| Virtual Assisting is one profession that opens up | | | | and the changing way we do business. |
| doors that would normally be closed to individuals | | | | There are various rates that can be charged for |
| who cannot leave their homes for various | | | | a full range of services. Appointment Setting, |
| reasons. A virtual assistant (usually abbreviated as | | | | word processing, data entry, general admin, |
| a VA, and can sometimes be referred to as a | | | | newsletters, brochures, bookkeeping, travel |
| virtual office assistant ) is an entrepreneur who | | | | arrangements, flyers, invoicing, phone calls, email, |
| provides professional administrative, technical, or | | | | websites, proof reading, writing, customer service, |
| creative assistance to clients from their own | | | | research/internet research, event planning, |
| home office via; Internet, phone or fax. They | | | | internet marketing, PowerPoint, graphic & |
| usually work for other small businesses and | | | | logo design, article writing, mail merge and mailing, |
| consultancy groups. | | | | transcription, marketing, public relations, desktop |
| Virtual assistants are expert assistants. Most VA's | | | | publishing and proofreading are just some of the |
| have many years of experience in the corporate | | | | services being offered by virtual assistants. |
| world prior to opening their doors as a VA. | | | | The possibilities and endless for self employment. |
| Armed with years of experience, knowledge, their | | | | Anyone who has developed specialized on-the-job |
| intellectual capitol and other resources, they can | | | | skills can work as a virtual assistant and can |
| be easily referred to as, administrative support | | | | charge more or less depending on your skills and |
| specialists. | | | | expertise. In order to have a successful small |
| Virtual assisting is a newly emerging industry that | | | | business as a virtual assistant, you must ensure |
| saw its beginnings in the mid-1990s. Virtual | | | | that your skills and qualifications are top notch. |
| assisting is attractive to solo entrepreneurs, small | | | | Virtual assisting is the new way to get the help |
| business owners, and is one of the fastest | | | | you need, when you need it, and is going to |
| growing telecommute careers. It's an example of | | | | continue to grow due to corporate downsizing and |
| the innovative new careers that are emerging as | | | | the proliferation of outsourcing. |
| a result of growth in the information industries | | | | |