills you can offer as a virtual assistant
- Offer basic services first: Start with simpler tasks like content writing e.t.c. to build confidence and earn some money to be able to reinvest in tools and more skills
- Join free job platforms to look for job. Platforms like Upwork, Fiverr, social media groups