VA for Professionals

22 April 2024

So, you know you have what it takes to be successful but are not exactly sure where to start? That’s okay. You want to make sure you get started the right way. This will help you gain your footing and ultimately grow a successful business.

I always recommend all beginners, no matter the profession, to pick a niche. Whether you want to be a writer, proofreader, transcriptionist or, in this case, are wondering how to become a virtual assistant with no experience, the first thing you should do is settle in a niche.

If a virtual assistant niche is not jumping right at you, here’s some of the most common (and lucrative!) options you might want to consider.

Social Media Assistant

Social media are a time suck for business owners, bloggers, and brands. (Believe me, I know!). As a virtual social media assistant, you help free up a client’s time by managing their social presence.  This can include creating content, finding share-worthy articles, making pin-worthy graphics and responding to DMs and comments.

You may be a good fit for this niche if you:

• Can pin, post, tweet, snap and update with the best of them
• Know what’s trending before it’s actually trending
• Are familiar with automation tools like Buffer, Tailwind, and Hootsuite
• Understand what it takes to generate buzz and create brand awareness.

Blogger’s Virtual Assistant

Bloggers are usually jacks and jills of all trades. That is, they do just about everything when it comes to creating, updating, and maintaining their blogs and online presence. When you are a one-man or one-woman show, it’s hard to keep up with this daily routine. That’s where you come in.

As a blogger’s assistant you may:

• Help write, edit, and post blog content
• Assist with graphic creation using applications like Canva or PicMonkey
• Respond to reader emails
• Optimize existing content by removing/fixing broken links, adding affiliate links, etc.
• Help schedule social media

Ecommerce Assistant

Running a virtual storefront requires a lot of upkeep. Online store owners may have hundreds of thousands of items in their ever-changing inventory. Plus, there are orders, returns and general customer service inquiries to handle on a daily basis. How on Earth do they keep up? They outsource work to a virtual assistant, like you, of course!

What you might do as an e-commerce VA:

• Write product descriptions
• Respond to customer billing inquiries
• Track packages and handle returns
• Help promote sales and product launches

Sellers may have their own sites or use a combination of popular platforms. As an e-commerce VA, you will help run the day-to-day operations of a store. This is a great opportunity to use your real-world retail skills in a virtual setting!

Real Estate Assistant

A lot goes into buying and selling property. That’s why buyers and sellers turn to realtors for help. Realtors secure home listings, help buyers find the perfect property, market listings, and stage open houses (to name a few). This is a lot to do for one person! To help stay organized and provide amazing support to buyers and sellers alike, realtors often outsource tasks so they can focus on their clients’ needs.

Some things you might do as a realtor’s VA:

• Schedule listing appointments and home viewings
• Market open houses
• Calendar management
• Write listing descriptions that sell
• Reach out to prospective buyers/sellers

General Admin Assistant

I know I said it’s important to pick a niche. So, you might be wondering why general admin assistant made the list. In reality, a general VA is a niche of its own. How so?

Solopreneurs and small business owners need help. Chances are, they have got orders rolling in and clients to please. But there’s also the internal things that need to get taken care of on a daily basis. It’s hard to concentrate on delivering quality work when there’s an administrative to-do list a mile long.

Read the full article here:

How to Become a Virtual Assistant with No Experience (workfromhomehappiness.com)

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