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The Internet has created many new career opportunities for people. As a work at home entrepreneur I would not be able to do what I do without the web. Another group that have greatly benefited from the World Wide Web are work at home moms (or mums as I prefer - Hi mum!) and for these people the role of virtual secretary is no doubt a very popular one allowing freedom to chose when to work.

Secretarial services are broad and varied. Often a secretary is a jack of all trades, completing tasks as complicated as bookkeeping to the more mundane “go post these letters”. When the Internet came along it opened up a new window for secretaries to move their operations home and to expand. The web allowed instant communications across global boundaries so suddenly a secretary could service individuals and businesses around the world effectively taking on many clients at once. True hours may increase but work also became more flexible with the at home secretary able to shuffle working hours to more convenient times.

PlusOne: For the lady with the secretarial service, we talked about what business was now and what one using the internet could be like. As I mentioned earlier, she has four casual staff physically located close by, and a large number of clients all of whom, with the exception of one, are also geographically local.

So this scenario came up:

• Workers could be anywhere – as long as they had internet access
• Clients could be anywhere – information may have to be sent by post (typically receipts etc if a bookkeeping job), but often could be sent as attached files by email
• The type of business undertaken was only limited by the skills of the workers
• The business owner fills the role of coordinator – spending time working on the business, not in the business.

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If you are presently working in an administration role and are considering making the leap to start your own Internet business then perhaps a virtual secretary could be a great place to start. It’s by no means easy to locate steady work when you first launch your business and as with anything you will face competition from others also chasing the same goals. However the virtual assistant role is one that you can gradually ease yourself into. Build up a loyal client base over time and slowly move away from your current full time 9-5 occupation. Work your local market and spread the word about your services to friends and friends of friends. Show people how they can benefit and save money using an outsourced secretary solution. List all the tasks you can do for people in a clear brochure (use those desktop publishing skills!), circulate a business card, drop flyers into local small business and use online marketing. As with any business rewards come to those with persistence and drive.