Telecommuting opportunity awaits! If you have a variety of office, admin and people skills, virtual assistant jobs may suit you. I always see particular niches and specialties pop up: Like real estate, medical, travel planning, etc. which may give you a little edge if you have experience in the niche.
With certain types of businesses, you may be asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement or NDA. This is standard, and living up to the NDA means you don’t discuss the private info you see in the course of your work. Respect your employer by following the NDA.
So save yourself some gas and traffic stress; go find YOUR telecommuting niche! Here are a couple of recent Virtual Assistant Jobs on Elance. There is no fee to join Elance; bid on 3 jobs per month for free. Upgrade for more bid opportunities as you wish on a month-by-month basis.
- Since the VA tasks will include significant communication requirements, please bid only if you are a highly fluent native English speaker, available during business hours, with a clear telephone connection (preferably a North American land-line).
* - Magazine Publisher located in California, USA (Pacific Standard Time) needs Transcribing, Internet Research, and General Secretarial Support (calendaring, following up, checking in, etc.). 4 hours weekdays from July 15 to August 14, 2008.
* - [This one has OPEN BIDDING, so you can see what people are saying and bidding. Some will simply say "See PMB" and it goes private.]
What I need: Someone willing to take on a slow trickle of miscellaneous research and writing projects from me over a long time. Will include some writing, possibly website updating, blog entries, e-mail correspondence, internet research, travel booking and more.
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Happy job hunting (although I don’t really like to call it a job)!
July 16, 2008 at 7:37 pm
Although Elance is free to join, I found out that 3 bids a month that come standard with the Basic-level package are insufficient (unless you already have established clients). If you’re planning on using Elance (or similar sites) as your main job search vehicle, I would strongly recomment upgrading to the next higher level membership. While many outsourcers go to Elance and Guru for VAs, there are other sites worth checking out, especially for niche virtual assistance services. I recently put a list of these sites together – http://myofficehelpinfo.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/where-can-i-find-the-best-virtual-assistants/
July 20, 2008 at 12:17 am
Good point! I got to the point where I needed to join to have enough bid opps.
Which of those would you say is the best in terms of finding unique niches?
Keep up the good work!
Diane
July 24, 2008 at 11:14 pm
I haven’t found any sites that offer convenient breakdown by niche.
July 28, 2008 at 12:59 am
Myofficehelpinfo, thanks for the info
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