101 Services to Offer as a Virtual Assistant By Anupam Rajey
VIRTUAL ASSISTANT
101 SERVICES TO OFFER AS A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT 101 SERVICES Follow my blog with Bloglovin If you’re reading this blog you’re one amongst 54 million Americans wanting to give up traditional careers and take up freelancing business that offers greater freedom and flexibility to work when you want to and in areas of your choice. After all, the idea of working in your PJs from the comfort of your home sounds fascinating for sure! Heck, you could even work from a beach while holidaying! Alluring? You bet! Individuals love it because it allows them the flexibility to create a lifestyle they want and saves companies the hassle of going through a time-consuming process of filtering the right candidate for full-time candidate with hefty salaries which in turn puts a drain on company’s finances. Thus there is an unprecedented shift in which companies do business. Small/medium businesses and start-up owners these days prefer to work with freelancers as it saves them both time and money. Too many emails to answer, too many meetings to attend, too many clients to meet, too much to do and too little time – as a small/medium business owner you’ve probably faced this situation or will face it at some point or the other. Therefore there is tremendous opportunity for individuals to offering valuable Virtual Assistant Services to companies and making money in the process. But there’s a catch! Deciding what type of virtual assistant services you are going to offer and the hourly rate for it is one of the tallest hurdles you encounter while starting off your VA business. You are not a superhero who can do everything and take on a the role of a CEO! To put it simply, you as a Virtual Assistant will simply lend a helping to business owners by assisting them with certain tasks that business owners do not have time for. You need to do your homework well and be aware of your strengths and weaknesses. Based on your educational qualification, skills and past experience you then need to zero down a specific niche or role you would like to take on as a Virtual Assistant. Still lost or unable to figure out what kind of virtual assistant services you can offer? Fret not, you’re at the right place! This article will give you a run through of 101 Virtual Assistants Tasks That you can offer. For ease of understanding I have segregated the list of tasks into different functions or roles.
Administrative Virtual Assistant Business world over using Virtual Assistant services outsource administrative tasks simply because they find it repetitive, mundane and time-consuming. They’d rather utilize this time concentrating on sales and other more productive tasks that require attention.
Here are some common tasks performed by a Virtual Administrative Assistant:1.
Managing/responding to emails and calls.
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Scheduling appointments
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File management in Google Drive, Drop Box etc.
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Drafting letters/emails
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Sending greetings etc on behalf of the client
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Preparing presentations and other documents for meetings etc.
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Travel booking, reservations etc.
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Assistance with personal tasks like doctor’s appointments, online shopping etc.
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Preparing minutes of the meetings.