If you have the skills and experience, transcribing is a great niche, or a great area to focus on while building your clientèle in other areas of virtual assisting.
Contrary to popular belief a transcriptionist is more than just a “typist.” We have to be excellent spellers, be patient, be able to decipher various accents [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Virtual Assistant Fees-What Do I Charge as a New V.A.?
Posted in Consulting, V.A. Tips, entrepreneaur, small business owner, virtual assistant, tagged consulting fees, entrepreneaur, small business, virtual, virtual assistance, virtual assisting on February 7, 2008 | 7 Comments »
When starting my virtual assistant business, the dilemma of what to charge literally kept me up at night. I had done my research, so I knew what the ballpark figures were that professional virtual assistants were charging. I also knew my value, but I’m just starting out. How could I possibly demand [...]
Help! My Computer Screen Just Turned Sideways!
Posted in entrepreneaur, small business owner, transcription, virtual assistant, tagged computer tip, screen problem, transcription, virtual assistant on February 3, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Do not panic! Houston, we’ve got a problem! But thankfully Google had the answer. I was in the middle of a transcription job; on my last hour of six hours of transcription, when low and behold I pressed some odd combination of keys and my screen turned sideways! What [...]
Virtual Assisting? The Answer to My Prayers
Posted in virtual assistant, tagged closed caption, entrepreneaur, small business, soloproneaur, virtual assistant, virtual assisting on February 2, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Seven months ago, I was unemployed-but very employable-and praying for a way that I could earn a living and have the flexibility I desperately needed at that time in my life.
My husband had suffered a major stroke (at 38…listen to your body folks!) and is on dialysis, which necessitates my being available to take [...]
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