Can I Work as a VA Without Having Strong Technical Abilities?
So, you are not a tech guru, is there still virtual work that you can do? The simple answer is yes.
Many small business owners need help with tasks that will require someone with a background in web design or web maintenance, social media management, graphic design or even email marketing, however there are still plenty of outsourced tasks that require administrative experience.
To be successful as a virtual assistant, you don’t have to offer everything to a client, but you do need to offer what you do best.
Below are some administrative tasks that many small business owners outsource that won’t require strong technical abilities.
- travel planning
- database management
- event planning
- ghost writing
- making phone calls
- organizing lists
- updating curriculum
- preparing holiday cards
As long as you are clear about your abilities when working with a client, there should be no problems. A client wants to work with som...
5 Ways To Help Clients At The End of the Year
It is hard to believe that December is here and we will be welcoming in the New Year very soon. Many of your clients still have things they need to do before changing the calendar to 2014 that can be outsourced to a virtual assistant.
Here are 5 things you can do to help with the end of the year push.
- Communicate! This is a busy month, and time is flying by. Be sure and reach out to your client by email, phone, or Skype to remind them that you can help wrap up administrative tasks.
- Website Review. Offer to make sure all information on their website is updated with new business testimonials and photos, so that the website is refreshed and ready for visitors in the new year.
- Organize Emails. Many of your clients would really appreciate starting 2014 with an inbox that isn’t cluttered. Offer to create or purge both their active or reference-only emails. With a little guidance from your client, this can be a great project to help them with.
- Follow-Up Help. The end of the year ...