I know this might be controversial, but my answer is no.

Not because nobody has ever found a client on those platforms.

People absolutely have.

But because the sites are often a complete mis-representation of what running a profitable, thriving UK VA business actually looks like.

Now this podcast isn’t a ‘Fiverr is awful, it must be avoided at all costs’ this is more of a ‘by all means use it, but be aware of how it could make you feel and how it could dramatically affect your mindset’.

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The difference between a £500 month and a £5,000 month is often what you choose to focus on.

Most of us aren't taught how to think like a business owner. We're taught how to think like employees.

In this episode, I share some of the simple shifts you can make to ditch the restrictive employee mindset and make business decisions that'll see your business thriving.

By the end of the episode, you'll know exactly which area deserves your attention first.

Here's the link to book onto the training I mention at the end of the podcast: https://courses.catherinegladwyn.co.uk/products/live_events/bookkeeping-2026

Did you know that when people say ‘I’ve had an unexpected tax bill’, it just means they didn’t have access to a podcast episode like this.

Personally, I absolutely love bookkeeping and I hope that comes across in this podcast episode so I can help you to love it and not fear it.

So many new VAs either:

• completely avoid bookkeeping because it scares them
• think they’ll “sort it later”
• or accidentally create chaos by mixing personal and business money from day one.

And because we do need to know a bit more than how many notebooks you can put through the business every month, when this suggested topic came in from a listener I thought ‘bloody brilliant idea’.

And it gave me an excuse to invite the lovely Nadia Gibbs from Birdsong accountancy and one of the co-founders of Hey Monika, the award winning software for new bookkeepers, to join me.

Let us show you how the scary bits of bookkeeping are really rather easy with these hacks, what else you could be claiming for and much more.

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It remains your responsibility to ensure your business accounting is accurate. If you're ever in any doubt please speak to HMRC and / or a qualified accountant.