Today we’re chatting with the amazing and wonderfully talented Erin! Erin, thank you so much for joining us. Tell us where you’re joining from and then we’ll dive into all the specifics!

 

Yes! I’m Erin Alward, and I am in Arizona. I live in Litchfield Park, in the West Valley, but grew up here in the Scottsdale area, born and raised. It’s pretty rare these days to be an Arizona native!

 

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Meet Erin

 

Oh my, it’s rare to be anywhere born and raised these days. So cool! Erin, tell us a little bit about you. Tell us about your family. What does family life look like? What are some of your hobbies? 

 

I am married to my husband, Matt, and we have been together since 2020. We met on Bumble in the pandemic! We have three amazing, beautiful daughters — two together and I have one from a previous relationship. She’s actually our guardian angel. She passed away when she was only six, and it was before I met Matt. But let’s see, we have Taylor, who would be 14 now, Logan, who is three and a half, and very spicy! Then we have Ryleigh, who is our little peanut, and just 18 months old. We have a 9 year old black lab mix named Max and a hypoallergenic cat, a purebred Siberian, named Stormy. We like to go to the movies, and to travel. I love the beach. I absolutely love going to concerts, especially with my bestie because we’re like perfect concert buddies, perfect travel buddies. Let’s see, what else do I like to do? Most of the time I’m just like, in the midst of the chaos as a mom of two toddlers! It’s like starting all over because Taylor was six, and I was a single parent, and then she passed and it’s like a 10 year difference between having Taylor and then having Logan. It’s crazy, but it’s awesome. And then, running a business of course, it’s like, whoa, why not? I mean, let’s just add that into the mix!

 

 

Finding Virtual Assistance

 

That is what is so great about virtual assistance, that it really can mold into whatever life you have or whatever life you want, right? It doesn’t matter what stage of life you’re in, it doesn’t matter where you live. You can mold it and make it into what is the perfect business for YOU. I’m sure that there are so many out there that can relate to your story, in many specific ways! Erin, what did life look like before becoming a virtual assistant? Can you walk us through your exploration of virtual assistance? How did you land on it? 

 

Yeah, virtual assistance had kind of been in my brain for many years. Before it was more of known thing, I was thinking like, oh, maybe I could somehow do some kind of a concierge business, because I was a nanny for many years and I really enjoyed some of that, like household management stuff. I really enjoyed and got fulfillment out of helping parents to get more time with their families and get more time with their kids. So for instance, I knew that just by unloading and loading their dishwasher and wiping down their kitchen counters, tidying up the toys, and so on — those are all very small things that don’t take a lot of time or effort, but it’s a huge give back to the parents because they don’t have to spend the time doing it! They could just be with their kids after they get off work, and that really fulfilled me. 

 

So, you know, it’s something that’s been in my head for a long time, but never really came to fruition. Being that I have the story that I do, and losing my daughter, and then when I had Logan, I just felt like there’s no way that I wanted to go back to a 9-5. There’s no way that I wanted to be away from her. I want to spend every moment that I can with my kids. I didn’t necessarily want to be a nanny because I want to be with my own kids, you know? I don’t want to pay someone else to take care of my kids, to go take care of someone else’s kids. I love kids, but you know, I just want to be with mine. So, I kept looking for remote jobs and I think a lot of people can relate to this, but remote work is really hard to find! Well, it’s not hard to find, but it’s hard to get. The AI that’s taken over the application process is just crazy! If you don’t have the right key words, you get dismissed even if you’re a highly qualified candidate. That was a real shocker to me coming out of being a nanny for so long and never having had a problem finding a job. I was like, you know what? I’m just going to start my own business!

 

I had been an EA (Executive Assistant) for someone who is still a client and a really, really good friend of mine. I was also running her Fleet of rental cars on Turo in Hawaii for two years. Once that dissolved I was like, you know, I really liked working from home and doing that. So yeah, I was just like, I’m going to do it. I’m going to start it. I got a part-time job working from home with U-Haul, it was a seasonal job. I thought, I’m just going to do this U-Haul job while I grow my business and by the time the season ends, I hope that I can have enough clients to where I’ll be good to go. And I was! It was great!

 

So good! Okay, two things that I want to pull out. As you were describing why you were looking for something flexible, what I heard was, I want to spend more time with my baby. I recognize that time is precious and I don’t want to lose that time with my children. I want to find something that is flexible and that I can do from home, that allows me to spend time with my kids. And that was your why, because of what you had walked through with losing your daughter. It’s because of the timeframe and the phase of life that you were in.

