So you want to become a Virtual Assistant?

Resources are available to help you every step of the way.

• Get involved in organizations, groups, and local business events.
• Learn your special skills and strengths.
• What is it that you really enjoy doing?
  • Resources
    Take the FREE MAPP Assessment
    Career Interest Game
• Know what a Virtual Assistant (VA) is, and what a VA is not.
• What administrative office business support services are you qualified to offer?
• Find your niche, that special something that makes your skills or services unique.

If you are totally committed to be a Virtual Assistant, then research, research, and do more research.

• Write a great business plan, covering all areas of your business, operations, image, and goals.

With all the skills, experience, and equipment to be a Virtual Assistant, you must also have what it takes to be an entrepreneur.

• Self-confidence, desire, and passion for your business
• Ability to multi-task and adapt to rapid change
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Ability to anticipate the needs of others
• Sets goals, makes solid plans, and follows them to completion.

Fellow VAs are not your competition, but members of your team.We gain more by helping each other, building relationships, and proudly maintaining the high ethics and values set by the VA Industry.

Become a Master of Marketing

• Stay up to date on eCommerce industry news.
• Know your customers' needs, desires.
• Help your customer get what they want, which is generally more time. Time to do what they are best at, what they love, and to build their businesses.
• The best form of advertising for a Virtual Assistant is networking.
• Earn a reputation of professionalism, honesty, and dependability.

Great assistants are hard to find, your clients are looking for you.

• Meet local business owners,
• Have lunch with your local VAs
• Become an expert
• Take and teach a class
• Give away content rich information
• Bill for the time you actually work, giving away hours to clients can be costly
• Volunteer in your local community
• Carry business cards,
• Network! Network! Network!