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What Skills Do You Need to Become a VA?

When it comes to being a VA, some skills are more useful than others. Focus on the right ones to get your VA freelance career off to a good start.

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What Skills Do You Need to Become a VA?

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  1. What skills do you need to become a VA?

  2. When it comes to being a VA, some skills are more useful than others. Focus on the right ones to get your VA freelance career off to a good start.

  3. Microsoft office skills Being able to use Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel and Powerpoint is important because clients will expect you to use these products in the course of your work.

  4. Computer skills Well duh. This is a must have skill as all your work as a VA will obviously be done on a computer. Strong communication skills Communication, even in the online world, is very important.A lot of your communication with clients will be via Skype, email or IM. Clients want to hire VAs who can communicate clearly and in a professional manner.

  5. Strong writing skills Whether or not you’re planning to do writing work for a client, good writing skills are an important asset in running your virtual assistant business because you’ll find yourself sending marketing messages to potential clients and your personal website or blog will need to be updated with content regularly. Organizational skills As a freelance virtual assistant, you likely have several clients at the same time. Staying organised and efficient will thus be a necessity.

  6. Time management With multiple clients, you’ll find yourself with a number of tasks to handle each day. Managing your time efficiently is important in order to make sure that every task is handled Technologically savvy As a virtual assistant, technology will be your life. You’ll live, eat, dream technology 🙂 Before you start working, learn how to access the internet, use email, Skype, Google Drive, Dropbox and a host of other important online tools.

  7. Reliability A reliable VA is every client’s dream. Clients want an assistant they can depend on. One they can trust to handle work as expected. Customer service Customer service is one of the most important aspects of every business. Clients want to work with someone who is pleasing and respectful not only to them but to their customers as well. 

  8. Social media Social media is one of the most important aspects of most businesses especially those marketing themselves online. Email Management/Marketing A lot of communication will take place on email and therefore knowing your way around an email platform such as Gmail or Yahoo will be important.

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