I’ve been applying on job boards but most gigs are short or super low pay. Do people mostly use LinkedIn or referrals? I feel like I’m missing something basic here.

I’ve been applying for VA jobs for like 2 weeks and either no replies or “we went with someone else.” How long did it take you guys to land your first client?And is there something I might be doing wrong? Just need a little reality check tbh.

I've been sitting on a rough set of notes for a client onboarding process for weeks bullet points, random thoughts, half-finished sentences, all over the place. pasted the whole mess into Claude, told it to turn it into a step-by-step SOP with clear headings and action items, and it came back with something I could actually send to a client. took maybe 2 minutes. spent another 20 reviewing and tweaking and it was done. if you're someone who has all the knowledge in your head but struggles to get it out in a structured format this is the workflow. brain dump first, let Claude structure it, you refine. works every time

How did you guys land your first client? I’ve been learning Canva + basic admin stuff for like 3 weeks now, but I feel stuck at the “now what” stage. I tried Upwork but no replies yet. Should I keep applying there or try something else? Feeling a bit lost tbh.

Like I genuinely want to charge more but every time I think about it I talk myself out of it there are so many VAs out there charging the same or less and I don't know what makes me worth more than that right now 😞 I'm not a specialist in anything yet, I don't have a huge portfolio, and most of my clients found me through cheap platforms. did anyone else feel completely stuck like this at the beginning? what actually changed things for you was it a specific skill, a different platform, just confidence? I feel like I'm missing something obvious