How to Become a Virtual Assistant
Start
a Virtual Assistant Business
and Get
Paid to Work from Home
Imagine
having a rewarding, high-paying career that lets you use your creativity
to provide virtual office assistant or virtual personal assistant services
for busy people and companies. Welcome to the virtual assistant business!

When
you become a virtual assistant (also known as a VA), you can enjoy
the freedom of being your own boss by starting your own business
providing office assistant or personal assistant services.
But
instead of going into an employer's office to work, you will work "virtually"
from the comfort of your own home or another location
of your
choice. You will have a flexible, financially rewarding
business that gives you the freedom to do work that you love.
"The one thing
I wish I had known before I started my virtual assistant business was how
amazing being an entrepreneur and a business owner can be. I wish I had
done this sooner. It has allowed me the freedom to choose to do what I
want, for who I want, when I want."
– Kate Kerans,
Kerans Virtual Assistance
Why Become
a Virtual Assistant?
If
you ask any successful CEO or business owner how they got where
they are, if they’re honest, they’ll probably tell you that they
could never have done it without a fantastic administrative assistant
and support staff.
Unfortunately,
many administrative assistants work tirelessly for years
in support of others, for little financial reward or appreciation.
In
addition to working long hours, some workers spend countless hours
commuting
to an office, have to deal with office politics, and are never
fairly recognized for their contributions.
BEFORE
An
assistant working in an office may even be thought of as "just a secretary",
which is usually far from reality, and may not be given the opportunity
to grow in her career or to focus on those aspects of the job that
she truly enjoys.
If
any of this sounds familiar, or if you are just seeking interesting new
challenges,
higher pay, or more flexibility and freedom
in your life (or if you are concerned about your company downsizing),
becoming a virtual assistant could be your dream career.
AFTER
What a
Virtual Assistant Does
The
type of virtual assistant work you will do depends on your personal interests
and the clients you choose to do business with.
For
example, you might choose to work for prestigious corporate clients
who have an increasing need for virtual assistants because of downsizing
and outsourcing of jobs that were previously done by employees.
Or
you might choose to take interesting and creative
jobs providing virtual office assistant or virtual personal assistant
services for busy professionals such as authors, entrepreneurs,
real estate agents, doctors, or lawyers. You might even become
a virtual assistant for professional associations or nonprofit
organizations.
When
you start a virtual assistant business you can also choose to specialize
or offer a variety of virtual assistant services, including the
following. (Which virtual assistant services would you like your
business to offer?)
-
Appointment
setting
-
Customer
service
-
Database
management
-
Desktop
publishing
-
Data
entry
-
Editing
and proofreading
-
Event
and meeting planning
-
Executive
assistance
-
Financial
services such as billing or bookkeeping
-
Graphic
design
-
Human
resources services
-
Legal
assistant services
-
Medical
transcription
-
Newsletters
-
Project
management
-
Public
relations
-
Real
estate virtual assistance
-
Research
-
Travel
arrangements
-
Website
design
-
Word
processing
-
Writing
-
And
anything
else clients need help with!

