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Aug 31, 2010, Becoming a Virtual Assistant

I'm 18 with two children and i just started college 5 weeks ago and know nothing about being a VA and wanted to know how do you become a va? what do you

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Aug 19, 2010, Getting Clients for legal transcription business

If you are a start up offshore (outside US, UK) legal transcription business, how can you go about getting clients?

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Aug 19, 2010, virtual assistant clients

Your virtual assistant clients are of course an integral part of the success of your freelancing business.

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Jul 7, 2010, Notes to Doctor on Transcription

How do I leave the doctor a note about a dictation error on a medical transcription document

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Jul 7, 2010, Transcription Templates

I am looking for a good template to do interview transcribing, i.e. journalist interviewing a client for story. I have 15 years experience but used the

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Jun 18, 2010, CC-- MT in Ontario, Canada

I just started working for a Canadian medical transcription company, where I am expected to transcribe a certain number of dictated minutes per week.

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Jun 18, 2010, Transcription on A MAC

My Question is can Medical Transcription be done on a MAC Computer. I have noticed some people taling about MAC's, but it was my understanding that Medical

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Jun 18, 2010, transcribing a conceiled tape

I have been asked to transcribe a tape between an employee and supervisor that was very obviously done on a conceiled digital recorder. Am I opening myself

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Mar 30, 2010, Procedure Manuals

I have recently discovered that micro business owners are not aware of the necessity of having complete and accurate procedure manuals. I have recently

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Mar 27, 2010, [Audio Transcription & Secretarial Services Ltd]

Audio transcription, typing and proofreading services. Confidential, professional, accurate transcription, typing and proofreading services. We transcribe

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Mar 15, 2010, Homemaker with basic administrative skills

If you have basic computer skills and can type, are there openings for virtual assistants with these basic skills

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Mar 15, 2010, Rates for Transcription

I hear so many ways people go about charging for a transcribing service; as an independent contractor, what rate or how would a transcriber charge for

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Feb 15, 2010, Bridgeland Administration Services, Brisbane, Australia

Bridgeland Administration Services is designed to help business owners save both time and money, by making the option of outsourcing their Administration

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Feb 12, 2010, EVAO®, PO Box 1791, Bartow, FL 33831-1791 USA

EVAO® Heather Wilches-Brooks EVAO@EVAO.net www.EVAO.net 863.537.4056 Membership site for Professional Virtual Assistants looking to grow their business,

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Feb 1, 2010, Judge striking a statement during transcription

If the Judge strikes a statement from the record, do I type that in my transcript or leave it out

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Jan 17, 2010, Sending dictation to a transcriptionist electronically

How can a client dictate a document and send it to the VA for transcription electronically? What reliable programs, software or website exists for

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Dec 14, 2009, How Do I get started being a virtual assistant?

I have been unemployed for 1yr. I have over 20yrs of customer service experience and over 10yrs of clerical experience. I want to start a new career

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Nov 26, 2009, Radiology Transcription Manager

What is the correct way to type -- 2-dimensional, 2 dimensional or two dimensional, two-dimensional?? What is

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