Tonya Thomas operates http://www.smallofficeassistant.com/ to promote her “virtual assistant” business.
Laid off from her job due to a merger she chose the self-employment route to use her skills in the most effective manner.
Depending on the job, Virtual Assistants charge $15 to $35 per hour or may charge on a “per job” basis .
A savvy marketer, she even has her own electronic newsletter.
According to MarketingPower.com news she runs her business in this fashion..
Working on a retainer basis only, Thomas collects a flat fee every month from her clients in exchange for a set number of work hours. She says she devotes about 25 hours a week to her business. Common tasks include e-newsletter management, contact management, database maintenance, bookkeeping, and making travel arrangements.
In exchange, Thomas says she earns a respectable living and is also able to effect change in an industry that’s still maturing. “When I started out four years ago, I’d tell people that I was a virtual assistant and get a blank stare,” recalls Thomas. “Now, when I tell people that I’m a VA, they ask me what services I can provide.”
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