As
long as you have the desire, you can become a virtual assistant
and start your own virtual assistant business. No special education or
experience is necessary to break into this career and succeed.
You
can start your own virtual assistant business and become a virtual assistant
immediately,
earning an hourly rate of $25 to $60 per hour or more, using skills
you already have.
If
you would like to be paid to provide virtual assistant services, the FabJob
Guide to Become a Virtual Assistant is
for you! In this e-book you will discover how you can get started and succeed
in the exciting virtual assistant business.
The
guide's contributors include top virtual assistants. To give you insider
advice on how to become a virtual assistant and start a virtual assistant
business, author Jennifer Fishberg interviewed more than a dozen
successful
virtual assistants and experts such as Kathy Goughenour,
President and Head Trainer for Expert VA Training who built her virtual
assistant business to over $100,000 per year.
The
guide covers topics of vital importance to anyone who wants to start
a business providing virtual assistant services and get hired as a virtual
assistant, including:
How
to Become a Virtual Assistant
-
What
a virtual assistant does
-
How
to provide virtual assistant services (includes information about
a variety of services you can choose to offer to increase your income)
-
How
to develop the skills you need to be successful as a virtual assistant
-
How
to do a client consultation and assess client needs (includes a
sample
client questionnaire for a virtual assistant business)
-
Advice
for managing your time and structuring your daily activities as
a virtual assistant
-
How
to get started as a virtual assistant by working with other
virtual assistants
-
How
to get virtual assistant work through virtual staffing agencies
-
Links to many valuable resources
you can use to help you work more effectively as a virtual assistant
How
to Start a Virtual Assistant Business
-
How
to start a part-time or full-time virtual assistant business for little
or no money
-
Information
about business matters affecting a virtual assistant business such
as business planning, insurance, etc.
-
Choosing
a name for your virtual assistant business
-
How
to set up an office for your virtual assistant business
-
Sources
of start-up financing if you want to spend more on your virtual
assistant business (e.g. leasing an office instead of working from home)
-
Pricing
your virtual assistant services, with information on:
-
How
to set your hourly rate
-
Per
project
fees
-
Monthly
retainers
-
Getting
a deposit before you start a project
-
How
to invoice clients
-
What
to include in a client contract or agreement
-
How
to select strategic partners
-
How
to market your virtual assistant services effectively through:
-
Advertising
-
Freelance
marketplaces
-
Networking
and referrals
-
Free
promotional opportunities
-
How
to get corporate clients for your virtual assistant business
-
What
you need to know about preparing proposals for virtual assistant
work
-
Helpful
samples
you can use in your virtual assistant business (including a sample invoice,
sample contracts, and more)

PLUS,
you will discover:
-
How
to be certified as a professional virtual assistant
-
How
to prepare a portfolio
-
How
to find a mentor who can help you start a virtual assistant business
-
Tips
for finding telecommuting jobs
-
Samples
of what you need to become a virtual assistant and start own your virtual
assistant business, including:
-
Sample
virtual assistant client consultation form
-
Sample
resume
for a virtual assistant
-
Sample
cover
letter for a virtual assistant
-
Sample
thank
you letter
-
Sample scripts of what
to say when talking to prospective clients of your virtual assistant business
-
Sample
hourly rates for virtual assistant services
-
Sample
contracts
for an individual client or a corporate client
-
Sample
invoice
for a virtual assistant business
-
Sample
virtual assistant client feedback form
-
Sample
press
release for a virtual assistant business
-
And
more!
You
can have all this and more for an incredible price. It can cost hundreds
of dollars to take courses on starting a business, and chances are they
will not include specific information about becoming a virtual assistant
or starting a virtual assistant business. The
FabJob Guide to Become
a Virtual Assistant contains some of the best business advice
you could get from other sources, and more.
The
information in this guide can save you many hours of research, help you
avoid some costly mistakes, and give you information you need to become
a virtual assistant business and start your own virtual assistant service
business.
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You
can earn back much more than the price of the guide your first day in business.
And with this guide you can start your own virtual assistant business much
more quickly and cost-effectively.
If
you believe you deserve to have the career of your dreams, this
guide is for you. It gives you what you need to know to become a virtual
assistant, including how to provide virtual assistant services and start
your own virtual assistant business.
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The
FabJob Guide to Become a Virtual Assistant is for anyone who wants to become
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"There are so many rewards,
including the flexibility to create my own schedule, and the knowledge
that I don't have to do the same old work day after day. But perhaps most
rewarding is being able to constantly learn and apply new technical and
creative skills."
– Janet Barclay, Founder
of Organized Assistant and Golden Horseshoe Virtual Assistants Group
"Your time is more valuable
than you may think! Something that may only take you 30 minutes to complete
may take them 4 hours – you should remember to charge accordingly.
Your knowledge and skill is extremely valuable!"
– Suzanne Roy, Real
Estate Virtual Assistant, V.A. Work
Janet
and Suzanna are two of the virtual assistants who give advice in this FabJob
guide
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