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This site is particularly useful for those wanting to start a home based secretarial service, WAHMs (work at home moms/mums) and men as well of course. There is information for those wanting to work from home doing transcription, be it medical transcription at home jobs, general or legal transcription from home, virtual bookkeeping, virtual web design, to name a few tasks that a VA does. A VA is one of the best legitimate work from home jobs in my books. It's also one of the fastest growing industries around the world.

This website is also very interactive with visitors; several pages on the site encourage your valuable input. You can add your input, comments and even answer questions on any of the following pages so far:

Virtual assistant photos - add your photo, home office, working outside, working with kids, VA get togethers, etc...

Virtual assistant FAQ page - you may wish to ask a question or even answer a question that has been asked.

Virtual assistant niches - add your niche if it's not on the list. I've just scratched the surface with my list....

Virtual assistant market - how did you gain your clients? You may wish to add info on how you found a particular client or clients that I may not have mentioned on the page.

Transcription questions - ask any question you may have on transcription or answer any question asked.

Virtual assistant articles - how about contributing your own article on any perspective of VA life, directed to clients, words of wisdom, etc, etc. Your details will be included as the author and the article will have its own web page.

What is a Virtual Assistant?

A VA is an independent contractor who works remotely in their home based business, usually from their home office, to perform secretarial, administrative, and/or many many other tasks. With the use of email, internet, faxes, phones and mail, a VA is more than able to offer valuable support to other businesses who can then get on with growing their own business, whilst outsourcing administrative tasks.

Clearing up some misconceptions about Virtual Assistants

A VA does not have a work at home 'job', but a work at home business. As stated above, a VA is not an employee, but a contracted service provider. A VA is not an employed telecommuter. You see lots of info on the net stating to "never pay for a work at home job". Well that comment refers to work at home employees, people with a work at home job, not VAs. VAs do sometimes pay to gain work, ie: paying to access some job banks, some VA networks, etc. These are legitimate business expenses incurred in order to secure more clients.

Who am I?

I am a VA myself and have been working as a one since 2003, but have 19 years of corporate office experience behind me. My site offers lots and lots of valuable information for those wishing to become a VA or those wishing to use the services of a VA.

On the left you will find links to common questions and find plenty of useful suggestions, resources and networks.

That should virtually, pardon the pun, sum up my site objective.

Happy browsing...

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History of the Virtual Assistant Industry