Good virtual assistants are extremely valuable, but also frequently undervalued and as the same time the job is very demanding (e.g. expected to have quick responses at all hours). So watch out for that and have a plan on how to bring it up if it's a problem and be prepared to walk away if necessary.
It's hard to know of the boss is going to be reasonable, and hard for them to know if the applicant will be able to just handle stuff without detailed instructions.
One thing that I see a lot of need for is connecting up people who make cool stuff with people who want to buy it. I'm not talking about modern advertising of trying to convince people to buy something, but finding the people who would really appreciate it.
For example, woodworkers can make amazingly beautiful things, but they don't want to go trying to find a buyer. They just want to do the fun stuff (make stuff). And who can blame them or that?
It's the same with tech projects too. I make open source, encrypted hardware password managers. I don't want to come up with and execute an entire marketing plan. I'd be down to be on a privacy podcast, but I'm just like everyone else: I want to do the fun parts. So today I worked on the code instead of trying to find a show that might want to tell people about #signet.
The same would also apply to people who grow, dehydrate and sell fruits & vegetables (or pickle or preserve in some other way, but dehydrating is good for shipping).
Maybe that's just another type of remote assistant?
The big problem is that none of these examples are high volume or high margin products. They're all a bunch of hobbiest, or tiny businesses at best. If they were big enough to hire someone, they'd have already done it. So it'd likely be commission based or profit sharing or something, at least in the beginning.
Anyway, if you want tips on how to distinguish yourself as a remote office assistant, let me know. I ran a software security practice for years and know exactly what people in that position struggle with and would be happy to have someone to "just deal" with so they can focus on the big picture things.
Dr. Hax
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2024-08-11 10:28:33
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