Virtual Assistant - Would you or your company use one?

[Lorin Lambert]

An acquaintance of mine suggested I look into becoming a virtual assistant. He felt that with the skill and experience I have, I could definitely excel at doing something like this.

I wanted to pose a question to the professionals, executives, etc on this site .... would you utilize a virtual assistant? I want to see if this is something that's worth starting up or not.

Thank you for your time!

-Lorin

[David Mark]

Yes. Most definitely! You have to be competitive with your pricing, however, and find a niche worth delving in to. This is a popular industry and it's all the rage now. Visit these sites to look what you're up against.

www.asistu.com
www.yourvirtualresource.com
www.ivaa.org
www.onlinebusinessmanager.com
www.elance.com
www.b2kcorp.com
www.yourmaninindia.com

You'll see pricing from $4-$20+/hour

[Lorin Lambert]

David, thank you so much for your reply to my post. I especially appreciate the information you provided. I'm going to check out all of those sites.

So.... if you ever need a virtual assistant, you know where to find me! :)

Thanks again,
Lorin

[Kyle Lacy]

I have had great success with a virtual assistant.

[Amy Woodall]

Hi Lorin,

Before I started my company Image Savvy I worked for a virtual assisting firm in sales and marketing. It is a great service to offer to anyone who doesn't want the overhead of an employee, and or can't afford a full time employee. There are many small business owners who only need help on a project or retainer base. Find a niche market and go after it. Skills such as travel arrangements, scheduling, bookkeeping etc. are all useful to offer, and there are a lot of programs and phone systems out there that add value to the services you can provide.

[Lorin Lambert]

Kyle and Amy ... thank you so much for taking the time to reply! The more I'm reading and learning about VA's, the more interested I am in pursuing this. As you said, Amy, I just have to find my niche and go after it!

Thanks again.

-Lorin