Virtual Assistance is an Internet based Service where a tech
savvy person provides professional assistance to clients remotely from home or
anywhere in the world. The person who
provides such service is called a Virtual Assistant or VA. A VA is generally self employed or freelancer
and provides administrative support, creative assistance or technical assistant.
Virtual assistant service is very popular in freelancing world and the average virtual assistant earns $10,000+ annually. With a little bit of knowledge &
research anyone can work as a virtual assistant and start earning from his/her
home. That sounds interesting…isn’t it?!
You might be wondering who hires a VA? How do they get they
get paid?
Usually CEOs, HR, Marketing professionals who don’t have
enough time for small tasks or just a busy person who needs a helping hand to unburden
some his work pressure hires VA. They usually go to freelancing websites and
post a job to find the right person. If
you want to see a VA job post the visit this link.
Usually client pays through the freelancing website they are using. But
freelancers can also get paid into their paypal or payoneer account. Some clients offer to pay directly into the Va's
bank account.
So, exactly why do you need to know about Virtual
assistance?
Whether you are a business person, Job holder, Student or a
House wife at some point of your life you will need virtual assistance for your
business growth, organizing your work, Unburden some of your work pressure or
with your presentations-assignments. A
VA can help you with lots of different stuffs you can imagine about.If you want to earn some extra money or want to start your
career as a freelancer you will definitely need to learn about Virtual
assistance whether you are working as a VA or not.
Here are some useful tips if
you are thinking about start working as a VA:
1.
Essential skills you must have – Reliability, Good
communication skill, Good at Time management, Detail oriented, Resourcefulness,
MS office, Google office tools, these are some basic skills a VA must possess.
2.
Be Honest – Always be honest with your client.
If you don’t know what to do just ask your client and s/he will guide you
through.
3.
Add Value – This is one of the most important
thing when you are looking for VA jobs. Why should a client hire you? Give them
some good reason and they will surely hire you.
4.
Be Professional – You might be working from home
but you need to be extremely professional both in your words & work. You
must know what to say, How to say and how to handle different situations
professionally.
5.
Learn new things – As a freelancer you will face
tremendous amount of competition. And it may feel like freelancing is not your
cup of tea. But if you believe in hard working then you should consider learning
new skills. This is just another way to out stand your competition and get the
job you desire. Try learning skills like Digital Marketing, Web development and
Graphics designing. These are very demanding skills and it will surely help you
to get more jobs.
6.
Showcase your work – Last but not least, showcasing
your works will increase the chance of getting the job you have applied for. A
client always looks for the best candidate. And showcasing some of your work
can prove that you can do the job perfectly. You can create a portfolio and use
it with your job application. Here’s an example portfolio website:
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and thinking about growing your business you can also contact with me. Here’s
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You can also check out my active freelancing account from
here: Md
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