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  • F.A.Q: Virtual Assistant Industry

    This section answers questions about the virtual assistant career profession and the virtual assistance industry.

    1. Should I promote that I'm a military spouse on my new VA Website?
    2. Will being a military spouse add value to my new VA Practice?
    3. Should I have some administrative support experience before entering this industry?
    4. Is the VBOtp Intro to Virtual Assistance 101 offered onsite?
    5. Do I need to be a certified Virtual Assistant in order to be successful?
    6. I'm a male interested in becoming a VA. Are all VAs Women?
    7. What is a Virtual Assistant?
    8. Does VBO offer a Virtual Assistant Course?

    1. Should I promote that I'm a military spouse on my new VA Website? - Top

    No. Do not spend your energies on promoting the fact that you are a military spouse virtual assistant on your new VA website, not every client will be supportive of this. However, the choice to do or not to do so is up to you.

    It is highly recommended that you focus your energies on promoting and marketing the very best in what you have to offer your clients on your new VA website. Share success stories of how you saved a client time and money, how you helped a client on a strapped budget, talk about how important it is for your company to build solid relationships with your clients, the importance of earning their trust, etc..

    You'll have plenty of time to play on your military spouse status during media interviews. In the early phases of your new VA Practice, focus more on building relationships, accountability, reliability, customer support and deliverables. - Updated: May 3, 2005

    2. Will being a military spouse add value to my new VA Practice? - Top

    Not necessarily. Your knowlege, skills, abilities, and uniqueness can. If a prospective client specifically requests a military spouse virtual assistant, then by all means, use the status to your advantage.

    However, in most cases clients will not require their VA to be a military spouse so be prepared to market the best in you. - Updated: May 3, 2005

    3. Should I have some administrative support experience before entering this industry? - Top

    Absolutely! We recommend that you have at least 2 consecutive years of experience. Of course more is better all the way around. - Updated: May 3, 2005

    4. Is the VBOtp Intro to Virtual Assistance 101 offered onsite? - Top

    Online, in the environment in which you will support your clients. - Updated: May 3, 2005

    5. Do I need to be a certified Virtual Assistant in order to be successful? - Top

    No. Certification does not determine your success, it simply adds value to your practice. - Updated: May 3, 2005

    6. I'm a male interested in becoming a VA. Are all VAs Women? - Top

    No way! While the majority are women, there are a number of self employed male virtual assistants. - Updated: May 30, 2006

    7. What is a Virtual Assistant? - Top

    A virtual assistant is an independent contractor that supports a number of disbursed clients around the corner or around the globe (administratively in nature) using a combination of collaborative tools and technologies such as efax, cell phone, palm pilots, two-way pagers, instant messaging, interactive websites, email, interactive meeting rooms and lots of creativity. - Updated: May 3, 2005

    8. Does VBO offer a Virtual Assistant Course? - Top

    Yes. On May 3, 2005, VBO introduced the self-paced Introduction to Virtual Assistance 101 course. - Updated: May 3, 2005

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