Definition: “What is a Virtual Assistant?
A Virtual Assistant (VA) is a
highly-skilled independent professional who provides remote business support
services.
When there just
doesn’t seem to be enough hours in the day to get all the work done, and yet
there is not enough work to justify hiring a new office assistant, maybe I can
help by doing some of that work for you on an “as needed” basis. You pay only
for the work done, no need to worry about paying an employee for benefits,
insurance, payroll expenses, idle time, lunch breaks, or personal phone calls
or web browsing on company time!
There are
many tasks I could do for your company. Check my list of specialties, and if
you don’t see the job listed, contact me and I will give you a quote. I can
pick up the work locally in San Diego County, or you can send me the work as an
email attachment. I will complete the job in the allotted time and return it to
you either in-person, first class mail, Fed-Ex or Internet email.
I currently
teach Virtual Office Assistant courses at Grossmont
College, San Diego Community College, and the Academy of Virtual Professionals.
Many of the local virtual assistants were students of mine. Perhaps one or more
of my students have already contacted you about working in the manner I
propose. I encourage you to utilize their services. For those important jobs
when you would rather have the “teacher” do the work instead of the “student,”
I am available to handle your toughest jobs. My experience has given me the
ability to complete difficult tasks in a shorter amount of time, so chances are
I might even end up costing you less because other “VA’s” will take more time
to do the same job.
I’ll look forward
to discussing your needs. My services might be exactly what you need to keep
your business cost-effective. If you would like to learn more about how Virtual
Assistants are helping businesses around the world, check out some of these web
sites for more information or one of the hottest careers of the new millennium.
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Virtual Assistant skill
set |
Good
VA information from a book publisher |
Resources
for Businesses and Virtual Assistants |
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Articles in the news
about Virtual Assistants |
What
Does A Virtual Assistant Do? |
News
story about one of my successful students |
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Areas of
Specialization |
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Administrative support ·
Interviewing
and applicant screening ·
Coaching
and motivation ·
Pickup
and delivery ·
Consulting ·
Event
management ·
Personal
assistance |
Document preparation ·
Writing ·
Proofreading
and document editing ·
Document
formatting ·
Typing
and word processing ·
Resume
services ·
Template
design |
Marketing support ·
Mailing
lists & Direct mail services ·
Broadcast
emailing ·
Sales
support ·
Podcast
recording ·
Trade
show staffing ·
Sales,
Marketing, Customer Support and Motivational training and workshops |
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Internet Services ·
Web
page design ·
Web
hosting ·
Internet
research ·
Electronic
publishing ·
Convert textbooks to web tutorials and courses |
Desktop Publishing ·
Brochures
& Flyers ·
Book
design and layout ·
PowerPoint
presentations ·
Image
editing and retouching ·
Policy
and Instructional Manuals |
Information Systems Support ·
File
conversion ·
Microsoft
Windows & Office training ·
Spreadsheet
design ·
Database
design ·
Troubleshooting and problem solving |
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Accomplishments: |
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Ø 40 years experience in teaching and
business management |
Ø Biography published in “Who’s Who
Among |
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Ø Currently teaching at San Diego
Community College District, |
Ø Experienced in writing, proofreading
and text book review for major publishers |
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Ø Expert level Business Information
Technology skills such as Microsoft Office, Windows, Internet, Office
procedures, etc. |
Ø Excellent speaker, trainer and
motivator in helping employees achieve excellence |
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Ø Former Instructional Chair and
former Division Manager, VP of Operations |
Ø Excellent in “getting the point
across” and validating that learning has occurred |
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Ø Experienced in developing custom solutions
for a variety of special needs |
Ø Workplace Learning experience and
able to design custom training programs |
For more
information, phone Tom Smerk at (619) 818-2079 or
(619) 468-3089, or email tom@tomsmerk.com.
You’ll enjoy my competitive pricing and ability to do the work correctly and
efficiently. Remember, you only have to pay for the work you order, and only
when you need me. Discounts are available for retained services.
Tom Smerk, ©2002-2011