What you'll learn

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• Determine if being a virtual assistant is right for you
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• Learn what you need to do before opening for business
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• Set your business policies and set yourself up for success
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• Learn how to set your rates
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• Prepare your business for launch
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• Create processes for the day to day running of your home based business
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• Successfully launch your business

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A good rule of thumb is: A virtual administrative assistant can do almost everything an administrative assistant could do if they were working from home on the other side of the country. In other words, they can't pick up your laundry from the dry cleaners, but they can do almost anything that requires remote access.

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Everyday office work. Elements of your daily life, like your calendar, files, email inbox, and phone management system, can all be outsourced to a dedicated virtual assistant. Unless you need to complete office tasks on-site, a virtual assistant can help you. Scheduling and travel arrangements. Need to book a conference a few months out?

Let a virtual assistant take care of it.

Need to follow up on a meeting a client missed?

A virtual assistant can keep track of your calendar. If it takes too much time to look at your own calendar, a virtual administrative assistant can instantly increase your productivity. Remote office management.

While a virtual administrative assistant may not be there to set up the conference table, there are still many things in the office that can be managed remotely, such as accounting, managing invoices, managing expenses, and processing payroll. Phone calls. From handling incoming calls to making calls on your behalf, a virtual assistant that handles administrative tasks can be your ear and voice when you want to work productively without distractions.

  Tina Marie Hilton is owner , consultant, coach, assistant & WordPress website creator at Clerical Advantage Online Technology Services and has been successfully providing services to clients across the U.S. since 2007. She has also coached and instructed virtual professionals in comprehensive ways to build success in their businesses since 2011.