Is anyone a virtual secretary?
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I've never even heard of that....  My husband's self-employed and I do virtually nothing, does that count?
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There are many office providers out there that offer Virtual Office Solutions as well as Full time offices with various features. Depending on the area you wish to be in - different services and amenities are provided. \n\nSome providers offer conference room access (if you plan on meeting face to face with clients and don't necessarily want to take them to lunch, for a drink, etc) and you just want to talk to them in a professional setting or if you need a space to gather a group of people and "talk business". Others even provide Telephone Service. You may also find centers offerering Reception Services.\n\nIf you need more information regarding Virtual Offices and need help finding a place that can meet your budget, it is best to call a professional. Try going to www.officebroker.com and calling the toll free number. A consultant will be able to tell you everything you need to know as far as finding an office and the services and such they provide in any area. Plus... it's FREE!  Nothing to lose and knowledge to gain. Check out the website.
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Sorry friend. Doesn't look like many people do out here in cyber space. Tell me, what IS a flow team?
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*  Get to know the people as best you can. Use email, phone interviews and even video conferencing to get a better feel for them.\n    * Check work references and employment history.\n    * Has this person worked as part of a virtual team before? Was it successful? If it was not successful - why? Why does this person think a previous virtual team experience succeeded or failed?\n    * Does the person take responsibility seriously? Does it appear they tend to blame others quickly and for things they should have been responsible for?\n    * What is their level of commitment? Are they interested in short or long term involvements?\n    * What is their motivation for being part of a virtual team? Try to gain an understanding of what is motivating them. How independent are they?\n    * Are they a Leader or Follower?\n\nTeam Activities and Monitoring\n\n    * Identify team leaders. Make provisions for alternates in advance.\n    * What will be the methods of communication used and the frequency of meetings?\n    * Require regular updates from all team members. This is the best way to ensure you get a complete picture of activities.\n    * During regularly scheduled meetings use this time to discuss the negative and positive.\n    * At the first indication of a problem - take action! This action may be in the form of direct intervention with the members involved or letting the entire team know that you are aware of what is happening and that it will be resolved.\n\nMost importantly - don't distance yourself from team members. Be available to them, this will increase the trust they have in you and shows them that you respect them.
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They ARENT! You need to understand that the system administrator can easily watch your desktop, what you type, where you go, etc! They can even record what you are doing when they arent watching! Its called VNC software and I use it on my network all the time! I can easily watch all activities and when I am not there I can set my PC to record their actions! Its all perfectly legal too because you signed a waiver! The only thing your company cant do is watch you take a dump! BEWARE!
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Have you looked at www.studentdoctor.net residency forums?
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have you tried a VPN connection?
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office assistant\nsidekick\ncoffee fetcher\ngopher (go for this...)
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Apologies I havent ever even considering registering a company in any shape or form but your question was the first that I saw when I logged on a few mins ago. So I took a look at the site out of curiosity.\n\nOne teensy weensy concern I have!!  (Not that I know bog all about it.) But...there is a phone number to contact them...but I cant find any address??  And they are advertising a programme called a virtual office?  Software based secretary?  So no real person to talk to?\n\nPersonally Id be concerned registering something as important as a company without having quite firm contact details?>\n\nI feel very cynical now even thinking this...but its just a thought.  good luck whatever you decide
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I do a lot of stuff online to bring in extra cash. I just started a live journal today that shows the different programs I've used, and how well they work. I don't post scam stuff, and I post all the info I have about the program upfront.\n\nhttp://mylifeathome.livejournal.com/
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Well...how pro-active do you consider yourself? it depends a lot! but I'd say check all systems around, check servers status, browse some IT webpages in order to learn more, take a break, go back and keep looking around for new updates, make a list of current software installed on yor servers and PC's on the network then take a chat with someone there at office, NOT CHAT, and so make good friends around that way they'll ask you lots of questions that you'll be able to respond! Combine all this activities all days and or invent new ones, those are just samples, then you'll see how fun is your job!  Bye!
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This is amazing, you claim to be a secretary but can't string a single sentence together. I hope you are good at customer service.
