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Get a Work at Home Job as a Virtual Assistant

January 16th, 2010

As more and more companies outsource, there are more opportunities in a wide range of fields for Virtual Assistants (VA). Virtual Assistants may make phone calls, answer emails, make travel arrangements, prepare reports, enter data…..any number of tasks. As a work at home VA, you complete the tasks from your the comfort of your home and can often pick your own hours instead of working the traditional 9-5.

If you like the idea of working from home as a Virtual Assistant begin by making a list of skills you have. Are you skilled in real estate or data entry? Do you have marketing or paralegal skills? Decide what area you are qualified for.

Pay scales for Virtual Assistants range, with averages being around $30.oo an hour for skilled assistants. When you price your services, keep in mind, that you will rarely be offered benefits, insurance, sick pay or other perks.

Set up a home office with the equipment you will need. This may included a secure landline, copy and fax machines, computer etc.
If you are going to be working on the phone, you will want to make sure you have a quiet environment.

The next step is to market yourself so you can get a work at home job as a Virtual Assistant. You can call local companies and offer your services, look on Craigslist and/or use forums such as the Wahm.com, Virtual Assistant Forums.com and VirtualAssistantNetworking.com sites for support and to help you find a work at home job as a Virtual Assistant.

Beause many Virtual Assistant postions are temporary, many Virtual Assistants develop their own website. Potential clients can visit the website to see work samples and references.  Check out my posts on how to build a website.

Once you have a job as a Virtual Assistant, ask for references and use these to get future jobs.

If you would like to learn more about becoming a Virtual Assistant, or learn how to optimize your career as a VA, check into the Virtual Assistant Starter Kit. Written by two Virtual Assistants, the Virtual Assistant Starter Kit shares a wide range of information to help you succeed as a VA. Included is where to find and how to bid for jobs. Free tools you can use.
How to use pay per click to find clients. How to invoice clients. How to market. How to develop your website and much more. A great resource to grow your business as a Virtual Assistant.

Get your Virtual Assistant Starter Kit.

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Earn today as an Amazon Mechanical Turk

February 1st, 2009

You can earn today as an Amazon Mechanical Turk.  At Amazon Turks, workers work on HITS  (Human Intelligences Tasks).  Every day Amazon Turks lists thousands of HITS.  These HITS vary greatly.  They range from writing comments on a blog,  evaluating a website, answering questions, reviewing music, and more. Payment ranges from a penny on up.

Sample jobs and pay:

~ $7.50 to write a review of 10 streets in CA.

~ $1.80 to write a 2 sentence comment on a blog.

~ $.85 to post 3 recipes

~$.01 to click yes or no when asked if a shown webpage relates to the topic given.

You can read through a list of HITS available to you and decide to accept or not. Once you complete the HIT, the requester will check your work and either approve it for payment or not approve it. This may take several minutes or it may take days.

Realistically it would be very difficult to make alot of money as an Amazon Mechanical Turk. If for example you work on a HIT that asks you to write several reviews and it takes you an hour and the pay is $4.00. Then you are working for $4.00 an hour. Or if you work at a HIT that pays one cent and it takes you 10 seconds. Then you will earn six cents every minute or $3.60 an hour.  You can make more, but it will take time and experience to find the jobs that you can do quickly that pay well.

There are some people that have learned which Amazon Turk jobs can be completed the fastest and make a nice sideline income as an Amazon Turk. You can learn from them and pick up more tips at  Amazon Turk Forum

Ready to earn today as an Amazon Mechanical Turk? Sign up for a free  Amazon Turks account.

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Work at Home as an Online Tutor

January 21st, 2009

There are a number of companies that hire Online Tutors. Some of these are eHill.org, educate-online.com, tutor.com, kidspan.com and brainfuse.com. You will be required to have a computer and quiet environment. Some will supply you with a headset and others require that you purchase your own.

Tutoring companies usually require a college education. Some require a teaching certificate, but will often accept a teaching certificate if it expired but not if it was revoked.

Each company operates differently. Some hire employees and pay an hourly wage, usually around $10.00 to start. Others have you work as an independent contractor and you have to collect fees from your students yourself.

A number of companies have tests you will have to pass in order to qualify and be hired. For example, you may have to pass a math test Many have role playing telephone interviews, where you will be aske what you would do in certain situations.

Tutoring online can be a rewarding, experience. Check into each comany and see which one feels right for you.

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