| Working as a virtual assistant is a growing business | | | | In fact, marketing is something you'll need to do on a |
| opportunity. Virtual assistants work out of their homes | | | | regular basis. |
| and set their own hours and rates. This kind of | | | | Don't let this scare you. If you truly love what you're |
| freedom cannot compare to working in an office | | | | doing, you'll be happy to tell people about how you can |
| where there are restrictions on how you do your job, | | | | assist them. Most busy entrepreneurs and businesses |
| who you work for and how much money you make. | | | | will be eager to hear how you can save them time |
| Let's not even talk about the daily commute! | | | | and money. |
| Keep in mind that when you begin working from home | | | | You can make really great money as a professional |
| you'll be considered an independent contractor. You will | | | | virtual assistant. Most VA's charge $25-$70 per hour |
| be in charge of managing your time properly and | | | | for their services. Think about all the special skills that |
| budgeting your expenses. | | | | you have and how much you think they're worth. |
| There are plenty of virtual assistant job opportunities | | | | Set your rates high enough so that you can cover |
| waiting for an ambitious person like yourself. Before | | | | your expenses and make a decent living. Maybe you |
| you jump in and begin marketing your services, you | | | | didn't make this much working in your J.O.B., but it |
| want to think about specializing in a particular area. It's | | | | doesn't matter because clients will expect your rates |
| okay if you want to be a "Jack-of-all-trades" generalist, | | | | to be in line with your experience level and expertise. |
| but you'll get more business and make more money if | | | | For example, if you charge $35 per hour for data |
| you specialize in one area. | | | | entry and business letter composition and typing, the |
| Here are some examples of specialties: | | | | clients who use your services will feel comfortable |
| *Article Writing | | | | paying your rate because they know you provide |
| *Bookkeeping | | | | excellent service. |
| *Legal/Medical Transcription | | | | The time to get into virtual assisting is now because |
| *Desktop Publishing | | | | there are lots of potential clients who need this type of |
| *Resume Writing | | | | service, but don't even know it exists! |
| *Website Content Creation | | | | You'll have so much flexibility, because you can work |
| *Writing Publishing Press Releases | | | | out of your home, work for local clients, work for online |
| Finding virtual assistant jobs is not as easy as picking | | | | clients and work as much or as little as you want. The |
| up a newspaper and going through the Want Ad | | | | opportunity is wide open so start planning your virtual |
| section. You need to plan on marketing your services. | | | | assistant business right now. |