The Virtual Assistant's Plight

So what is it like to be a Virtual Assistant? Into socialise with business people at all levels and
theory very good, you work at home, you decidenot many administrators want to do that. For that
on your hours, you can fit the work to suit youralone takes time and at the back of your mind
schedule. Yet what about the negatives? Peopleyou know you are only conversing with people on
need to be aware that finding work is hard to do.networking sites for business. You can go to the
You can put yourself out there, list in the freefreelance sites and bid for work, someone will
directories, and free sites, but after no workalways outbid you, guaranteed.
comes, how much do you fork out forThe only way you can succeed is by word of
advertising and paid for business sites? The skymouth and that it seems to me will take years to
has no limit here. Deciding that if I had not earnedestablish. You can place business cards and drop
anything why I should pay for work, is beyondleaflets this will bring a little work, but then again
me. I skipped these options.dropping leaflets takes time. Sure it is a good idea
You must optimise your website with the bestgetting a website with the idea of being a home
keywords, get the latest web 2.0 look for it, addbusiness but people need to know it is not easy
work examples, join the virtual assistantfinding work. If anyone has the secrets to being a
members' sites and then what? but what else issuccessful virtual assistant Please drop me a line
there?and share the experience. There is a contact
Networking, many recommend this, but you haveform on my website.