My Mission is Equipping Women with the Confidence and Skills to Start and
Grow a Successful Virtual Assistant Business
The Virtual Assistant Advantage
The Virtual Assistant Advantage is a business and community dedicated to helping Christian women both start and grow a Virtual Assistant Business.
It was founded by longtime virtual assistant and podcast host Alyssa Avant. Her mission is to serve God and others well.
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Sweet Notes
From happy customers
In our over a decade in business, I’ve had the pleasure of serving many of happy customers. Here is what a few of them had to say…
I cannot recommend working with Alyssa Avant enough. She is professional yet caring. Her teaching is easy to follow and includes actionable items that begin to help you immediately. She is an amazing resource, loves to help people, and a joy to work with in any capacity!
Kim Chaney
I loved working with Alyssa Avant. I learned so much in her workshops to become a virtual assistant. She is knowledgeable, creative, available, and kind. I recommend her to anyone wanting to grow their VA knowledge.
Sallie Belle Trippe Howell
I loved working with Alyssa! She is absolutely amazing. She game me extremely valuable tools to use in my business. She is always available to help when needed, and she is very knowledgeable. I absolutely recommend her to those beginning their VA business.
Melissa Hamlin Barnes
Latest from the blog
Top Three Things to Do When Building a Virtual Assistant Business
Today I’m answering the question: “What are the top three things to do before I start building up clientele as a virtual assistant?” Now, one of the best things you can do is choose a niche, but since I already talk a lot about choosing a niche, I would like to focus on other things…
Choosing a Customer Relationship Manager (CRM)
Staying organized is paramount if you want to run a successful business, especially if you have multiple clients. Investing in a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software program is one way to stay organized while building your client relationships. In its simplest form, a CRM program is similar to an online address book, or an old…
Serving with Spirit Virtual Summit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Serving with Spirit Virtual Summit: Empowering Christian Virtual Assistants for Excellence and Grace Virtual Event – Christian Virtual Assistants seeking to strengthen their skills, deepen their faith, and connect with a supportive community are invited to the Serving with Spirit Virtual Summit, taking place May 22 – 23, 2024. Hosted by 16-year…
Goal Setting for Virtual Assistant Business Success
Today, we’re diving into the essential topics of goal setting . We’ll start by discussing long-term business goals and how to establish effective, strategic goals to guide your business forward. Generally, long-term goals can span across multiple timeframes—whether that’s one month, three months, six months, or stretching out to one, two, three, four, or even…
Can You Be a Virtual Assistant Without Experience?
Can you be a virtual assistant without experience? I would say yes. Before becoming a virtual assistant, I was a youth and children’s director at a local church. And prior to that, I was in college. So, did I have direct experience in being a virtual assistant? No. But did I have experience that translated…
Virtual Assistant Time Tracking
Starting something like tracking after being in business for a while is much more difficult than establishing it from the outset. Tracking is essential because it allows you to understand the different aspects of your business, and the benefits are significant. I’ll admit, when I first started, I only tracked some things. It wasn’t until…
Podcast Virtual Assistant with Jenn Uren and Kelly VanHoveIn
It’s a new month and that means a new theme here at The Virtual Assistant Advantage. This month I’m very excited about the new theme of Virtual Assistant Niches. As a virtual assistant, I believe it is important to choose a niche or area of specialization to focus on that will set you apart from…
Important Pieces of a Contract
Last week we covered procedures and policies and now it’s time to dive into the important pieces of a contract! First, I will lead with saying I am not a lawyer, advisor, attorney, or any related profession, and I cannot be held legally responsible for any information I give. I’m just sharing pieces of my…
Educate, Inform and Sell
Let’s talk about using your email list to educate, inform and sell as well as the dos and don’ts. To build a long-term relationship with your subscribers it is important not to be a used car salesman. You know that feeling you get when people are “salesy”….yes well, none of us really like that so…