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Yeah.. google "anonomous proxy" and you should find a site that will allow you to surf anonomously and when your office is scannig through the logs what ever sites you surfed will not be displayed.\n\nit is 100% secure.
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Secretaries need to know how to type well, be familiar with software, be good at spelling and grammar, and have good telephone etiquette. Some need to know shorthand. I was one and I liked it for a while, but I moved up to a better job. Having a good boss helps.
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Actually many libraries offer IM, chat, email or other virtual reference services.  A google search of "library IM" produces many hits on library IM services.
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I would consider hiring an outside photographer so long as the prices were reasonable.  I am in Virginia and one of the admin. gals charges $250 to go to a listing, take what she considers to be "staged" photos and create a windows movie presentation to music on CD.  I found that I like my own photos better but it's difficult enough to make time to go and take photos of every listing, much less to then sit and put together a tour.  I wouldn't mind being able to email someone photos that I took and have them email me back a presentation which could be saved to disk.  I would think that would be more profitable because then you aren't limiting yourself to your local area.  You could procide the service to anyone, anywhere.  Of course if photography is your thing and that's what you are looking to do then I would market yourself by offering a "POGO" offer, Pay for One, Get One.  I don't really care for any of the virtual tours that require stitching because they always look like the "egg" tours, dort of distorted.  I like the ones where the camera seems to zoom in and out.  If there was a high quality 360 tour, I would consider it but I haven't seen one I like yet.  I think that having some sort of staging experience or at least being able to say you completed a staging course would be essential if you are going to actually go and take the photo.  Also, you need to consider access to the homes.  You can always ask the agents to meet you and let you in but I would think that it would be easier to check with the local Realtor board and see if they offer bus. memberships so that you can have a lockbox key (if they are even used in your area).   I know I would much rather pay someone who can let themselves in, take awesome photos, make a nice virtual tour that I could use on my website, on CDs that accomany the brochures etc.. and offers me some sort of discount for multiple jobs.  Just my input!  :)
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Yes. You may want to read the article "How to Start Your Own Virtual Assistant Business" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol40/virtual.htm . The article gives you a good startup information about this business.\n\nOther sources of free information on how to start a VA business include:\n\nhttp://www.entrepreneur.com/article/0,4621,316200,00.html\nhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusiness/tightrope/2001-03-07-tightrope-howtova.htm\n\nTo give you more ideas on how to become a VA, I suggest you read the following books http://www.powerhomebiz.com/bookstore/va.htm\n\n- Virtual Assistant, The Series: Become a Highly Successful, Sought After VA (Author: Diana Ennen)\n- The 2-Second Commute: Join the Exploding Ranks of Freelance Virtual Assistants (Author: Christine Durst)\n- Up Close & Virtual: A Practical Guide to Starting Your Own Virtual Assistant Business, Second Edition (Authors: Diana Ennen, Kelly Poelker)\n- The Virtual Assistant's Guide to Marketing (Author: Michelle Jamison)\n\nI recently interviewed a VA named Kimberly Mann of BehindtheScenesVA.com on how she got started in the VA business, how she markets the business and gets her clients, what are the tasks she accepts, and how to succeed in this business. You can learn a lot from her experience starting in this business and you can read the interview at http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/startup/kmann.htm \n\nYou may also want to check other Industry Information:\n\nVirtual Nation http://www.thevirtualnation.com/\nVirtual World Publishing http://www.virtualwordpublishing.com/\nWork the Web http://www.work-the-web.com/ \nReva Network for Virtual Assistants specializing in Real Estate. http://www.revanetwork.com/\nVirtual Assistant certification program. http://www.vacertification.com/\nVA network for Canada http://www.canadianva.net/\nVirtual Assistant Source http://www.virtualassistantsource.com/\nComplete Time Tracking Software http://www.complete-time-tracking.com/\n\nTrade Associations:\n\nInternational Association of Virtual Office Assistants http://www.iavoa.com/\nInternational Virtual Assistants Association http://www.ivaa.org/\nVirtual Business Group, directory of VAs. http://www.virtualbizgroup.com/