 

But for some of you reading, that may not be your why. So here’s where I want you to consider, why are you looking to do virtual assistance? Or if you already are established in virtual assistance, why did you jump in? Why did you explore it? I think for many of us, we’re naturally going to see commonality and connection in our discovery, and why we see this as an option for us. For me, I was a stay at home mom. I had two at the time. I wanted to bring some income into the family budget because we really didn’t have any expendable income.

 

The other thing that I heard you say, Erin, was that you were working your U-Haul job while building your business. So many virtual assistants that enter into this world are currently working in some kind of capacity. Some work part time, some full time, some maybe even crazy 12 or 16 hour shifts. One thing across the board is that they want something different. They want something flexible. One thing that is great about virtual assistance, is that you can leverage where you are right now to help you get to where you want to be. Is it going to be work and is it going to take grit, time, and energy? Absolutely. But when you look at where you are, no matter where you are, you can leverage the opportunities that are right in front of you to help you move towards the next stage of life. 

 

Oh, I was hustling because yes, I was desperate to not go back! I literally was watching a little boy at my house three days a week for very minimal pay, working the U-Haul job, looking for clients and taking clients. It was so crazy! I was drowning. But it’s worth it. In the SavvySystem Virtual Assistant Course, you have an assignment to set your 12 month goals. I set the goal to be able to stop watching that little boy and stop working at U-Haul by like the four month mark. And I made it, I did it! You have to just hustle and, yeah. It’s worth it. I see it time and time again in the private SavvySystem Facebook group, where people are like, I’m only three weeks in and I’ve already got two clients! So, it definitely can happen when you hustle.

 

Finding Our Virtual Assistant Course

 

Yes! We see it happen all the time! So, Erin, tell us a little bit more about how you discovered The Virtual Savvy.

 

Basically, I decided in February of last year that I wanted to do this. I started messing around in Canva a little bit. I made a little flyer, like a soft announcement, before I was part of The Virtual Savvy, on my Facebook that said, hey, I’ve made this decision! I’m going to open up my own VA business! And then, I can’t remember exactly how, but somehow in passing I saw somebody in a group on Facebook that I’m in say something about the free VA Savvies group. And I said, oh, I want to check that out. That’s how I learned about The Virtual Savvy. I did a lot of research, obviously reading a lot of reviews. Is this legit? Is it worth it? All the things that probably many reading may be looking at now. You want to make sure that your money is being well spent and not just wasted. I think one of the things that was a safe bet for me was the money back guarantee. I was like, you know what, I’m just going to do it. 

 

The reason why I wanted to do it was because, here I was going to start this business. I had no idea how to run a business. I had no idea what I was doing. I knew how to make relationships with people. I was good at that, but I didn’t know how to have legal documents that were going to protect me. I didn’t know how to make a contract. I learned that all of those tools were offered in the SavvySystem Virtual Assistant Course! That was the big reason why I decided to go for it, was to get those tools and those guides so that they were right on hand for me. You know? I now had a legal contract. It was made by a real attorney. I had templates and tools that I could use and training guides, and on all these softwares out there and programs out there. Platforms that I’ve never used before or maybe I have used. And they have different things that I don’t know about yet. So that was my biggest reason for wanting to get into the SavvySystem Virtual Assistant Course. But then it’s also been really nice to have that community! Whenever I’m stuck with something, I ask, hey, how do I do this? Or what do you guys do in this position? It’s really nice being able to just ask people and have all these people available to answer pretty quickly and help you out. Just the other day I posted, how do I make my signature on my email not blurry? And somebody posted and it was like, one comment and I was able to fix it! When it has been driving me crazy for months. 

 

Ahh, yes! What Erin is describing are the benefits of our signature course here at The Virtual Savvy, The SavvySystem. The SavvySystem was designed to teach from absolute scratch how to start your own virtual assistant business. Launch it, grow it, and then later scale it! When you’re a SavvySystem student, not only do you get lifetime access to the course itself, but you also get access to the community that she mentioned and the templates and the contract and all those things. It’s an investment not only, you know, to buy the course, but also an investment in time and energy to make this work. 

 

 

Erin, you jumped into the SavvySystem, and you’re following all the steps step by step. How long did it take for you before you found your first client?

