Determining Your Services What kinds of services do virtual assistants offer? Discuss various virtual assistant services here.
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Old 12-30-2008
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What do clients typically outsource to you?
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I think that depends on the skills involved. I provide bookkeeping services, but there are VAs that do all kinds of office work - transcription, data entry, web design, etc. I'm afraid there isn't a 'pat' answer for this question...
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Blogging and using Wordpress. That seems to be where I spend most of my time.
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My clients are mostly calendar and client management. I also so project management and occassional bookkeeping. It all depends on your niche and what services your clients need.
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Default Re: What are your most common tasks?
It depends on the client's type of business.

I blog alot for one client but that involves alot of preparation, reading, discussion, etc. before it comes to writing.

I also have a real estate client so I work on her virtual tours, writing property descriptions, ad work, maintain a few websites and realtor.com updates. She's a busy agent even in this market so there is listing work nearly every week.

I'd like to work more on newsletters, blogging, press releases, social networking and article writing. I think that is direction I'm going in. I digress.

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Default Re: What are your most common tasks?
Great question! Hopefully, there will be more posts on this one.

Jan,

What real estate software do you use with your real estate agent client? I'm trying to niche in that area. I'm a licensed real estate salesperson but don't have the experience as I got the license and haven't done anything with it yet.

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Since I specialize in social media, social networking, internet marketing and online presence management, that is where many of my tasks are. I've done quite a bit of research for clients since I have a background in research and data.
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It depends on the client. I think project management. I also have to say that there are many projects that I am managing.
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I plan to complete word processing, data entry, marketing, HR assistance, and some bookkeeping. I hold a certificate enabling me to be a human resource assistant so that will be one of my main services.
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Bookkeeping (all aspects including A/R, A/P, etc.)
Payroll
Tax Preparation
HR Management
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website maintenance, article submissions, email subscriber database updates, social media profile set ups, backlink building, research, sales pages, set up email campaigns, customize newsletter templates. If it's internet marketing I do it.
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Mine are online/social marketing, report formatting and proofreading

I spend 90% of my time doing social networking right now, for various clients.
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Your Virtual Wizard,

I see that you mention you have a real estate client. I am interning with one right now ( I am a new VA). I would like to do alot more in this arena, and as hoping you might give me some tips or website recommendations.

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Default Re: What are your most common tasks?
For me:

- Realtors: listing maintenance, online marketing of listings, feedback follow up, etc. One of them also has me maintain her personal group's business website.

- Contractors: online bid package maintenance (basically FTP management & updating of webpages).

So I guess website "maintenance" is the main task right now even though I have clients from different industries.
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I mostly do general admin stuff, answer phones, travel, expenses, powerpoints.
Would love to do more!
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