This is a great thread. I've got several of those that were already mentioned but will add the following;

I also have a niche of Deaf and hard-of-hearing business owners, this service is concentrated on communication mostly. However offering the opportunity to have a VA that speaks their own language as well.

Another thing that came up this week... and I'm working on the finalization of services included with speaking engagements. I've recently had 2 requests to help with speaking engagements from two different people. I'm tweaking the duties involved with helping to complete or organize the speaking engagments. However, they have asked if I would do some "searching" for them to book them. Is this a VA thing?

Lisa

Absolutely! Research and helping to plan events are both things I do in my practice on a regular basis. Often these are very time consuming duties for a business owner so it's perfect for a VA (since we are all great on the computer, know where to find specific information and organized!). I would definitely add these to the services you offer. Alot of times business owners don't even realize how much of their time is taken up doing this type of work and if they see that you can do it, they'll realize they need your help that much more!

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My background is Law Enforcement & Secretarial Sciene. I have merged the two together and have come up with my niche.

• Investigating of Businesses, Products & Marketing Ideas (Theme)
• Researching for Businesses, of Products & Marketing Ideas (Theme)
• Confidential Researcher
• Administrative/Clerical Support Service

Each service is very different and is performed differently. My clients specify which service they want perform and I comply.

Phyllis L

I'm still fine-tuning my niche, but my goal is to work primarily with authors offering the following support:

Editing services:
Books / eBooks
Articles
Web site content
Marketing materials
Etc.

General support:
Manuscript preparation / typing
Basic web site maintenance
E-newsletter maintenance
Etc.

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This is a very interesting thread, I love seeing what everyone's specialties are relative to the services they offer...

We do offer all the usual 'admin' relative services but our specialty revolves around helping clients make the most out of their web space. This includes but is not limited to:

-SEO (search engine optimization) consultation and implementation; both on site and off (from content to code and everything in between, plus utilization of off-site options both free and paid)

-SEM (search engine marketing) consultation and implementation; from basic niche research to full account management

-Custom software solutions (custom coded shopping carts, news aggregators, blogs, paid membership/subscription sites, various other website features - etc. etc.)

-Custom website design, development, and maintenance

-Custom newsletter design and support

-Specialized problem solving (the client explains their abstract idea or issue they're dealing with and we figure out how to solve it/make their life easier with code)

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Lisa - I definitly think it qualifies! I think pretty much anything you can get paid for doing that someone else doesn't want to do themselves but needs done qualifies...as long as it is legal and you find joy in doing it! (If you don't see the joy then suggest another VA as a solution to getting it done!)

This list is great! I would have never thought that wedding planners would need an assistant planner! Phyllis - investigation and research has to take a huge chunk off of your clients plates. Of course we all knew that Tess is our specialized problem solver!

Thank you for participating!

My niche is dealing with insurance companies.

Data Entry Services
Customer Service Support
Administrative Support
General Correspondence
Email Management
Appointment Scheduling
Reminder Services
Research Services
General Property and Automobile Insurance Services
Insurance Broker Support

My niche is bookkeeping and QuickBooks set-up, training & support. I also offer property management services as well as general admin. I won't put the full list I have on my website, this is the gist of it.

I've also been doing office organization for my local clients. It wasn't something I intended to do but I have received a lot of requests for it. I could easily work full-time with this alone and I don't even advertise this as a service.

Originally Posted by Rebecka

My niche is bookkeeping and QuickBooks set-up, training & support.

Wow Rebecka, I bet you could spend most of your time doing QuickBooks set up and training, too. I worked for an accounting firm a few years ago and they had a woman on staff who just did QuickBooks for their clients. You might want to try to hook up with some accountants, specifically individual accountants who work alone and don't have a big staff. That kind of stuff is time consuming for them, but clients need the help, and the accountants don't usually have time to devote to it with all their cpa duties (especially at this time of year!).

Yvone

Below is the list of general services that I offer. I hadn't considered a niche until becoming a part of this forum. If I had the CHOICE, I would love to get paid for researching on the internet. I just have to look more into who I could target for work like that. I'm just entering the marketing phase. My first step is research, so here I am reading thread after thread, and article after article...lol.
I don't mind doing invoicing either just because I've done it before and I'm comfortable (and fairly quick) with it.


Administrative: E-mail Management, Typing, Word Processing, Data Entry, Document Preperation, Executive and Clerical Support, General Office Operation. Travel Arrangements.
Business Services: Internet Research, Mail Services, Bulk Mailing, Conference Planning, Schedule Management, Events Management, File Maintenance, Spreadsheets, Power Point Presentation, Charts and Graphs.
Writing and Editing Services: Resume, Cover Letter, Salary History, General Letters, Manuscript, Announcements, Invitations, Newsletters and Brochures.
Customer Support Services: Order Processing, Billing/Invoicing, Customer Email Processing, Sorting, Filing, Faxing, Copying, Follow Up Calls, Tech Support, Customer/Contact Management.
Human Resources: Background Checks, Job Announcements, Training/Employee Manuals.
Financial Services: Accounts Receivable & Payable, Budget Expense Reports, Bookkeeping, Spreadsheets, Personal and Business Account Management and Bill Pay.