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10 Reasons Why You Should Become A Virtual Assistant This Year
First of all, what is a virtual assistant (VA)? I like to
explain it as a word processor gone wild. A VA is someone who
works with clients, providing them with top quality support
services without having to be physically present at a clients
office. VA services are becoming more and more popular thanks to
today's technology such as email, the Internet, online instant
messaging, fax, phone, and overnight delivery. Gone are the days
of offices needing their support staff in the same building.
If you have a secretarial background or other support staff
expertise and a love for computers and all the technology it
offers, then here are ten very good reasons why you should start
your own VA business this year.
1. Make An Income You Can Live On
It was reported by virtual assistant trade organizations that
the average full-time VA working in the US would gross about
$39,452 annually. Now that isn't a bad income! That is the type
of money you can live on, even if you are a single mom.
2. The Need For VA's Is Only Going To Get Greater
According to the George Washington University forecast of
emerging technology, Virtual Assisting will become a $130
Billion Industry by 2008. Thanks to our growing technology, and
the fact that it's easier to just source out work to a VA due to
the fact that a business doesn't have to pay for any benefits
when they out-source, this type of service will only get bigger
and more in demand.
3. Are you feeling unfulfilled, unchallenged, and unmotivated?
Is your current corporate job beginning to feel like a real drag?
Are you dreading getting dressed up, driving your commute to
work, and working with a boss who is ungrateful and
unappreciative? Do you love some parts of your job and despise
other parts and wish you could do the parts you love more? Then
becoming a VA might be something you need to look into.
4. Want to continue your professional working life without
having to leave home? Want the flexibility to work from home and
have a better balance between work and life?
Maybe you're thinking of having kids, or have had your first
baby. You so want to continue your career, but you also want to
spend more time with your children. Take a good hard look at the
world of a VA. This type of home business will continue to give
you the satisfaction of a career, while also offering you the
ability to be there for your kids doctor appointments, their
first step, school field trips, and running them around to after
school events.
5. Gain the ability to work with people you want to work with.
Do you tend to click with certain types of people more than
others? With a VA business, you can decide who you want your
clients to be. Authors, salespeople, consultants, coaches,
executives, entrepreneurs, and small business owners are just a
few of the types of people you could work with.
6. The ability to do more than just one thing.
Looking for a little variety in your
business? Don't want to get
stuck doing the same thing over and over again? Here is a list
of just some of the things you can do as a VA.
Administration Writing services (technical or creative)
Business/employee communications Proofreading and editing,
research (online or traditional) Word-processing Spreadsheets
Data entry Database management Message management Scheduling
Bill paying Simple website design Newsletter distribution Bulk
mailing Reminder services Event planning Special projects
Concierge services Secretarial services Research Data
processing/data management Desktop publishing Transcription
services Mail and email services Telephone/fax services Internet
services Bookkeeping Purchasing services Writing/editing
services Marketing services Personal services Santa letters
Proposal Writer
7. The ability to Niche yourself.
Choose just a few of the ideas above and take it one step
further. Niche yourself. You might already possess knowledge in
a certain area. You can contact those businesses you are already
familiar with and work with them. Maybe in the past you had
worked as support staff for a marketing company. If marketing is
your thing, you can let businesses know that you can not only be
their VA and take care of all their typing and database
applications, but that you can also use your expertise to help
them market their business.
8. Use the equipment you already have.
If you're reading this article, then there's a good chance you
already have a computer, a printer, and fax capabilities. Why
not start putting that equipment to good use and make some
money?
9. The choice between working full-time or part-time.
Maybe you don't want to work full time, but you need to do
something to call your own. That's great! You'll be your own
boss; you can decide how much or how little you want to work.
10. Being able to say you love the way you make money.
If just the thought of working with your computer and current
technology makes you giddy, why not make money doing something
you love? Grab hold of the opportunity to make as much money as
you'd like and the ability to work from your home. You have the
opportunity to decide who you want to work with, the type of
work you want to do or not do, and your niche area. If this
sounds like the perfect opportunity for you visit *** to learn
more about starting your own Virtual Assistant Business.
For More information on this business visit:
http://www.bizymoms.com/cart/careers/va_kit.html
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About the author:
Liz Folger is the founder of http://www.bizymoms.com.
Bizymoms.com is the leading online resource for work-from-home
ideas. The site offers home-based business start-up kits, online
classes, e-books, chats and enthusiastic support for moms who
want to have it all - a family and a career. Visit
http://www.bizymoms.com for more information.
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