Virtual assistants have more to offer than the average secretary or administrative assistant. When a new entrepreneur comes to the VA world they come with the skills they have garnered over several years or sometimes decades in their perspective specialty. This is from the kind of work they did prior to becoming a VA. You will find some VAs come to this industry with Associate Degrees, Bachelor Degrees, Master Degrees as well as PhD's.

A VA specialty is; a VA who specializes in a particular field for a particular industry. The industry could be real estate brokers, real estate agents, writers, speakers, coaches, physicians, dentist, lawyers, professors, students, entrepreneurs, engineers, mortgage brokers and just about any field you can think of.

This is a small list of the different specialties that VAs have experience in;

Advertising

Accounting

Bookkeeper

Bankruptcy Petition Preparation

Customer Service

Digital Documentation

Event Coordinator

Ghost Writer

Graphic Designer

Logo Designer

Marketing

Paralegal

Program Coordinator

Project Manager

Real Estate

Sales

Social Media

Telemarketer

Transcriptionist

Travel Agent

Type Setter

Website Designer

When deciding on hiring a VA, check out their websites for their specific specialty.

Below are some words that can be used to find a VA that offers a specialty you may be looking for.

If you are an attorney you can use keywords such as Virtual Paralegal Assistant or Virtual Bankruptcy Assistant.

If you are a writer or you need copy for a blog or newsletter, you can use words such as Ghost Writer along with the common VA.

If you are a writer, you can use words such as Ghost Writer, Editor, or Proofreader with the common VA.

If you are a physician, you can use words such as Medical Transcription and Medical Billing along with the common VA.

If you are a CPA firm, you can use words such as Bookkeeper or Accountant along with the common VA.

Using these words to search for your specific specialty area along with the common "Virtual Assistant" will help you find the VA you need.

There are many more specialty VAs. It would take pages and pages to go through them all. This article is to give you an idea on what types of specialty VAs there are and the many years of experience they bring to your business.

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