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| Virtual Assistant Work The Cliché and Niche of Becoming a Virtual Assistant |
Having
a virtual assistant work gives the person the freedom to work from home or in
any remote areas here in the Philippines. It empowers them to work from the
comfort of their home and their chosen time zone. It made them feel to be more
productive, happier, and satisfied of the work they had than working in a
traditional working environment. This article will tackle the kind of jobs that
a virtual assistant does and the benefits of working from home.
Type
of Works They Do
A
person who wishes to be virtual assistant personnel must be able to create an
impressive portfolio to market the skills they had that will be used to provide
a quality of services to their clients.
This
consist of the following:
·
Working unit like a personal computer
or laptop.
·
Proficient in oral and written
English.
·
Able to perform the task
effectively.
·
Internet savvy.
·
Able to type faster by at least 35+
WPM.
·
A good internet connection.
From
the skills that virtual assistant personnel had, they will now acquire a job
that will be their bread and butter, and so as their milk and honey since this
kind of work has a passive income with unlimited opportunities they may get just
by working from home.
There
are different types of work that a virtual assistant can do, and these are:
·
Translator.
·
Bookkeepers.
·
Sales.
·
Customer service.
·
Email support and management.
·
Data Entry or Transcription.
·
Data encoding.
·
Data mining.
·
Social media management.
·
Newsletter management.
·
Event management.
·
Travels, hotels, and restaurants
bookings.
·
Scheduling and making reports.
· Manage the calendar, appointment,
and email of the clients business.
· Writing and editing content.
· Prepare customer spreadsheets and
keeping an online record.
·
Basic Design or Graphic Designer.
·
Real Estate Agent.
·
Different kind of digital marketing
task.
From the types of work mention above, these are the sample duties and task that virtual assistant personnel can do while working from home. There are lots of online work opportunity that a virtual assistant aspirant can look for by just visiting the freelancing sites like Upwork.com and Onlinejobs.com. These are the well-known site for getting freelance work.
The
advantage of having an online work is that; they can get as many clients as
they want, given that they can deliver their services effectively with high
quality of output.
Most
of the virtual assistant personnel are self-employed individuals but compared
to the full-time employees; they can work anywhere and anytime from the work
they had.
Benefits
of Working from Home
The
flexibility of working from home as a Virtual Assistant allows the person not
to experience the typical scenario of being a full-time employee working in the
office and having a schedule of 8am-5pm, 8am-6pm, 9am-6pm or other working hour
scheme given by the company. They will no longer experience the feeling of
waking up so early to avoid being late, no rushing and racing moment with other
commuters to acquire a transport vehicle that will bring them to their
designated destination and the hassle bustle of traffic along the way. Aside
from that, they will no longer encounter being far away from home with their
family just because of work and no more toxic working environment.
This
kind of work also benefited their clients since it will help them reduce the
cost of having full-time employees for their businesses. Also, to save time and
cost for training newly hired employee in a traditional working environment.
