How Many Clients Does A Virtual Assistant Need?

It seems like each week I am asked the same question…

“How Many Clients Do I Need?”

It is not the number of clients you need – it is the number of hours you need to bill.

In this video I talk about the two numbers everyone should know before starting their VA journey:

how much they need to earn to keep the lights on
what is their hourly rate?

It is important to track your time to be sure that you are billing enough hours. If you’re not – then you need more clients. If you are billing more then it might be time to get some additional help.

Enjoy the video and thanks for listening.

I’d love to hear what you think.

Do you know how many hours you need to bill in a week or month?

Please take a moment to leave a comment below and share your thoughts and questions. Or, feel free to share what you learned from this video.

Enjoy your day – Susan

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Written by Susan Mershon

Susan Mershon started The Techie Mentor™ in 2013 to teach Virtual Assistants her no-fluff approach to the systems and skills they need to build and automate a successful business.

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9 Comments

Emily on August 26, 2015 at 10:52 am

This is great, you information is the best I have found! I would love to see how to calculate for adding on an employee to work for me and how those costs would work into my hourly rate and profit.
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- SE Mershon on September 1, 2015 at 6:57 pm
  
  Hi Emily,
  Thank you so much!
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  - Anonymous on September 1, 2015 at 8:38 pm
    
    Do you have any suggestions for those calculations?
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Lisa on July 1, 2015 at 1:22 pm

Loved the video and I completed the Rate Calculation Sheet. My eyes are WIDE OPEN.
Before doing the rate sheet, thought I could work 18 hours a week, charge $45 per hour and make what I needed.
However, this sheet proved me wrong. I need to work 40 hours a week in order to charge $45 per hour due to items that I never even thought about. Thank you!
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- SE Mershon on July 1, 2015 at 1:26 pm
  
  You are welcome Lisa! I wish I had that sheet when I first started – I was WAY off on my estimates too!
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Brandy on July 1, 2015 at 7:49 am

Loved the video I will definitely revisit this when I get home and I look forward to using the rate calculation sheet . I am at the point trying to determine rate and i loved how you suggested to look at in terms of how many hours
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- SE Mershon on July 1, 2015 at 8:22 am
  
  Thank you Brandy, let me know if you have any questions and thanks for watching!
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Wai on July 1, 2015 at 7:39 am

Thank you for your great reminder about including the hidden extras when going solo.
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- SE Mershon on July 1, 2015 at 8:21 am
  
  My pleasure Wai and thanks for watching!
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