Best Sites To Find Virtual Assistant Jobs
Are you still getting your blog off the ground and need to make extra money? Or, are you the type that prefers to get paid for your skills to help others run their business? If so, you should be looking into becoming a virtual assistant. Not only can they work from anywhere, it’s also a great way to get insight into how a successful and busy blogger runs their site and social media platforms.
Use your skills to help them, learn something in the process, get paid and meet other bloggers. It’s a win-win. Since you don’t have to be physically present to be a virtual assistant (and the other jobs on The Drifting Desk), these jobs are becoming wildly popular and more widespread. As others grow their online businesses, they need other savvy people to help out who want to work from their computers as well, completing tasks for them remotely. Things like:
Social Media Management
Email Correspondence
Data Entry
Accounting
Travel Planning
Online Customer Service (Email/Chat
Research
Product Launch Assistance
Reputation Management
Website Maintenance
*Other duties as assigned
If you’ve decided this is right for you, here are some of the best sites to find virtual assistant jobs to help get you started with your virtual assistant job search:
Previously oDesk, this is one of the most popular freelance work search sites.
FlexJobs
This is a paid job search site, but don’t let that stop you. It’s affordable and the jobs are individually vetted by FlexJobs employees (who all work remote and share our mission!)
Never underestimate the power of Facebook groups. They are a great way to connect with others in your field.
Guru
I haven’t personally used Guru yet, but I’ve heard great things about the site for freelance VAs looking for work.
This is a great job search site in general. I love that they post the amount the job pays right next to the listing, so you know up front what you can earn from completing the project.
Let me know if I missed any of the best sites to find virtual assistant jobs or other resources for finding virtual assistant work.
Ready to get serious about your work from anywhere job search? I whole-heartedly recommend Flexjobs, the site where I found my first freelance writing gig. There are zero scams on their site and they have their own 100% remote team, too!
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