What is a Virtual Assistant (VA)?
A
Virtual Assistant (VA) is an entrepreneur specializing in
business support services, virtually, allowing other entrepreneurs
to attend to the revenue producing activities necessary
to their own business.
Virtual
assistance is simply administrative support offered online
rather than face-to-face. Projects are communicated
using available technology such as phone, fax, email, file
transfer over the Internet or on a diskette.
You
might be surprised by the tasks that a qualified and experienced
VA can provide virtually. Your trusted virtual assistant
can enter your computer while you're away at a meeting and
update your database or they can receive copies of all your
email and respond, on your behalf, to those requiring immediate
attention - she can even answer your phone while you're
away from your office. The only thing that a VA can't
do is make your coffee - and even that could be accomplished
with today's technology given some creative thinking!
Small
and home-based businesses are in dire need of consistent
reliable administrative support while they may not yet be
in a position to hire a permanent employee. In order
to realize their full potential for success even the smallest
businesses will benefit from a permanent partner in their
endeavours. A virtual assistant is the answer!
Want
to Become a VA?
Becoming a VA is serious
business. Because it is just that - a business. If you're
not sure that you want the stress and the responsibility
of owning your own business then becoming a Virtual Assistant
is probably not for you. Download a detailed description
of what it takes to be a VA and how to get started.
We hope that it offers you a good 'starting point' to becoming
a VA. If you don't have an Acrobat reader -
download one here.
Click here
for a printable version of "So you want to be a VA?"
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