 

I’m going to be honest, I’m not even done with the course! I love it, because I got so busy so quickly and had to take a break. I did that soft launch in February. As I said, I was watching a little boy and I was working for U-Haul. I also signed up for another virtual assistant agency because I thought in the meantime, maybe they can give me some clients that I can get practice with.  I think I got my first client through them in April or May. Then, I had that friend of mine who I was doing the Turo stuff for, she kind of came back to me and was like, “hey, I saw that you’re starting this and I really miss having you as my EA. I have not been able to find somebody since I dissolved my other business that can work as well as you did with me.” She was trying to do some overseas stuff that was not working out so she asked if I wanted to partner up again. I said absolutely! That was July of last year.

 

Then, I found a post in one of the groups I’m in for somebody who was looking for an assistant. I actually got that job and I’m a W2 employee with them, so I have that part-time job now, which is 20 hours a week. And then I have my contracted ones. I even have a subcontracted client! I’ve got a mixture of things. I just started getting some other folks, and let me tell you this exciting thing, too! In November of last year, I got a client and I was totally booked. Literally, I can’t take on one more hour of clients. And so I decided to hire my first subcontractor, and this client is getting like three to five hours a week with my subcontractor and has given me now three referrals to other people. Clients that I’m working with right now! I haven’t signed contracts, but am working with these leads, and I think I’m about to sign at least one of them! (update: Erin not only signed one of them, but was referred to another client who also signed! Way to go, Erin!)

 

Testing the Waters with a VA Agency

 

That’s so amazing! I have so many swimming thoughts. What I love about your story is that you have tried a variety of things in working with clients. One of the things that you said was working with another VA agency, which is a great way to get your feet wet, especially if you’re new to being a virtual assistant. For those who may not know, working with a VA agency basically means joining as a team member or subcontractor of another business that helps funnel clients in your direction. Every agency works a little bit differently, but it can be a great way to start working with clients.

 

Yes. Another thing to add, is that I wanted to see how they ran their agency, to help me with ideas on how to run my agency. If you are going to do this option, be careful in your contract to make sure that you’re protected against, being able to start your own agency. I am obviously never trying to steal any of their clients or mix anything like that, but I made sure that it was one where there was nothing saying that I can’t start my own business. 

 

Yes, that’s so important. I love that you added that in. Another thing is that when you posted on social media about what you were doing, a former person you worked with saw that and reached out! Is that how you got reconnected and ended up working with her?

 

Well, we’ve been friends, basically family, ever since I nannied for her when Taylor was 15 months old– she actually performed our wedding ceremony! So I probably texted her that I was starting a business, to be honest. She might have seen it on my Facebook, I don’t really recall, but she’s like, I’m in!

 

That’s what I wanted to pull out, and is so important for anyone just getting started. It’s important that you talk about what you’re doing, looking for organic ways to share with people in your world. I once literally left the hair salon with a new client because as she was rinsing my hair, she’s like, well, what else is new in your life? Oh, well I started this new virtual assistant business. She’s like, oh my goodness, do you do this, or that? Yes, I do. You know, just looking for those organic ways to talk about your business. 

 

Another thing you mentioned was getting referrals! One of the most important things that you can do as a virtual assistant, is to show up and provide value. We often see that the number one way to get clients, especially at the beginning, is personal referrals. If you’re showing up and you’re doing the best that you can at your job and you’re providing value, more often than not, your clients who have experienced your value in what you bring to the table are more apt to refer you in their own world to other businesses that they may know. 

 

Erin’s VA Services

 

Erin, when you first started, what services did you start with?

 

I started as a general VA, and I’m still there. I haven’t quite decided what I want to niche to. I have so many different interests. I could niche in childcare, I could niche in photography, I love photography. I just think it would be so much fun to work with event planners or wedding planners. I haven’t quite figured it out yet, and I don’t feel like I’m big enough to really do that yet. So I just keep going as a general VA. The other thing that’s happening organically right now, is one of those referrals came to me and said, hey, I’m looking for someone to do X, Y, Z. I’m like, well, I don’t do that. I know that I don’t have a huge team, but I talk like I do and I say, oh, let me check with my teammates, see if any of my teammates are interested in those tasks or can handle those tasks. And then I hit the ground running, trying to find a subcontractor who can meet those requirements and try to bring them onto my team so that I can set him up. And I just heard back from that potential client the other day, and I said, hey, I’m just following up. I did tell him that I didn’t have anybody on my team with those skills, but I’m actively recruiting. I feel like it would be a great skill to bring onto my team, please allow me some time to do that. And I just contacted him yesterday with a follow up and he responded wanting to chat again! So I’m like, okay, hopefully I can get this client. I’ve got some great candidates that I’ve interviewed already and ready to bring on and I’m just crossing my fingers.

