How To Become A Pinterest Virtual Assistant While Working Full-Time
You want to start your own work-from-home business, but you’re unsure about how you can fit in a side hustle while working full-time. By having a clear strategy, using productivity techniques, and managing your time effectively, you can become a Pinterest VA and grow a successful side business.
Start A Pinterest Side Hustle While Employed
Starting a side business while employed comes with its challenges. Eight hours of your day are already spoken for, and then you have other demands on your time, such as looking after your home and perhaps even children.
But, it can be done! You do not need to quit your job right now in order to become a Pinterest virtual assistant.
In fact, there are benefits of a side hustle:
Starting your Pinterest business while working full-time puts less pressure on your new side hustle as you’re not reliant on it to pay your bills right away.
With your full-time salary and more money coming in from being a VA, you’re able to save extra money and invest into your business.
Having a side business gives you the opportunity to learn a host of new skills, including time management, organization, and effective communication.
Here are 7 tips on how to balance a Pinterest VA business with a full-time job:
Create A Pinterest Business Strategy
“Become a Pinterest VA” is way too broad of a business strategy. Break down your big goal into small steps, and from there create your strategy.
According to the Harvard Business School, a strategy is essential for success as it helps an entrepreneur to get clear on goals, define what success would look like to them, and gives a business a competitive edge.
To create a business strategy for your Pinterest VA business, think about:
The vision you have for your business
Your values as an entrepreneur
Who your ideal client is
Key performance metrics you’ll use to measure your business’ success
Set Clear Goals
These can include:
Pinterest VA skills development
Create a marketing plan
Decide on your services
Create a website
Gain a certain amount of clients
Revenue targets
Each of these goals needs to be broken down into small steps and scheduled.
Have A Schedule And Plan Everything
Once you have a list of the small steps you need to take to reach your goals, add these tasks to your calendar or planner.
For example, to create your website, you’ll need to get stock images and photos of yourself, write your website content, decide on your website host, and then put everything together.
Use Productivity Techniques
When you’re balancing a full-time job and a side-hustle, it’s essential that you make the most of your time. Productivity techniques can help you do this!
Time blocking divides your day into segments according to tasks.
With the Pomodoro Technique, you work for 50 minutes and take a break for 10 minutes.
Eat the Frog will ask you to tackle the most challenging task on your to-do list first.
Explore different productivity techniques to find out which works best for you.
Learn As Much As You Can
To become a Pinterest virtual assistant, you’ll need to do Pinterest virtual assistant training. Learn as much as you can about how the platform works, including the Pinterest algorithm, the role of SEO and keywords, and how to create eye-catching content. You can do this through reading blogs and watching YouTube videos, but taking a dedicated Pinterest virtual assistant course can save you time and be far more informative.
The Haskin Creates online Pinterest course will guide you through starting your business so that you can earn money within a month! You’ll get my tried-and-true blueprint that helped me create a successful Pinterest marketing business that now earns more than $30k every single month. Find out more here.
Outsource Tasks
You have limited time when balancing a job and a side business. Outsourcing tasks can be a huge help! For example, if you’re not a designer, you’ll need to first learn how to create a website and about the platform you choose before getting your website up and running. If you outsource your website to a professional, you’ll save a lot of time and have the benefit of a professionally done website.
From your list of tasks, highlight the ones that you don’t want to do and the ones that you don’t have the skills for – outsource some of those to lighten your load.
Set Boundaries And Take Care Of Yourself
Having two jobs can drain your energy quickly! So, it’s vital that you schedule self-care days so that you don’t get overwhelmed and burnt out.
Set boundaries to avoid working 24/7. This will ensure your creativity and motivation don’t run out.
How To Make Your Side Hustle Your Main Hustle
If you dream of being your own boss and working remotely, you’ll want to take your Pinterest VA business full-time. You’ll need to:
Know Your Numbers
A clear understanding of your finances is crucial to taking your side hustle full-time. Make a list of all of your expenses that your business would need to support. Now, think about the extra things you’ll want to pay for, because you don’t want to rush going full-time in your business just to struggle and put extra pressure on yourself. Once you know how much you need to bring in for you to be comfortable in your business, you’ll have a financial goal to hit which will be a sign to quit your job.
Get More Pinterest Jobs And Grow Your Client Base
Once you know your numbers, you’ll know how many clients you need to sign to achieve your financial goals.
To get more clients, you can:
Cold email
Sign up to freelance job sites
Increase your marketing efforts
Join Facebook groups
Referrals
I go in depth on these points here.
Refine Your Business Model And Systems
As you take your side hustle to new heights, your time is going to become increasingly more precious. Streamline your systems to save time and be more productive. Invest in tools, software, and outsourcing to handle repetitive tasks and manage workflows so that you can focus on growth activities.
Starting a side hustle isn’t easy, but staying in a job or career that you’re not passionate about isn’t either! You’ve got to choose your hard. By managing your time effectively, setting boundaries, and enhancing your productivity, you can become a successful Pinterest VA while working full-time.
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