Virtual assistant services that you can offer
If you would like to make income online, there are several different virtual assistant services that you can offer.
Pros of becoming a virtual assistant
- Create your own schedule
- Very little or no out of pocket expenses
- Don’t need transportation
- Do not need a formal office where clients and staff meet
Cons of becoming a virtual assistant
- If you struggle with procrastination and time management, it can be stressful
- You may have to do some projects that are boring and repetitive until you develop a solid group of clients
- You will likely earn lower wages until you can establish a good portfolio
Virtual assistant services that you can offer
Some of the services that are listed can be offered to clients located anywhere. If you prefer, you can offer services to local clients. When you advertise your virtual services, make the details of your service clear. For example, if you create custom paper products, you should specify if you provide printing services.
Internet Services
- Article or guest post submissions
- Blog posting and maintenance
- Write ebooks and ezines
- Transcribing podcasts to blog posts
- Responding to emails, social media, and comments
- Upload photos to sharing sites
- Maintaining product databases (Ex. Ebay or Amazon products)
- Website or blog design
- Shopping cart management
- SEO, tracking statistics, keyword research
- Manage online ads (including pay per click campaigns)
- Setup and promote webinars
Administrative Services
- Phone services
- Data entry
- Proofreading
- Accounting
- Convert documents to PDF
- Setup appointments or travel arrangements,
Event Planning and Fundraising
- Design brochures and invitations
- Assist with advertising
- Design t-shirts, flyers, posters, etc.
Once you have decided what virtual assistant services you would like to offer, begin by building a portfolio. You may have to do some jobs for friends and family to get started, but you will need to demonstrate the quality of work you can offer. It will also help you to work out the details of how you would communicate with a client and how you need to write contracts. Working with friends and family will also help you determine how long particular projects will take. Knowing how much time to estimate for projects is essential when quoting clients time frames to expect the completion of their order. You do not want to take on more work than you can handle. It’s much better for a client to be pleasantly surprised that their order was completed earlier than expected than to deliver the news that you’re running late.
Ideas and resources for virtual assistant services
Do you have any tips or additional virtual assistant services you’d like to mention? Please leave a comment!
