Are Virtual Assistant Jobs the key to work at home success?”
Are Virtual Assistant Jobs the key to work at home success? irtual Assistants (VAs) are getting a lot of Google love the past few days. As unemployment continues to permeate the economy, job seekers are looking for an easier way to check cheddar without the demoralizing interviewing process. But can working as Virtual Assistant lead to success in your PJs? I’d say… possibly. I don’t come from an entirely unbiased perspective. I’ve VA’d on and off for a while, and there’s one thing it isn’t: easy money. Established VAs can certainly rake it in, but it’s not without pitfalls. First off, before you go investing in expensive memberships and trade organizations, remember that the industry is largely unregulated. A membership in an organization such as the IVAA (The International Virtual Assistants Association) may give you support or help you network, but no one can at this point independently certify VAs to a point where you can lean on it for clients. You need skills- good ones, updated o