A virtual assistant is stay at home job. It was created because of the internet explosion and the global economy. Being a virtual assistant could be the perfect job for a stay at home mom. As a virtual assistant you do the detail grunt work for someone who might be in your community or 3,000 miles away and is a busy professional or small business owner. These people don't need an office manager or full-time secretary but they do need extra help. The routine tasks could be travel planning, project managing, logistics coordination, but it is all done over the internet, by phone or fax and from the comfort of your home. You could even access each others computers using Symantec's PC Anywhere.
More examples for this stay at home job might include: a start up business which needs to find sources of insurance or outfitting an office. An independent professional might need help with his or her frantic life: calling the plumber, scheduling doctor's appointments, planning a family reunion or arranging for pet sitting. You could do news releases,marketing materials, bookkepping. This stay at home job would be anything the employer would like help with to make their life easier. You may work "on call" or set a schedule. With this stay at home job you could typically earn $20 to $45 per hour. If you are more specialized you could earn $100 per hour. It just depends. Some virtual assistants have retainers with clients who commit to paying for 10 to 20 hours per month at a discounted rate.
AssistU and International Virtual Assistants Association (IVAA) offer certification programs. This could be the perfect stay at home job for you and you can take care of your family at the same time.
