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Make Money With A Click Of A Mouse
As A Virtual Agent
By Denise Wright
articles@workhotline.com
Are You Tired of Working Hard to Make Money for Your Boss, Spending Hours Commuting To and From Work, and Leaving Your Kids All Day Long? “Want To Be A Virtual Assistant But Think You Don't Have The Necessary Skills?...
Think Again!!” If you're considering work-at-home for the first time, you may want to know about one of the most legitimate work-at-home jobs. With scams out there promising "real work from home for excellent pay", it can be difficult determining legitimate offers from ones that are bogus.
Some say the virtual assistant industry has become so popular because it helps men and women achieve a work/life balance. Business trends forecast an increase in service demand. "To become successful, you need a phone, PC and Internet connection."
Virtual assistants are work at home professionals who work remotely and use technology to deliver services to clients globally. Most work from their home offices and receive their project instructions by PC, phone, fax, e-mail or even instant message.
Although many virtual assistants offer secretarial services, as more people with diverse backgrounds and skills enter the ranks, virtual assistants who specialize in such areas as marketing, graphic and Web design, IT support or even translations are becoming more common.
Whatever the reason, once the decision is made, a successful Virtual Agent enjoys some great perks: control over your life, doing only the work you love, working only with the clients you choose, flexibility in the work schedule for family, friends and personal interests and no commute!
As the economy becomes more globalized, many businesses and individuals are outsourcing their tasks to virtual personal assistants.
The virtual assistants (or VA) industry has seen a huge boom in the past several years, and can be a lucrative and rewarding way to use your organizational and computer skills right from your home office.
With high-speed Internet access, you can quickly get started and provide excellent support and administrative services to anyone around the world, no matter where you are located.
With the advent of Internet technology, more agents are investing in the virtual world. From listings to Web pages to e-mail, agents are using the Web as a primary means to communicate with customers and to build their own income.
That invites a look into the future. Is it possible to become a virtual agent - someone who spends the majority of his/her time online? And why would an agent want to become a virtual agent? You can make an average of $8- $100 an hour depending on your work experience, and type of work you do. You should be prepared to work a minimum of 15-20 hours per week. You can work for 40-60 hours if your schedule permits you.
Here are some of the routine tasks Virtual Agents handle
Back Office
- Internet Research
- Updating web content
- PPT Presentations/Reports
- All kinds of spreadsheet work
- Managing your time/schedule
- Organizing information
- Data entry & word processing
- Writing/phone communications
- Go to my PC and remote logins
- Report preparation
Copywriting
- Editing and proofreading
- Ghostwriting
- Content management
- Internet research
- Transcription
- Compiling ebooks
- Technical writing
- Web content generation
- Moderate blog/forum posts
Other
- Phone Communication with Partners
- Ebay Auctions
- Personal finance tasks
- Resolving simple Personal issues
- Posting classified ads
- Ordering gifts
- Arranging appointments Travel
- Arrangements/research
- Help with Creation of Project Plans
Highlights
- Competitive hourly pricing
- No monthly minimum. Pay as you go only for
hours worked.
- Get Paid via Paypal, Credit Card or Wire Transfer.
MS Office Skills
- MS Word
- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- MS PowerPoint
Webmaster
- Installation support
- Web design services
- Graphic design/photo editing
- Internet related issues
- Web Promotion and SEO
- Google Adwords Marketing
- Shopping cart integration
- Website Maintenance and updating
Writing
- Product descriptions
- News Letters
- Press Releases
- Thank You letters
- Responses to Customer E-Mails
- Job Placement Classifieds
- Reports
- Research Summarize
- Article Submission
- Blogging
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