Virtual Assistant evidence: 40 quotes from 5 creators

“even if you just say a high school graduate, that's fine, okay? This process still absolutely works”

“The client brings the what, the VA brings the how.”

“surpassed her corporate salary”

“I would freelance before I quit my corporate job”

“I would say I'm more successful financially than I was even working appropriately”

“most people can replace their full-time income with four to seven clients”

“We've had so many individuals that we've helped leave their 9-to-5s.”

“most freelancers can replace their full-time income with four to seven clients”

“Yet for the right person, it can also scale into something full-time.”

“Because most individuals can replace their full-time income with just four monthly clients.”

“This is why I think virtual assistance is one of the best side hustles for students.”

“created the flexibility to work on her own terms”

“You are setting up a freelance business to have more control over your life, right?”

“Obviously, I still work around my clients because they're available during the day. And so, you know, I take calls my clients during the day.”

“these tasks are all things that you could do in a dorm room at 2:00 a.m. if you wanted to.”

“So as an independent contractor, what I love about it also is that I could set my own hours.”

“Here are my hours. Does that even work for you?”

“Because much of this happens online, you can do it from home on a schedule that works around other commitments.”

“remote work, and having an online business”

“a virtual assistant is an assistant who works for a small business owner, but does so remotely.”

“that's why they hand them off to somebody like you, potentially a virtual assistant, a freelancer, somebody who could do this job remotely for them.”

“we're looking for something that has more flexibility that we can do from home”

“Because much of this happens online, you can do it from home on a schedule that works around other commitments.”

“I've trained over 7,000 individuals to start their own at home businesses.”

“What I tell people is pay 12 or 15, which feels like a lot, and then pay that to somebody in Central America, South America.”

“Most VAs in 2026 are still charging 20 to $25 an hour.”

“So, a 10-hour package at $30 an hour would be $300 a month.”

“let's say a 40-hour package for $1,200 a month, you're working 10 hours a week making $1,200 a month for your family”

“We have people who are stay-at-home moms and make an extra $600 a month also”

“But you can easily, I would say within three to six months, easily be bringing in one to 2,000 a month working sub 20 hours a week.”

“if you have a computer and you've got anything, any programs, those are the things you can offer.”

“a month later after I was laid off, I launched and I got my first client within two weeks.”

“Do not make up clients and pretend that they are real people.”

“one of the main hiccups that I see when someone's just getting started is they have that feeling that they just need to learn more, that they need more and more and more and more training.”

“Number one, the biggest mistake that I see people making um is that they feel like they need to have everything perfect before they launch.”

“if it doesn't work out, I had the safety net of my corporate income.”

“created the flexibility to work on her own terms”

“Obviously, I still work around my clients because they're available during the day. And so, you know, I take calls my clients during the day.”

“these tasks are all things that you could do in a dorm room at 2:00 a.m. if you wanted to.”

“all you need to get started is a laptop, some decent Wi-Fi, and the decision to choose action over perfection”