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#1 (permalink)   02-24-2010 VirtualAssistant4u Contributing Member Company name: virtual4u   Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 55 Most Common Request Hi Everyone, As a new VA I'm curious as to what is most often requested from you by your clients. What is your most requested service? Is it bookkeeping, social media, data entry, word processing..... Thanks for your feedback! __________________ lisa

#2 (permalink)   02-24-2010 leedrozak Resident Member Company name: My Office Assistant Small Business Practical Times: Web Security: Password Protection My latest Twitter: This is a great weekend to support #SBW2012. I wi...   Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Western Pennsylvania Posts: 2,263 Blog Entries: 13 Re: Most Common Request I am a generalist so my most requested tasks are project management in nature and organization of processes. Social media is another hot service. What are your skills? There are clients out there for all skills. __________________ Lee Drozak My Office Assistant

#3 (permalink)   02-24-2010 Gal Friday Contributing Member Company name: Leigh Lopez Virtual Office Solutions   Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Thousand Palms, CA Posts: 51 Re: Most Common Request I'm new too and haven't a client just yet, but so far the most common question I hear from potential clients is if I offer bookkeeping. __________________ --Leigh

#4 (permalink)   02-25-2010 Office Goddess Senior Member Company name: The Virtual Office Goddess, LLC   Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 2,966 Re: Most Common Request I primarily provide bookkeeping services so those are my most requested tasks. Your skills and niche will affect what services you offer and what your clients will want you to do for them... __________________ Lily Chambers, The Virtual Office Goddess, LLC Author "How to Do Your Own Small Business Bookkeeping"

#5 (permalink)   02-25-2010 The Office Virtuoso Junior Member Company name: The Office Virtuoso   Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 263 Re: Most Common Request Research, proofreading, and transcription are my most requested __________________ Kathy www.theofficevirtuoso.com

#6 (permalink)   02-25-2010 VirtualAssistant4u Contributing Member Company name: virtual4u   Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 55 Re: Most Common Request Hi Kathy, Thank you for your response. I've been trying to find clients for researching. What type of businesses request that? Thank you. __________________ lisa

#7 (permalink)   02-25-2010 VirtualAssistant4u Contributing Member Company name: virtual4u   Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 55 Re: Most Common Request Hi Lee, My skills are of the administrative type and researching but I'm definitely pushing myself into the other areas which is kinda scary as I want to provide a great product but will be learning as I provide. __________________ lisa

#8 (permalink)   02-25-2010 The Perfect Word Junior Member Company name: The Perfect Word The Perfect Word Transcription: Please, please, PLEASE ditch the pop-ups! My latest Twitter: Tax-free weekend for emergency supplies (batteries...   Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Richmond, Virginia Posts: 478 Re: Most Common Request My main advertising thrust is transcription, but I will do word processing, data entry for mailing lists, etc. If someone called for bookkeeping/accounting, I normally would turn it down, but my husband said to forward them to him. He does taxes, has an accounting degree, etc, and actually came up with a business name for himself, but never pursued it. __________________ Pam Deyerle - Transcriptionist in the Richmond, Virginia area The Perfect Word Transcription Services

#9 (permalink)   02-25-2010 The Office Virtuoso Junior Member Company name: The Office Virtuoso   Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 263 Re: Most Common Request Originally Posted by VirtualAssistant4u Hi Kathy, Thank you for your response. I've been trying to find clients for researching. What type of businesses request that? Thank you. All types of business. Some are looking for info about their competitors, some are looking to explore the market for a new product or service, and some are looking for info they know is out there, somewhere on the Internet and they want you to find it so they can use it for their articles, blogs, books. __________________ Kathy www.theofficevirtuoso.com

#10 (permalink)   04-15-2010 dlp1967 New Member   Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Southern New Jersey Posts: 41 Re: Most Common Request Originally Posted by VirtualAssistant4u Hi Lee, My skills are of the administrative type and researching but I'm definitely pushing myself into the other areas which is kinda scary as I want to provide a great product but will be learning as I provide. I'm doing the same. It is challenging, but possible __________________ Donna