{"id":12517,"date":"2020-12-08T00:21:58","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T00:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/generaltranscriptionworkfromhome.com\/blog\/?p=12517"},"modified":"2023-07-13T16:00:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T16:00:45","slug":"how-to-become-a-virtual-assistant-interview-with-gina-horkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generaltranscriptionworkfromhome.com\/blog\/how-to-become-a-virtual-assistant-interview-with-gina-horkey\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Become a Virtual Assistant – Interview With Gina Horkey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Have you wondered how to become a virtual assistant and work from home as a VA? Virtual assisting is a thriving business. If you have skills that are needed by small businesses, entrepreneurs or bloggers, you may want to consider becoming a virtual assistant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To provide you with some insider information about how to get a career as a work from home virtual assistant, I did an interview with Gina and asked her some questions about becoming a VA. Check out the interview here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Become a Virtual Assistant – Interview With Gina Horkey<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Could you tell me a little about your background and how you got started as a virtual assistant?<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Hi, I\u2019m Gina [waving]. I started a freelance writing business on the side of my full-time job (in personal finance), in the spring of 2014 to \u201ctest the waters\u201d for a potential career change.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

At the time, I was (and still am) the sole breadwinner of our little family of five and my husband was (and still is) a SAHD to our three kiddos. Our middle child was less than a year old at the time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That fall, I added in virtual assistant services as a way to stabilize my income, make it more predictable and use some of my other skills to help small business owners. Landing my first VA client is what gave me the confidence to put in my notice and quit my day job. I haven\u2019t looked back since!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does a VA do?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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A virtual assistant is really just anyone that trades tasks for pay from afar. Or in other words, an individual that offers services virtually as a contractor or self-employed individual to clients.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Services offered can include everything from email management, content creation, bookkeeping, graphic design, social media and more! There are tons of services you can offer as a VA. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Check out this list of 275 services you can offer <\/a><\/strong>
as a virtual assistant to learn more! <\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

How much money can a VA expect to earn?<\/h3>\n\n\n
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From the little research that exists, the average North American virtual assistant earns between $25-40 per hour.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

This is going to depend on your experience, skill-set and areas of expertise. I.e. The more specialized your services and the more experience you have, the more you can charge. <\/p>\n\n\n

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I\u2019ve seen people in our community charge as little as $15 per hour and others earn more than $100 per hour<\/strong> (including myself).<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Ultimately it comes down to being really good at what you do and finding clients that value what you\u2019re offering them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How quickly you start earning honestly depends on how quickly (and frequently) you start putting yourself out there for hire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my opinion, contracting and working virtually is the way of the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People (clients and virtual assistants alike) crave increased flexibility. And what better way to obtain it than to build a business and\/or team virtually?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clients (typically small business owners, entrepreneurs, etc.) aren\u2019t always looking to manage people or take on full-time help. Instead, they\u2019d like to contract out for specific services they need help with. It makes it a win\/win for both parties (including a HUGE savings in overhead!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What kind of person is a good fit for VA work?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What I hear from clients over and over is that they\u2019re looking for someone that\u2019s:<\/p>\n\n\n\n