A Work From Home Guide To Beginners.

by Lerry Galve | Freelance Personal Assistance | Feb 22, 2020, | Best Freelance Service | Freelance Services

Freelance Professional Virtual Assistant

I found out that working from home is possible, not until I have read about being a virtual assistant.

A virtual assistant is generally self-employed and provides services to business owners, professional administrative, technical, or creative assistance to clients remotely from a home office.

Yes, you read it right! You work in the comfort of your home. That mean's you will not be around with people like working in the office, the only work mate you're going to be with, would probably your family or your pet.

Having that said, it saves you much time that is wasted on the road traffic going to work and going back home.

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If you are working in an office-based company, you know that traffic in Metro Manila is no joke. Waking up 2-3 hours earlier in the morning to your supposed time only to make sure you will not be late causes so much stress to the employees. Poor work performances happened as they will be late; because of the traffic or sometimes absent. It also tends to affect the employees' performances in providing their best in helping the company's growth.

I guess you are now more curious about how to become a virtual assistant?

The first thing you need to have, of course, is the skills that you will be offering to your future clients as well with the equipment, which is a well-working laptop or desktop.

Skills will serve as the service that you will provide to your client.

Below are the virtual assistant services that you can provide to a great starting point:

• Customer support

• Website design

• Graphic design and layout

• Calendar management and travel arrangements

• Content creation for blogs and ghostwriting

• Editing and proofreading

• Transcription

• Content research

• Keyword research

• Email management

• Bookkeeping

• Data entry

• Creating sales pages

• Lead generation

• Editing videos

• Social media management

• Project management

The list goes on! The more skills you have, the more services you can offer to your clients!

The second question you probably have is where you can find clients?

Clients can come from:

• Referrals

• Social media websites like Facebook, Twitter or Instagram

• Companies that hire virtual assistants

• Freelancing platform like Upwork, Onlinejobs.ph.

Lastly, how much does the average virtual assistant earn?

A virtual assistant's salary ranges from $200 to $2200 a month, depending on their skills. A programmer will require a higher salary as compared to a data entry specialist, which is almost the same case with office-based jobs.

Payments are being sent through a wire transfer like Paypal or Payoneer.

Obviously, if you are planning to work online, a general understanding of all-things-internet is an excellent place to start. Having some specific skills and experience will make getting started easier, and it'll help with landing the first few clients.

Your experience could include any variety of business activities — both online and offline. At the same time, it is essential to note that a lack of skills should never be a deterrent. A high degree of motivation, excellent communication skills, and a desire to learn are equally, if not more important. Lets rock our freelancing career this 2020!