 

There are several things that I want to pull out of what you just said! The first is the niching. Okay? We don’t have to be in a rush to niche y’all. If when you start your virtual assistant business, you are in a very clear niche already, that’s one thing. For example, let’s say that you’ve worked in the real estate industry for a long time, you have strong connections in the real estate industry, and it just makes perfect sense to start there. Absolutely, niche down! If you have a very clear connection to an industry at the very beginning, it makes sense. But for most of us, we just need to get out there. We need to get the ball rolling, and we need to find people to simply say yes to our services. Naturally and organically, you’re going to learn and discover what you love to do in this space. Maybe you thought you would love to do this, and then it ended up, no, I don’t love that. For me it was social media. I thought for sure I was going to love providing social media services, but after I did it for a couple clients, I learned, no, this is not what I want to do. I encourage you to allow yourself to try different industries, work with different clients, and figure out what you love to do. 

 

The second thing I wanted to pull out, Erin, is that you are using the pronouns ‘our’ and ‘us’ and referring to your team. I think that you can even start doing this as a new virtual assistant, because even that switch and change of using that verbiage of ‘my team and I’ or ‘us’ is so powerful. It also shows the client the understanding that you may bring in a subcontractor at some point. I love, too, that in this conversation with this gentleman, you were completely open and honest about it. Like, let me figure this out. I want to work with you. I want to support you. And putting that initiative forward, he respected that, right? And now he wants to move forward in the conversation. Speaking like this is powerful!

 

Yeah, I mean, I just want to say, I’m not saying to lie to people because I’m not lying. I am being authentic and honest. Yes, I’m saying my team, because I’m building a team, but I’m also being totally authentic and saying I’ve told each of these referrals and each client, hey, I’m just starting to expand. My business is growing, and I think being authentic and honest with others does gain their respect and trust. I felt like the best way to go forward with this particular gentleman was, you know, he wants 20 to 30 hours a week. That’s a big shoe to fit! And so I’m like, I need to tell you, I don’t have somebody right now, but let me find somebody! I told him I have access to thousands of virtual assistants, and I posted it in the Facebook community.

 

 

Discovering Her Why

 

That is so good! Ok, let’s shift gears a little bit and talk about the growth you’ve had and experienced. When you first were exploring Virtual Assistance, you had your why. Has that shifted or changed at all in your journey?

 

Not really. My why is still the same. I still want to be with my kids. There has been a shift, in a sense, but I’m not sure how to explain it. I want to spend time with my kids, so I want to scale so that I can kind of step back from actual work that I’m doing with clients, and have more of the subcontractor stuff going on, so that I can make more money and work fewer hours. So it’s a shift in how I do business, but my why is still the same. We want to be able to have the freedom not only financially to be less stressed, but to travel, and be able to work from anywhere. My husband and I often talk about, let’s just sell our house and get an RV and take the kids and just explore the country and explore the world! And honestly, that would be like one of my dream come true type things. But, you know, we gotta figure out the whole schooling stuff as they get older. But you know what I mean? It’s really the same stuff that we’ve wanted since starting this – just togetherness, financial freedom, and the ability to travel. 

 

I would agree with you, Erin. Same for me. My why didn’t really shift or change. I mean, life looks a little bit different. We added a third child. My kids are older and  I’m not having to work around nap time anymore. But, my vision for what is possible expanded. When I first started, I only wanted to bring in enough to pay for my son’s preschool and pay for a gym membership, neither of which were in our budget. When I found I could literally just work 10 hours a week, cover my costs for those things and be on my merry way, I was sold. But then, when I realized, oh my gosh, I really love this and I’m really good at it, and I could grow this a little bit more? My vision of what was possible expanded. I’m like, I could grow this thing! I could scale this. And now, I get to teach other people how to do that. Oh, that was something else that you brought forward that I wanted to mention. You can make it to be what you want it to be!

 

One of the things that you said about your clients is that you actually signed a W2 client, meaning that you took on employee status for those 20 hours a week. That’s another great tool that you can use. Now, you’re not going to be signing on with this person as a contractor, you’re agreeing to be under employee status, which is not always a terrible thing. When I first joined The Virtual Savvy back in 2018, it was a part-time opportunity for me, and it was an employee. I still had my full business, but it was the right choice for me at that time. I didn’t know what was ahead for me inside of that, but that can be another great way to find opportunities. I don’t want you to think that something under the status of employee is all bad, because that’s not always the case.

