COUCH POTATO CLARITY
A virtual assistant course that will give you the confidence to start accepting clients
Even if you don’t have a portfolio yet!
You want everything to be “ready” before
you launch your virtual assistant business
You’ve spent a lifetime as an employee where you’ve been trained how to do everything ”right.”
Now, you’re trying to start your own virtual assistant business, and there is an overwhelming amount of information available to you (for free) on how to begin.
Which is why now you’re constantly doing things like:
✺ Tweaking your Instagram graphics in Canva or reworking your website instead of looking for clients.
✺ Debating whether or not you can spend $1K on that virtual assistant course because they MUST have the secret to making your business a success.
✺ Searching on Etsy for the “perfect” templates because you aren’t sure what needs to be in your contracts.
✺ Secretly stalking every comment in your favorite Facebook group because you keep thinking you’re not charging enough.
✺ Watching YouTube videos from different creators even though they basically all say the same thing.
This is how you get stuck in a loop of learning instead of doing.
I’m not going to lie— you should keep learning.
But when you’re learning instead of trying to get clients, you’re not going to be making the kind of money that lets you go full-time.
I know— because this was me.
I've been a virtual assistant for the last 8 years, and if there’s ONE thing someone would have told me before starting my business, this is it:
Before you can go looking for clients to work with, you have to build a solid foundation for your business.
Without it, you’ll constantly be searching for the “right” answers and spend all of your time researching instead of actually making money.
Is it scary to take that leap of faith? Definitely!
But by building that solid foundation first, you are ahead of 90% of other beginning VAs because you’ll have the one thing they don’t:
Confidence.
I’ll show you how to set the
foundations for your VA business
so it’s EASY to accept clients—
with the freedom to (eventually)
make it your own.
Hey, I’m Marit!
You don’t need everything to be
perfect to start your VA business
You can start the VA business with the foundations I give you in Couch Potato Clarity and then make it your own as you go along.
But I don’t want you to get screwed into working for free because a client ghosted you on a 4-figure check.
And I don’t want you to price your offers so low that you’re forced to work 50 hours a week.
By having your foundations ready (your niche, contracts, pricing offers, etc), you can start accepting clients that will pay you without hesitation— even if you don’t have a portfolio yet.
Coach Potato Clarity
The virtual assistant course for beginners who want to have everything “ready” and feel confident enough to start accepting clients.
I’ll show you what you need and DON’T need to lay the foundation for your business— all from the comfort of your couch.
Module 1:
Foundations of a strong VA business
Define your brand so you can become instantly recognizable so you can market your business without even trying (or without stress crashing on the couch every time you try to film a video).
Module 2:
Figure out if you want to niche, which skills are your strengths, and the ONE thing that will make clients hire you over your competitors.
Find your magic
Module 3:
Learn how to build your portfolio AND your clientele so you’re working with clients that excite you (or at least pay you good money)!
Identify your VA path
Module 4:
Create irresistible packages and price your services so they’re competitive and align with your skills and experience.
Set your prices
Module 5:
Learn how to build your portfolio AND your clientele so you’re working with clients that excite you (or at least pay you good money)!
Work with clients like a pro
Module 6:
Understand which marketing methods work for your energy levels and how to get clients as an introvert through marketing (spoiler alert: you don’t even have to use social media!).
Start Accepting Clients
Master Self-Care in Business
Module 7:
Learn how to communicate and set healthy boundaries with your clients as an introvert and people-pleaser.
Well, that’s not enough!
You’re incredibly smart, so I know a couple of how-to videos that you could find on YouTube aren’t going to be enough for you.
Which is why I included bonuses!
These will help the “I’m ready to leave my 9-5 TODAY” VAs set everything in motion so that you can launch your business without having to read and compare 5 articles on “what should I have in my virtual assistant contract.”
(trust me, I already did that for you).
Bonus #1
Copy + paste every question for your client questionnaire so your inquiry process feels detailed (without scaring people off).
The Questionanaire
Bonus #2
For those who think, “The contract I got for free is good, but is it good enough?” I’ll fill in the blanks for the extra nuances your contract should have, such as handling delays, hourly fees for additional work, and getting paid upfront.
The Contract
Bonus #3
Create a pretty, branded welcome package that automates your client process. Your clients will be able to give you access to their accounts, give you their templates, and set expectations—all without a million back-and-forth phone calls.
The Welcome Package
A virtual assistant course that shows you everything doesn’t need to be perfect
Couch Potato Clarity
Payment in full
1 payment of $222
Couch Potato Clarity
Payment options
2 payments of $111
Dream it
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Build it
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Grow it
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Dream it • Build it • Grow it •
Do you also want testimonials like this from your VA clients ↡
“I was very impressed with your friendly demeanor and your ability to ask and answer my technical questions in a simple but clear way.”
“The impact you have on my business is huge. Because of you, I can grow.”
“What I find so special about Marit is that she makes you feel like she is always there for you.”
FAQs
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Virtual assistant courses cost anywhere from $20 to thousands of dollars.
And I love that there are so many options for you out there to become a virtual assistant!
As of 2025, here are the top paid VA courses online and how much they cost:
Virtually Savvy: $47 - $1,397
Erin Booth: $497
Wanderful Academy (me!): $88 - $888
Why am I showing you other virtual assistant courses when I’m trying to sell you my own?
Because mine aren’t for everybody! AND THAT’S OKAY. My VA courses are for:
Introverts who don’t have the energy to work with a lot of clients or post on social media daily.
Perfectionists who want to deliver the best service possible but are afraid they don’t know enough.
Intelligent women who know they can DIY everything but are smart enough to know when to learn from the experts (in my case, someone who had 8+ years of experience before I even started thinking about selling a course!).
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Absolutely not! Whether you’re getting clients through Upwork, Fiverr, referrals, SEO, or social media, I can promise you that almost NO clients will ask for certifications.
Does it make you look more “impressive” to have a seal of approval on your website? Sure.
But in reality, business owners are just as likely to ask you for certifications as they are to ask you what grades you received in high school.
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Any course is going to be what you make of it.
Which sounds vague, but in case you haven’t taken an online course before, here’s how it typically works:
You’ll buy the course and binge-consume to content (because you love knowing allll the details before you start)
You’ll do the homework at the end of each module (easy-to-implement steps that help you build your confidence to actually do the thing the course is teaching you how to do).
You’ll feel good about yourself for taking the steps to launch your VA business, but then you’ll stop looking for clients because starting a business is SCARY.
Those who can overcome that “scary” step and continuously work on their business (because the learning never ends) are the ones who finally get the freedom to work for themselves.
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As someone who loves to research and figure things out on my own, I’m 100% confident that you can become a virtual assistant without spending money on courses or training programs.
But I’ll tell why I invested in a virtual assistant coach:
I was able to become a virtual assistant faster than I would have if I
I felt more confident in starting my VA business because I had all the tools I needed to get started from a successful virtual assistant (so I knew her program would work)
I didn’t need to second-guess my resources because they were coming from a pro who
I spent less time researching how to become a VA and actually became one!
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Or what if you can learn it for free?
You already know your problem isn’t knowledge because you LOVE to learn— it’s execution.
Coach Potato Clarity helps you get the systems in place for your virtual assistant business one step at a time. It’s like checking boxes off your To-Do List so that, by the end of the program, you won’t have any reason not to start marketing your business and getting paid!
And if you DO still feel icky about selling or marketing your business, that’s what my membership is for!