Virtual Assistant in the Making

But first, I will explain to you what is a virtual assistant and what does it do? A virtual assistant is an independent professional who works remotely either at home or anywhere. These individuals provide various kinds of services according to the skills they have (e.g., administrative, technical, creative or social assistance). They pay for their taxes, insurance, and benefits since they are independent contractors. The common mode of communication is through the internet and e-mail. They often use these applications (Skype, Google Mail, etc.) to communicate with their clients. Virtual Assistants became the mainstream over the years. A lot of people invest in hiring virtual assistants to help them with their duties, and most professionals to opt to work as a VA. So back to the question, why should you hire one? If you are a business person and have a growing business, a virtual assistant is someone you can trust to help you. I’ve listed down reasons why having a VA is i...

In setting our business profile as Virtual Assistants, we need to have certain qualities to be the best virtual assistant in the industry; that clients would line up to work with you. These qualities are important in building a long-lasting healthy relationship with our clients. Below are the qualities that I have gathered through research.  1 .        Reliable. This one is plain obvious not just when working as a virtual assistant, but also in an office-based set-up. Your client/employer hired you to make their life easier. As virtual assistants, as much as possible, if our client gives us a task, it is our responsibility to do them right away and accurately.  Your client has their work too so if you can work on your own and with less supervision, it will be a 100% help to them. There will be a great chance that your client will come back to you again and again. 2.        Good Communication. G...