 

Yes! They pay me for the 20 hours, and it kind of feels a little bit the same as my contractor clients, because they’re so flexible. Most of it is remote. I’ve gone in once for an in-person day at their home, and they’re going to have me come in soon for another day or two. But you know, it feels kind of the same. The only difference is really the tax part. Yeah. And that I don’t have to pull out my own taxes. Oh, and the fact that when I take vacation, I’ll actually get to use some PTO with that, which you don’t really get with being a contractor. You kind of have to build that in for yourself. They don’t even give me 20 hours a week yet, but still pay me for that. So that’s nice too. 

 

Yes! You just have to evaluate the situation and consider, is this the right move for me at this time? Same with the U-Haul part-time position, you know, that you walked through. This is a good move for me at this time. I can use it as a tool, as leverage, you know, all the things. 

 

What She’s Learned About Herself as a VA

 

Okay, Erin, can you tell us what you have learned about yourself in this process of starting your own virtual assistant business?

 

You know, I was trying to think about that exact thing last night! I don’t know, I mean, I think some things are the same about myself. I’ve always said I’m a hustler! I actually had a job all lined up while I was pregnant with Ryleigh, and we were in the middle of selling and purchasing a new home, and I got laid off very quickly into my employment with them. That’s another whole long story that we won’t get into. But, it was, what am I going to do now? We were planning on the income for this new house, and my husband is telling me, I’m going to have to figure out another job, but I’m not finding anything. I kept telling him, I’m a hustler, babe. Don’t worry, I’m a hustler! So, that’s not new for me. I’ve always been that way. I’m the kind of person that will figure it out. I have a goal and I will figure it out, whatever that means. 

 

I do think I’m really learning how to manage and balance time. I’ve really had to sit down and say, okay, I need calendar blocks because I’m losing my mind. Switching back and forth, trying to squeeze work in between taking care of the kids and taking care of the house and having to switch your mindset back and forth that way all day long! It was exhausting. The whole point of this is I want to be with my kids. So, let’s block out in the morning. I’m with the kids in the morning. My working hours are from 2pm to 7pm, some hours on the weekends maybe. Our daughter goes to preschool now and she does it in the afternoon. It’s just having to find that balance between life and work and the chaos. That’s really been something that I’m growing in myself. 

 

One other thing that I did want to add is a piece of advice for those starting out. Lean into the course. If you are taking this course, the SavvySystem Virtual Assistant Course, lean into it. I keep finding myself as I’m growing and trying to figure out my next move, thinking let me research this, let me research that. That was the whole point of me joining the course, is that all that research has been done and put there for you! I sometimes forget that these tools are right there! I haven’t finished the course yet. I’m still going through the modules. So sometimes, I need to get back to basics and go back to the course. And whatever answer I’m looking for is probably already there for me. I just need to figure out which module it’s in. It’s okay to skip to that module and learn about it really quickly if you need to. So, you know, just be authentic. Lean into the course, lean into those tools that are right there for you. Don’t waste your time thinking, I have to find this or I have to find that. Let me look on YouTube, let me look on Google! You know, I kept doing that. I’m like, okay, I need to slow down and go back to what I paid for, which is all right there for me.

 

Yes, absolutely! When I joined, I needed something step by step. I needed somebody to tell me, and in essence, hold my hand because I didn’t know what to do. I’d never owned my own business before, and I’d never purchased an online course before. I really needed somebody to guide me through the process. Also, you’re in good company. I did not finish the course right away! I say this and it makes me laugh every time. I did not finish the SavvySystem until I became a team member here at The Virtual Savvy. And I had to finish the course because, same thing. I just got so busy with clients that I needed to step back and, you know, focus on my clients. But again, what’s so great is you can always go back to the resources and the community to get the support you need.

 

That’s what the goal was when Abbey first created the SavvySystem, is to take all of those searches and information that you need to find and put them all in one bucket. Here at The Virtual Savvy, we encourage all of our audience, do your research, go find the resources, go find the teachers, go find the courses that you resonate with. Of course, we think that the SavvySystem is the best out there, but more than anything, we want you to find the resources and the tools that will help you create your freedom life and virtual assistance can absolutely do that. Whether it’s the SavvySystem or something else, lean into those resources, lean into those tools. We have great free resources here at The Virtual Savvy, too! 

