I've been reading a lot about Virtual Assistants (VA) from Reddit the past few weeks and it really sounded interesting. Imagine, being an Alfred to Batman or being Pepper Potts to Ironman -- that kind and level of being a personal assistant.
A certificate for Mayon Camera Club that I made in Canva
So I read some of the posts on how VAs market themselves to potential clients and it consists of a short intro about themselves, their skills and qualifications, the services they do and the software / applications they're familiar with. Some even add the benefits of having them as their VAs.
I created one for myself and followed the same format then posted it on Reddit. A few hours later, I got my first query. He's the telecoms CEO of a small VOIP company near Montreal, Canada. He's a great guy to chat with.
After the introduction, he asked me if I have a portfolio. I said I haven't created one yet but I did gave him my socials and blog URLs. He also asked me to create a mock up of a phone unit that he's selling. So here's the one I created for him as a tryout. I hope I pass.
I'm also including on this post, some of the things I created on Canva, PhotoScape and Lightroom. Some sort of portfolio posts. I'll also be listing down the blog sites I created and probably Wikipedia articles as well. Just about anything to showcase the things I can do for a client as a VA.
I really want to try this type of job and I believe with my experience working in the BPO, I can also work at home as a VA. I had experience working at home during the pandemic and I realized that there are really jobs that can be done at the comfort of one's home.
I could list down a couple of benefits of working at home but the main one would probably be avoiding travel and heavy traffic here in Metro Manila. I am currently spending 4-5 hours of travel time back and forth to our office near Trinoma. That time can better be used doing virtual jobs at home.
Wish me luck guys! I hope I could land a VA job.
Here are some of the certificates I made on Canva.
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