Want to be a Virtual Assistant?

Do YOU want be a Virtual Assistant (VA)?

But don’t know what your strengths and talents are that can help you get started?

Technology is changing and VAs are in constant demand, but not just any VA is acceptable.
What are the requirements to be a Virtual Assistant?
  • 100% honesty, reliability, and ethics
  • A commitment to pride in your work quality and the pursuit of self and work/career excellence
  • Intense attention to detail and error checking
  • Proactive, self starter, self manager, and tenacity in finding solutions to problems
  • Professional demeanor and personable/team player attitude who’s passionate about working on the Internet
  • Computer knowledge
Want to find out if you have what it takes?
On this blog post you will find 4 Steps that can help you.
Are you ready? Let’s start:

Step 1
What are your pros and cons?

Being an employee:  List Pros and Cons

Being Self-employed: List Pros andCons

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Step 2

List your skills: (i.e. organizing, cleaning, filing, listening)

List your interest: (i.e. reading, writing, research, entertaining, technology)

List your talents: (i.e. painting, dancing, acting, photography, designing)

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Step 3

What skills/interests/talents can I offer my clients in a way that I feel appreciated and valued?

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Step 4

Now that I have these written down, what are my next steps?

Take these steps to get the ball rolling.

Place a check when done:

1.  Research is essential and can be fun.

These resources can be very useful.  Take time to receive information.

  • Internet
  • library
  • books
  • newspaper

2. Comparing notes and information.

It’s time to gather the resources and find your niche.

  • Write down the pro’s and cons
  • Look into your competition
  • What is the difference between you and your competitors
  • Write, write, write……

3. Choosing how you will market your services/products.

This step takes a lot of consideration especially if money is tight.

Affordable/free ways can be:

  • Blogs (WordPress and Blogger)
  • Google Sites for a Content Management System (CMS)
  • Social Media Networking
  • Business Networking
  • Always have business cards ready
  • Talk to family and friends
  • Offer your services at a discount price in exchange for a testimonial or referral

Investment:

Consider the parts of your work and personal life where you have demonstrated being trustworthy and responsible and list them.

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What’s cooler than Twitter and Facebook?

Acronyms!

What are acronyms?

According to Wikipedia: Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations that are formed using the initial components in a phrase or name. These components may be individual letters as in LOL.

In my journey through “What WTF do those letters mean?”

I realized Social Networking continues to grow and typing a message with just a few words possible is a bit challenging.  Many adults don’t know what LMAO, SMH, TTYS, ROFL mean.  Especially when some Social Networking sites limit how many characters can be used on microblogging and status updates.

Twitter only allows 140 characters and Facebook 420 characters maximum which means your message has to be short and to the point.

I sat down with two teenagers, my daughter and sister who love to phone text and use aim for chat and asked them to give me the most common and useful acronyms.

Here’s a list of acronyms:

  • ILY- i love you
  • ILY2- i love you too
  • FB- facebook
  • LMBO- laughing my butt off
  • LOL-laughing out loud
  • LML- laughing mad loud
  • ROFL- rolling on the floor
  • TTFN- tata for now
  • BRB- be right back
  • G2G- got to go
  • HBU- how about you
  • BFF- best friend forever
  • BFFL- best friend for life
  • BF- boyfriend
  • GF- girlfriend
  • IDK- i don’t know
  • IDC- i don’t care
  • NM- nothing much
  • NVM- nevermind
  • L8R- later
  • W/- with
  • JK- just kidding
  • JP- just playing
  • IM- instant message (aim)
  • TTYS-talk to you soon
  • WTF?-what the f**k?
  • SMH- shaking my head
  • WE-whatever
  • OMG- oh my God
  • OMB- oh my Buddha
  • WTH?- what the h3ll?
  • TTYL-talk to you later
  • NP-no problem
  • IDR- i don’t remember
  • JC- just chilling
  • IMY- i miss you

Fun symbols to use with your posts:

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Hilarious Social Media Comic Strips!

While I was exploring on the internet for jokes just to brighten up my day. I found a few hilarious images regarding Social Media. I just had to share them with you.

Enjoy and Remember to LOL!

Which is your favorite?

Holiday Gifts for your Virtual Assistant

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This year you hired a Virtual Assistant (VA) and they turn out just fabulous. They made you lots of money and even went an extra mile to simplify your life.

Now it’s the holiday season and you can’t decide what to give your VA. Well we put together a list of holiday gifts your Virtual Assistant would love.  Some are FREE and some are NOT-SO-FREE but are worth the joy of giving.

These are FREE gifts your VA would love:

  1. Testimonial
  2. LinkedIn Endorsement
  3. Refer a client
  4. Video testimonial
  5. Include a link from virtual assistant’s website on yours

These are NOT-SO-FREE Gifts your VA would love:

  1. Offer long term contract
  2. Buy a software for their PC/Mac
  3. Pay for additional marketing training or online training
  4. Blackberry or iPhone
  5. Spa treatment
  6. Gift card to a restaurant
  7. Gift card from Staples, Office Max, Costco….
  8. Movie Tickets
  9. Starbucks Card
  10. Amazon or Borders gift card
  11. Nice pen set
  12. Headset with mic
  13. Webcam

Many successful entrepreneurs spend lots of time testing various Virtual Assistants just to find the right one.

If you have that Special VA why not give them a gift of appreciation starting RIGHT NOW!

Tech Savvy Virtual Assistants WISH you and your loved ones a Happy Holiday and a Fantastic New Year!

Viva 2010!