Virtual Assistant Job: 7 Ways To locate customers and employment opportunities
February 14, 2009 by admin
Filed under Getting Ahead
Virtual assistant job opportunities are there, you just have to know how and where to find them. Here are some ideas to start:
1. His current and former employers
The first place to start is your current and former employers. If you are working or have worked for someone, let them know about your company and what they are doing. A more “advertising” with them is that you know his qualities, his personality, and quality of work we provide. Develop a proposal. Let them know how to use their services can benefit your company.
2. Job boards and search engines
CareerBuilder.com, Monster.com and HotJobs.com are examples of working together. Google.com and Yahoo.com are examples of search engines. You can use both to find customers looking for help with specific keywords.
Keywords are what you write when you are looking for something online. The more specific your keyword is, the most relevant results will be. For example, a generic keyword like “work at home” will more than likely return of many frauds. Most legitimate companies do not take the job using the phrases. Here is a sample list of keywords you can use when searching for customers.
Keywords Example:
• “remote contractor”
• “must have home office”
• “independent contractor”
• freelance
• “freelance job / s”
• “1099 Contractor”
• “Virtual Assistant”
• “remote office”
• “1099 employees”
• “Must have” computer
• “virtual worker / employee”
• “line of work”
• “Telework”
You can also use these keywords with search engines like Google and Yahoo.
Note: Be sure to put “” marks before and after the sentence. On keywords with quotations shows more specific results of the search engines. Search engines will only show results with the exact phrase. If not used, are looking for, either / or
3. Fee-based websites
Fee-based websites have already completed the hard work for you. These sites have searched the Internet, job boards, etc, and found legitimate jobs for you. All you have to do is apply. Buyers beware, however, not all fee-based job sites are legitimate. Be sure to make a careful investigation of the company.
4. Freelance Websites
You can also browse some freelance job sites like Guru and Elanco. These sites allow independent to bid on projects posted by individuals or companies. If your bid is accepted will be awarded the project. Most of these projects are short term, but are a great way to build your clientele and your portfolio.
5. Websites Work At Home
There are also some free work at home websites that you can use to find clients. This has its pros and cons. Most of the time the work is unresearched, limited, and old. Also you can be sure that they have applied many times to others in search of work at home jobs. The advantage is that someone has kindly searched for and posted these job leads for you. Anyway they will have jobs of research leads to legitimacy.
6. In Your Neighborhood
Well … not literally, in your neighborhood, but you know what I mean. In other words, the zone in which they live. Why not have some ruffles and transmit them to local providers? It can also be posted in grocery stores. Have made some business cards and leave them with local business owners and managers.
Have on hand your business cards to pass out when you meet people. This is a good strategy and networking. Be prepared to explain what you do when someone asks. I remember when I started my Virtual Assistant business people ask me what I do and I find it difficult to explain. Therefore, be prepared and maintain simplicity.
7. Networking and word of mouth
Networking and word of mouth is a great way to get your name and company out there. Meet fellow Virtual Assistants. Sometimes one will have too much work and outsource or subcontract the work to another virtual assistant (VA).
Joining associations and organizations is another way to network. There are several organizations there just for VAs. Some VAs have been successful in locating clients by joining their local Chamber of Commerce.
So now you know how and where to find virtual assistant jobs and clients. Go get them …..
