| Stressed out about what virtual assistant services | | | | making transportation and accommodation |
| you can offer your clients? If you are starting a | | | | arrangements and co-ordination of absolutely |
| home business as a Virtual Assistant then these | | | | everything pertaining to the event to ensure its |
| top 10 virtual assistant services should be on your | | | | success. This service may include parties and |
| list of services provided. | | | | weddings. |
| 1. Word processing. The majority of Virtual | | | | 7. Website Designer. The designing of a website, |
| Assistants offer this service to their clients. It is | | | | blog setup and ongoing maintenance is handled by |
| the one service that is used by the most | | | | website designers. Everyone should have a |
| businesses. This work usually includes | | | | website but not all have the capability or time to |
| correspondence, reports, manuals and memos. | | | | take care of one. By packaging a website service |
| Most VA's already have a good word processing | | | | with ongoing support and search engine |
| program such as MSOffice on their computer to | | | | optimization good designers should be kept fairly |
| be able to provide this service. | | | | busy. |
| 2. Writing. This service can encompass many | | | | 8. Social Media Marketing. This is a fairly new |
| aspects of the written word which includes | | | | service provided by Virtual Assistants and seems |
| technical or business writing. Resume writing, | | | | to be in high demand since marketing via social |
| newsletters, press releases, business plans, | | | | media sites like twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn are |
| manuals, articles, blogs and web page content are | | | | becoming common marketing tools to most |
| just a few of the things that can be accomplished | | | | businesses. Not everyone has the capability or |
| by a creative writer. Not only is this a service | | | | time to handle it. A Social Media Specialist can |
| utilized by many different types of businesses it | | | | provide different packages to their clients both |
| can also be beneficial to the Virtual Assistant | | | | online and locally. |
| themselves by increasing their own exposure to | | | | 9. Internet Marketing / service support. This is a |
| their target market. | | | | very broad subject that may include development |
| 3. Desktop Publishing. By being creative a VA can | | | | of sites adding shopping cart capabilities, email |
| design business cards, newsletters, brochures, | | | | maintenance and online marketing campaigns. |
| product labels, training manuals and flyers. | | | | Campaigns that include article marketing, blogging, |
| 4. Bookkeeping. This is a specialized service and | | | | SEO, trackbacks, and monitoring forums. This |
| appears to be in high demand but requires a | | | | service ties can be tied in with Social Media |
| certain level of competency and should only be | | | | Marketing. |
| done by experienced bookkeepers. However, I | | | | 10. Concierge Service. Arranging dinner |
| have noticed that anyone who is skilled in | | | | reservations, travel and transportation, tickets, |
| bookkeeping usually has a full list of clients. | | | | and gift buying are just a few of services that |
| 5. Transcription. By using different types of | | | | can be offered. I have even known these service |
| transcription machines this service is used by both | | | | providers to pack their clients suitcases, buy their |
| the medical and legal fields. Writers can be an | | | | groceries, pick up the dry cleaning and arrange |
| excellent source of business since many speak | | | | newspaper delivery. Unlimited potential for |
| into a tape recorder with their material and then | | | | someone who likes to be kept busy. |
| need it to be transcribed prior to submission to | | | | Many administrative assistants who wish to |
| editors. Seminar Speakers may need to have | | | | become a Virtual Assistant do not always |
| their classroom tapes made into eBooks and | | | | understand that their services can be much more |
| written training material. | | | | than just word processing. By using their skills and |
| 6. Event / Meeting Planning. If you are a natural | | | | work experience and by taking advantage of |
| organizer then consider providing this service. It | | | | available courses there are many services they |
| can include organizing a meeting comprising of | | | | can offer - even more than the top 10 Virtual |
| finding a location, arranging for food, beverages | | | | Assistant Services I have listed above. |
| and technical equipment. This may also include | | | | |