Freelance Virtual Assistants

In this entry I thought I would spotlight how a virtual job can span many industries and skill sets.  The number of freelance virtual assistants is growing.  If you have a skill set that someone else would benefit from, you can probably market that skill virtually.  But to be successful, you will need to apply creative ways to make your skills valuable to others.

Educational background? Search out jobs such as editing children’s books, writing educational articles and online tutoring.

Fitness enthusiast?  Market your knowledge as a personal trainer, weight loss motivator, fitness coach or nutrition counselor. 

Like to work with online content? Help both businesses and individuals market themselves online with services such as website building, social media page administration or ghost blogging.  What is ghost blogging?  Check out http://www.ghostbloggers.net/

Like to talk on the phone? There are customer service, support, and technical jobs with phone systems that can be logged into from home.  In fact, you may work incoming calls from all three types of careers at once, and have a real variety of things to do in your day!

A good starting place for many looking for legitimate work-from-home opportunities is Rat Race Rebellion.  http://www.ratracerebellion.com/  Jobs show pay ranges and industries for easier searching.

Who hires virtual assistants?

1-800 Flowers.com

U-Haul

UnitedHealth

Amazon.com

American Airlines

Apple

Best Western

Hilton

Jet Blue

Marriott

Quest Diagnostics

Good luck!