1 hour show on CNN aired November 29, 2008 as part of a series titled "Jobs 2009, Help Wanted."

Co-hosts identify specific areas that need to hire people right now and present tips on how to get those jobs. They also list jobs that will be hot in the next one, five, and ten years. The Virtual Assistant industry is mentioned as one that is growing, allows you to work from home, offers flexible hours, and has low overhead costs.

Read transcript here.

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Virtual Assistant 3.0

Very interesting, Angie... thanks for sharing!

Lori

Thank you so much for posting this. I heard the previews, but wasn't home when it aired.

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VirtuallyDee

Goodness, there seems to be a lot of publicity lately!!

Jamie
http://crackerjacksupport.com

Thanks for posting this Angie! I'm heading off to read it now.

~Mj

Angie,
Thank you for sharing this with us. I found it an interesting read and am excited to see how fast the VA industry will grow this 2009!

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Your Marketing, Research and SEO assistant www.buckeyeva.com

Great article transcript... very interesting about the trends coming up. Thank you for sharing.

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~ Jennifer ~

Thanks for sharing. I heard about this through my father who rarely watches such things...he mentioned that a lot of companies are looking to outsource to save money and that the virtual industry as a whole is expected to boom in the next few years. Which basically means those of us who are in now have a head start and are hands above those that will try to break into the industry as it sky rockets.

Companies are getting the message that virtual workers can and do do the same work as standard employees without all the extra costs and time. With so many skilled individuals out there contracting the industry has gotten a lot of good publicity and the trust level has increased. I can remember only a few years ago employers bulking at the idea of virtual workers, fearing that the work wouldn't get done, hours would be exaggerated, etc. They are learning that in reality it is our office counter parts that are exaggerating their time and getting less accomplished in a day.

Its good to be here for a change!

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Kristi Bennitt
Virtual Assistant/Bookkeeper

Thanks for sharing this article.

It was an article similar to this one, that convinced my husband that a VA biz is a good one to consider.

This is great!! I like to see people discussing Virtual Assistance without including outsourcing offshore!