Do You Need a Virtual Assistant?
Posted by Elite VAs on February 25, 2007
The virtual assistant (VA) industry is booming. As more and more people are leaving their jobs behind, they are finding that they can put their administrative skills to use and make money in the process.
First, let me explain what a virtual assistant is. VAs are small business owners who provide remote, professional administrative support while working in long-term collaborative relationships with only a handful of terrific clients. We are professionals, we are business owners, we are entrepreneurs who have a passion to provide support to the portions of your business that are necessary, but do not produce revenue.
So do you need a virtual assistant? Maybe you know you need help, but aren’t sure where to start. Let me give you a few ideas:
Correspondence
Calendar Management
Travel Arrangements
Research
Database Management
Proofreading/Editing
E-mail Coordination/Management
Contact Management
Auto-responders
Bookkeeping
Desktop Publishing
Ghost-Writing – Newsletters, Blogs, eZines
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These are just a few items to get your thoughts going.
What makes Elite Virtual Assistants different than other VAs is that the “heart and soul” of our business is to provide not only administrative business support but personal support as well. We want to become an integral part of your business. We can provide services such as bookkeeping and marketing campaigns – but they are additional specialty areas. They are not the “heart and soul” of a virtual assistant business.
If you’re interested in using a VA, or if you’d like “101+ Ways to Use a Virtual Assistant,” visit our Elite VAs web site.
Amanda Evans said
I really enjoyed this post. I hadn’t realized that ghostwriting came under the category of VA. I am a professional ghostwriter and have a lot of experience in the administation side of things having worked in this area for over 10 years. Your post has given me some excellent ideas for my business.