Hi all,

I'm looking into virtual assisting. I'm a stay at home mom and homeschool 3 out of 5 children, while also attending college. I wanted to find out about how to begin Virtual Assisting so I joined this forum. I'm really in the beginners stage and have little more than a resume from my years of Administrative Assisting and Development Assisting.

I know the basics of what equipment I need and how much time that I will have to put in to REALLY be successful. I more in the inquisitive stage and am researching everything.

How do I go about advertising myself and my skills to businesses without having them take advantage of my services?
Preventing underpayment and overworking?
What is the general rate? Do most do hourly, salary or contract?
How do you measure amount of work and your worth?
How do I register hours worked?
How do I prevent the org(s) from convincing me into coming into the office (which would totally defeat the purpose!)?
How will I know if VA is right for me?

I know its a bunch of questions but please patronize me for a moment! I'm really in the dark here.

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All of your answers can be found right here on VAF by searching the various forums!

How do I go about advertising myself and my skills to businesses without having them take advantage of my services?
http://www.virtualassistantforums.co...stant-business

Preventing underpayment and overworking?
http://www.virtualassistantforums.co...ient-relations
http://www.virtualassistantforums.co...ss-development

What is the general rate? Do most do hourly, salary or contract?
http://www.virtualassistantforums.com/rates-billing

How do you measure amount of work and your worth?
http://www.virtualassistantforums.com/business-planning

How do I register hours worked?
http://www.virtualassistantforums.co...-time-tracking

How do I prevent the org(s) from convincing me into coming into the office (which would totally defeat the purpose!)?
http://www.virtualassistantforums.co...ies-procedures
http://www.virtualassistantforums.co...tant-contracts

How will I know if VA is right for me?
http://www.virtualassistantforums.co...ant-interviews
http://become-a-virtual-assistant.vi...antforums.com/

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Lily Chambers, The Virtual Office Goddess, LLC
Author "How to Do Your Own Small Business Bookkeeping"

Welcome to VAF looking forward to getting to know more about you. Good Luck in your business.

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Karen Heinrich, CPS
www.secretarystat.com

Hi and welcome to the forums
Lily has pointed you in some great directions to help you get answers to your questions - I'd also recommend posting each of your questions individually in the relevant sections on the boards. You'll get more pointed responses and a lot more replies overall.

And don't forget to read and agree to the Forum Terms of Service before posting further, here's the link in case you missed the PM that was sent after you signed up.

To your success!

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Originally Posted by Office Goddess

All of your answers can be found right here on VAF by searching the various forums! How do I go about advertising myself and my skills to businesses without having them take advantage of my services? http://www.virtualassistantforums.co...stant-business Preventing underpayment and overworking? http://www.virtualassistantforums.co...ient-relations http://www.virtualassistantforums.co...ss-development What is the general rate? Do most do hourly, salary or contract? http://www.virtualassistantforums.com/rates-billing How do you measure amount of work and your worth? http://www.virtualassistantforums.com/business-planning How do I register hours worked? http://www.virtualassistantforums.co...-time-tracking How do I prevent the org(s) from convincing me into coming into the office (which would totally defeat the purpose!)? http://www.virtualassistantforums.co...ies-procedures http://www.virtualassistantforums.co...tant-contracts How will I know if VA is right for me? http://www.virtualassistantforums.co...ant-interviews http://become-a-virtual-assistant.vi...antforums.com/

Hi Everyone,

I just launched my Virtual Assistant website. I do not have any clients yet. I really appreciate the information that you both have provided. I will re visit VA forum more than I have been. I really need this forum. Thanks again!! ;-) http://queensvirtualassistancespace.com