While the term Virtual Assistant is becoming more and more popular, many of us still aren’t sure how to use one in the day to day operations of a business. The Virtual Assistance industry is growing by leaps and bounds. Every VA has their own niche and specialty skill set. This post is the first in a series. Each week I’ll be covering the different ways that a business can use a Virtual Administrative… Continue

When I decided to become a Virtual Assistant, I realized that I would need a website. I was frantic to get one set up but I knew absolutely nothing about Web design. I didn't have the slightest clue as to what to put on it either. But, I dove on in, created a site with Google Page Creator, then moved it over to Microsoft Office Live where I was able to do a little more customization. Well, I've learned a lot in the last two months, but I'm still clueless when it comes to Web design! So, when… Continue

Starting any new venture is always exciting but sometimes it can be a little daunting. I found this to be the case when I was researching Virtual Assistance. At first I purchased memberships to all kinds of groups, then I jumped on the eBook bandwagon and bought several of those. Unfortunately there wasn't much to either of them. There was no one-stop, step by step, how-to resource for getting started in this business. At least I couldn't find any that didn't cost a fortune. So, I cut my… Continue

I just came across an interesting article about Virtual Assistants by Brandon Mendelson. Basically he conducted an experiment to compare how a Virtual Assistant would perform as compared to a regular assistant that worked for him. The task was the same, but the results were drastically different. Read about his experiment as well as my comments on his post… Continue