Is this business model profitable?

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Hello everyone,

I have become a member here at the warrior forum to start a VA business. I have been a va for several years always working with local clients.

I would like to offer my services on the internet for a flat rate package of $97 week for 10 hours.

I was wondering if anyone thinks this is a good idea and how I should begin?

Is there a market for such a service?

Building a website is kind of a big project and I was wondering if anyone has any advice on how I could get this business going?

I already have the domain name IMFreelance.com

Thanks so much,
DT
#main internet marketing discussion forum #business #start
  • I certainly don't want to discourage you but you probably
    know that you will be competing against overseas VAs that
    charge $1.00 per day to produce high quality results. Web
    development is a critical skill to have these days, it would
    be difficult to market yourself without a site or without the
    skill set to develop even a simple site, so I'd recommend
    you brush up on those abilities.

    I personally would not pay an hourly rate, I would pay by
    the job, as some ppl tend to drag their feet in completing
    assignments.

    The best way to get started is to post your services to
    the barter networks. That's what I would do.
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    • Where on Earth can you hire a VA for $1 a day?! I'd say $5 - $10 an hour is pretty reasonable.
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    • I really need $1/day VAs, can you point me in the right direction? If you have the real deal, PM me!
  • Personally I think its all depend on your past feedbacks.

    I'm a internet marketer and I would not hire a VA unless I know they have a track record of good service for past clients.

    I think one of the hot market right now for VA is telephone assistants. Especially if you are US base which a lot of people are looking for fluent english speakers.

    Just know that your target market would be people who are already making good amount of money online who NEEDS a VA. If you want to build a stable client base that is.

    Hope this helps
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  • I think it would be difficult to find a decent person to be your VA for $1 a day. I live in India (I moved here from the UK) and the freshers earn about $130 a month. The average wage in our company is about $400 a month. You need a VA to be very good at English, be able to understand your requirements and have enough common sense and initiative to carry out the tasks accurately. To find someone like that in India you would need to pay at least $10 an hour.

    Just giving some perspective on actual prices in India Vs what the Media and Tim Ferris are telling everyone

    Peter
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    Dave
  • I always wondered how I could find a VA. The trick is finding one that is both competent and trustworthy.
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