4 tips for starting your own personal assistant business

Being a personal assistant is a great way to make money without needing any capital or startup funding. Many people start personal assistant businesses with multiple personal assistants available to help out people who are looking for an extra pair of hands. Here are some simple tips to follow if you're looking to start a successful personal assistant business.

To run most businesses, you need to be licenced by the government. So go register your business name and get a licence to accept payments from clients. Not only will getting a business license help ensure you follow all necessary laws, it will also boost your credibility to potential clients and make you seem more professional and trustworthy. Getting a business licence is also very helpful for tax purposes.

To get started as a personal assistant business, tap into groups of people that you and other assistants working with you know. You may need to lower your hourly prices in the beginning, in order to build your roster.

Once you have completed jobs for friends and family, you'll have a host of happy clients to add as references and testimonials on any marketing materials. Also, working with people you know is a great way to get word-of-mouth marketing started.

Once you have some experience under your belt, start marketing in ing area. Place ads in local papers, create web pages and social media pages, and list your business on one of the online directories of personal assistant and concierge services. The more people that lay eyes on your company name and check out your info, the more potential paying customers you will have.

To get well-paying jobs and high-paying clients, go to places that have people that can afford (and need) personal assistants such as talent agencies and management firms. These places control the careers of celebrities and the world's rich and famous, so they have a roster of people that might need personal assistants.

If you establish a good relationship at a talent firm, you could be recommended as a personal assistant for potential clients over and over again, creating a dependable string of good business.

You're organized and detail oriented -- and now you can work for yourself! With these tips in hand, get started on your own personal assistant business.