 

Yes! You know, there is another thing my husband pointed out to me that’s an area of growth for me. I’m learning new skills, you know? I’ve never built a website before and somebody asked me to do one. I’m like, oh, okay. Let me practice and make my own. So, I busted out my own website quickly. Well, not quickly, but you know what I mean. I spent some time on it. I got it up in about a day, and it helped me to learn, okay, now what do I need to put into this person’s website? I was able to build a website for them, and I’d never built one before. I’m like, I don’t even know how much to charge for this. And again, that community, how much do I charge for this as a beginner? Feedback from the community actually helped me to charge way more than I thought I would be charging, which was really nice. Thanks to whoever told me to charge more, because the client was happy to pay it!

 

Finding VA Subcontractors

 

I love that so much! Erin, how did you find your subcontractors?

 

The first one that I hired was actually a referral. Look within your network, and this is something that is also in the SavvySystem, but look within your network of who do you know and what do they do? And put it out there. I put it on my Facebook page. Is anybody looking for a side gig? But, my first one was a referral to someone that my best friend was working with, who was the admin at her work. She was looking for some side work, and she’s been a great addition to my team. She’s working really well with my client. She’s three to five hours for this client. And that’s good for her right now because she has a full-time job, too. I have also posted inside of The SavvySystem Facebook community, too.

 

Yes! Look in your immediate circle, who in your immediate circle might be looking for some part-time work with, you know, little to no pressure? Sometimes it may be somebody who wants to grow their own virtual assistant business, but in my opinion, sometimes that first subcontractor can be someone who doesn’t want to grow their own virtual assistant business. Maybe they could just use some side income and want to partner with you. Start with your immediate circle and you’d be surprised how many options can come out of that.

 

Erin, one question we often get asked is where people find clients successfully.  Where have you gotten the most clients from lately?

 

I think probably this specific group I’m in on Facebook. It’s just like a community group for my area. I’ve actually gotten a couple of clients from there. And then, from my own network of people. Oh, and one of the clients I got from the Facebook group has sent me three referrals!

 

So good! When we’re looking at marketing our business and trying to find clients at the very beginning, what’s our goal? Our goal is to get warm bodies to say yes to our services. There are a variety of ways to do that. Number one, talk about it. Talk about it with your people, those that you interact with on a daily basis. Doesn’t mean that they’re going to be a client, but they may know of somebody or will later have a conversation with somebody of, oh, Erin’s a virtual assistant. Let me connect you with her. That happened just the other day for me. I got a random email in my inbox. So, always be talking about it. 

 

One of these referrals that I got, they actually said they were just scoping out for a colleague of theirs, who was looking for an assistant. They were not looking for an assistant at the moment, but they might be in the future. And then a few weeks later, he reached back out to me and said, actually, we got really busy and I need somebody faster than I thought I did! So he’s the one that I’m pretty sure is going to sign and work with my friend who is a hairdresser. She also has her real estate license. So like, people do multiple things a lot of the time, and you never know what skills somebody has or needs until you just put it out there. (Update: Not only did Erin later land this client, she also landed the friend he was scoping things out for! HOORAY!)

 

100%! Don’t be shy about your business. Be proud of what you’re doing and that you’re creating this freedom and flexible lifestyle for yourself. Do you work full time or part time, Erin?

 

Technically, I’m doing this part-time. Meaning, I’m not working a 40 hour week. I mean, I probably sort of am because I’m trying to scale, but in clients, I have about 25-35 hours a week that I’m doing and then I have the client that is working with the subcontractor. I’ll have some other clients that hopefully are going to be working with subcontractors. So if you want to get really technical looking at how much time I’m actually putting in with doing client specific work? Yeah, about 25-35 hours a week.

 

I love it. Creating your freedom life! Erin, thank you so much for joining me today. It was a pleasure and you are amazing!

 

Giving Back

It’s truly inspiring to see Erin’s commitment to supporting meaningful causes. These are some organizations that stand out to her and have helped her through the grieving process as she honor’s her daughter’s memory:

• MISS Foundation — provided invaluable resources, including a grief therapist who understood their experience after losing Taylor.

• New Song Center for Grieving Children — attended grief support groups with her mom for several months.

• Kid in the Corner — founded by her dear friend Francine in honor of her son Zachary, who tragically died by suicide at the age of 16. this nonprofit educates children and works to prevent suicide among youth.