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Should I or Shouldn't I ? That is the question!

Posted 11-15-2010 at 10:48 AM by kirstylynn  
For many years learning how to become a VA has gone through my brain many times over again, though I never followed through. Maybe it was just not my time or could it have been I did not have the resources or willing to learn how to become a VA and to make it a successful business.

Now that I have found the proper resource to start a VA Business of my own and the time I feel it just may be the right time for me to start. But what do I do ? What can I offer ?

I have a strong Medical background when it comes to the clerical side of things, though I also am an EMT and have had some small insurance (Car, Rental, Real Estate, etc. ) and Law experience.

Medical being my primary background of over 10 years, I don't have the skills that I feel are available as a VA. I am not certified to do Medical Billing or Coding which from my experience is one of the biggest VA position available. Though I know how to talk to Patients, Md's, Nurses and other medical providers with confidence. I also know most of the testing procedures and medical terminology needed to work as a VA.

Insurance: I have a strong clerical background, running the office as well as quoting and binding insurance. Though still is this something that I can or willing to do OR is this even enough ?

Law: Not much at all. I can type and I am not shy to typing documents when requested. In fact I love typing. I can type over 70 wpm with 98% accuracy. Though, of course I would go back and correct the 2% or anything else that I may have missed.

Other things that I love to do is :
  1. Help plane party's & Decorate
  2. Type ( like I mentioned before )
  3. Research on the Internet
  4. Create flyer's, business cards as well as some other promotional materials ( I use to own many programs, may still own some but I would have to look further into that )
  5. Data Entry
  6. LOVE Real Estate -- Once wanted to be a Real Estate agent!
  7. and others that I need to think about
I am not writing this to "sell" myself, by all rights that is by FAR what I am trying to do at the moment. I am not ready and this is why i am blogging, in hopes that maybe someone can suggest ideas and how to go about doing it.

So please if you have any idea's share, share and share some more because I am ready with baiting breath ( lol ) to hear them!!!
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It sounds like you have quite the experience in medical. Could you not take a course for you billing and coding and go from there. If there is a market for this and you love to do it, it would be well worth it to look into it. Just a thought.
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Posted 11-16-2010 at 09:03 AM by Nancy's Virtual Office Nancy's Virtual Office is offline
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I do not know to be honest with you. It has been something that I have looked into for a few years now, but then I try to turn around and get out of the medical field, though it never seams to work out that way.. lol

I could I guess offer the very basics in VA and then once I complete my ( if I was to take it ) Medical Billing and Coding.
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Posted 11-16-2010 at 09:47 AM by kirstylynn kirstylynn is offline
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Sounds like you have alot of great skills. Medical Billing, and Codeing would work. You could also be a legal secretary VA, because of your great typing skills. There is this great book I read on how to create your own cash machine, and it takes your current skills to make a liveing with. "Cash Machine For Life" By Loral Langemeier. This book help me to see what skills I had, and was good at. Hope this helps.
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Posted 12-05-2010 at 03:02 PM by VeeVA VeeVA is offline
 
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