As a Virtual Assistant, “what exactly do virtual assistants do” is a question I am asked on a pretty regular basis. That’s often a hard question to answer in just a few sentences. Virtual Assistants have come to be so many things to so many different kinds of businesses. If you have been wondering if this is a career path for you, here are 52 Virtual Assistant services that you can offer to business owners.
- Data Entry
- Direct Mailings
- Phone Answering Services
- Online Customer Service (emails, chat, social media)
- Offline Customer Service (inbound/outbound phones)
- Affiliate Manager
- Accounting
- Article/Guest Posting Submissions
- Research
- Real Estate Services
- Blog Assistant
- Social Media Manager
- Personal Shopping
- Ezine Creation
- Travel Planning
- Event Planning
- Transcription
- Document Coding
- Pay Per Click Management
- Content Writing
- Proofreading
- Keyword Research
- Podcast Editing and Submission
- Website/Blog Design
- Website/Blog Maintenance
- Track Website/Blog Statistics
- Appointment Setting
- Project Management
- Graphic Design
- Author Assisting
- Resumes/CVs
- Desktop Publishing
- Ebay Sales Assisting
- Translation Services
- Prepare and Distribute Press Releases
- Shopping Cart Management
- Webinar Set Up and Promotion
- Upload Photos to Online Sharing Sites
- Recruit New Potential Team Members
- Oversee New Team Members
- Order Fulfillment (Physical and/or Digital)
- Follow-Up with Potential Customers or Joint Venture Partners
- Online Ad Management
- Reputation Management
- Online Profile Creation and Optimization
- Search Engine Optimization
- Book Speaking Engagements
- Lead and Sales Generation
- Grant Proposal Management
- Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Creation
- Convert Documents to PDFs
- Product Launch Management
That is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Virtual Assistant services you can offer. Focus on your strengths when starting out. If you need a little direction in getting your new service business started, pick up my free guide in the sidebar.
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It seems the possibilities here are basically endless! I’m really glad you posted this because so many people who want to work from home are interested in starting their own businesses and don’t even consider virtual assisting. I think it would be ideal because there’s a great number of different services you can offer, which you outlined above. A person could narrow things down to his/her specialties, advertise those services, and hopefully start getting clients. Very interesting!
Thanks, Anna. One thing I love about this business is the diversity. You don’t *have* to do the same thing day after day, but you certainly can if you’d like.
Wow there really are A LOT of paths to take in the biz! Thanks!
Welcome, Miranda
The job description of a virtual assistant is very broad. I’m a virtual assistant and didn’t even know it, lol. This list just gave me some ideas on how i’m going to edit my resume.
Hope it helped, Carla.
What an awesome list. I will definitely keep this handy.
I am so happy to see this list! I just graduated college with my degree in elementary education at a time when teaching jobs are slim. I am a 42yr old mother of four married to a small college coach – I desperately need a way to make money now that I’m done with school and have student loans looming overhead. I have been considering doing these types of jobs, but now I have the information I need to get started and a lot of extra ideas on services I can provide! Thank you Angie!
Whoa, I always figured they did a few different things, say around 5-10, but never would have guessed over 50! Nice list
This is a great list! What do you think I will need to start a translation virtual assistant business? I need an extra part time job that won’t require much investment. Currently I work at a Hospital and not necessarily as a translator, but I get phone calls from different floors/departments to help with interpretation, I love to help but I feel like I need monetary recognition for using my skills. ThanksAngie!!!
Hi, Melissa. This is not a business I have personal experience with, but here are a few articles that may help:
http://www.entrepreneur.com/businessideas/214.html
http://freelancefolder.com/a-freelance-translators-start-up-guide/
http://voices.yahoo.com/starting-home-based-interpretation-translation-7497810.html
Thank you so much Angie! what about taxes and the legal part of being a freelancer? Do you report your income when doing federal taxes or is it something that needs to be taking care of from the start?
I need to hire you for half of that list! If it’s ever in my budget you are my go to person.