One of my clients actually increased my hours from 10/week to 20/week. Been working with them for 2 months doing inbox + calendar management. I didn’t even ask… they just said they trust me more now and want me handling more stuff. Just sharing this because consistency really does pay off. I used to think clients always try to pay less lol.

If a task feels vague, don’t just ask “what do you mean?” Instead, send a proposed approach. Example:“Just to confirm, I’ll organize the inbox into 3 folders (urgent, follow-ups, low priority) and create templates for replies. Does that work?” Clients LOVE when you reduce their thinking load. This one habit alone helped me retain clients longer.

I keep hearing about OBMs and how they earn so much more than general VAs but honestly I don't even know where I'd start like I feel like I still have so much to learn just as a VA, let alone levelling up to something like that 😅 is there a specific skill set you need first? do you need to have been a VA for a certain amount of time? I don't want to jump ahead of myself but I also don't want to stay stuck at the same level forever. would love to hear from anyone who's made that transition or is working toward it

Like on any given day I'm doing inbox management for one client, social media for another, data entry for a third, and light bookkeeping for a fourth and none of it feels connected or like something I'm actually building toward. I know the answer is probably to niche down but every time I try to figure out what that looks like for me I get stuck. did anyone else go through this phase where you felt spread too thin across completely different types of work? what helped you start seeing where you actually wanted to focus was it a specific client, a type of work you genuinely enjoyed, or just getting fed up enough to make a change?

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.