Ultimate List Of Virtual Assistant Services

Welcome to the new age of gig economy—where working from home is now a full-fledge opportunity to earn money. But, there lies several big questions about virtual assistant services.

• You are curious about the type of services you can offer as a new virtual assistant?
• You want to add a new service to your existing menu of VA services (but not sure how)
• Or maybe, you want to pivot from specializing in a particular service to one that’s a better fit for you and the clients you want to attract?

Don’t worry. I got you covered in this article. As a matter of fact, I’m 100% sure that you’re going to love this list of virtual assistant service ideas!

Who am I … and am I qualified to share this information with you?

What Kind Of Virtual Assistant Services Do I Offer?

I first started the virtual assistant services in 2004, where I was still schooling and needed a few bucks to survive. Yes, I didn’t want to count on my mom who is a single mother. So, I got to figure out myself, you know?

I started out as a content writer (because I love writing) and later pivoted to what I’m doing now, managing a digital marketing agency in Malaysia and working on my blog.

I was specialize in writing, there are other tasks and services that I do that I don’t even advertise.

For one, I still do various tasks for a couple of clients I’ve worked with from the very beginning. For example, search engine optimization and email marketing (EDM) at very affordable rates.

The other is blogging coach and I help bloggers to understand how I launch my blog from 0 to over 6-figure in just 12 months through my masterclasses.

And apart of everything, I am also doing website development where I build beautiful tiny websites under $500!

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What Kind Of Virtual Assistant Services Can You Offer?

I get a lot of questions from readers who wonder what type of services they could provide as a VA. The truth is, there are many VA services that you can offer—both conventional (popular and high in demand ones) and unique/rare (low demand ones).

“Unique or rare talents in virtual assistant will help you craft the perfect pricing structure—one which often very lucrative.”

– Reginald Chan –

In this article I’m listing tons VA services to choose from, some you may never have thought of!

Below you’ll find a long list of services to help you get inspired to create your own VA services. I even organized them into categories so it’s easier to look through. You’ll notice that some of the services overlap into other categories.

The Ultimate List Of Virtual Assistant Services 2020:

Creative Writing

1. Writing blog posts
2. Writing ebooks, books, newsletters, email funnels, etc.
3. Writing or editing audio or video transcriptions
4. Writing social media posts for Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram
5. Editing & proofreading blog posts, books, websites, newsletters, recipes, etc.
6. Email marketing
7. Website and sales page copywriting
8. Ghostwriting
9. Creating product descriptions for online shops like Shopify or Etsy
10. Grant proposals
11. Collecting/editing testimonials
12. Letter writing
13. Podcast scripting

“There are many business owners who want to create blog posts, courses, and ebooks, but don’t have the time. Providing a virtual assistance service by converting their thoughts into written format (and you’ve got yourself some valuable services)!”

Reginald Chan

Admin/ Management

1. Customer service through email, chat, or phone
2. Monitoring and responding to emails
3. Organizing email inboxes
4. Managing blog comments
5. Managing social media comments
6. Live webinar assistance
7. Calendar maintenance
8. Data entry
9. Creating PowerPoint presentations
10. Appointment setting
11. Order fulfillment
12. Ordering supplies
13. Ordering, packaging, and sending gifts to clients
14. Sending Thank You’s
15. Writing job listings
16. Arranging interviews
17. Answering phone calls
18. Re-purposing content (Example: turn a video into a written blog post or a blog post into a social media post)
19. Taking meeting minutes
20. Managing blog editorial calendars
21. Client onboarding tasks like responding to emails and sending invoices and contracts
22. Following up with leads/clients
23. Guest post-screening
24. Making travel arrangements
25. Form preparation
26. Packaging and shipping products and gifts
27. Creating resumes
28. Monitoring YouTube content
29. Uploading YouTube videos
30. Managing online communities
31. Assisting with teleseminars
32. Creating and updating SOPs
33. Updating house or land listings for realtors
34. Helping launch ebooks or programs
35. Optimizing blog posts with images, linking to other blog posts, and adding CTAs (Call to Actions)
36. Project management
37. Event planning and management
38. Giveaway management
39. Organizing cloud files
40. Organizing G-Drive/DropBox files
41. Hiring and training new team members
42. Personal shopping
43. Translation
44. Brainstorming ideas for blog posts, products, etc.
45. Business strategy

“Admin tasks are some of the most sought after services. Helping business owners with these everyday to-do’s allows them to free up their time and make more money. Very valuable!”

Graphic Design

1. Creating graphics for blog posts
2. Photo editing
3. Creating slides for webinars or workshops
4. Designing business cards, flyers, logos, menus, signage, etc.
5. Sourcing photos for blog posts, books, social media, etc.
6. Creating social media graphics or pins
7. Photography for websites and promotional materials
8. Branding services
9. Creating brand style guides
10. Designing ebooks
11. Designing printables for people to sell or promote their businesses
12. Product design for on-demand shipping

TIP: Canva has tons of templates and it is easy to learn if you’re looking to make graphics. The Pro version is very affordable and has tons of great features like easy image resizing, transparent backgrounds, and millions of stock photos.

Technology Related

1. Formatting blog posts
2. Updating websites and plugins
3. Website security and backups
4. Website SEO
5. Video editing
6. Podcast editing
7. Webinar setup
8. Analytics reporting (Google Analytics, email, social media, etc)
9. Setting up goals in Google Analytics
10. Setting up UTM goals to track website traffic
11. Setting up or migrating email lists to a new email service provider
12. Setting up newsletter opt-in forms and sequences
13. Setting up secure websites (https)
14. Database creation and management
15. Shopping cart installation/maintenance
16. Podcast submission
17. Web design/maintenance
18. Creating surveys and online forms
19. Troubleshooting, IT support
20. Creating and managing affiliate programs
21. Creating landing pages and squeeze pages
22. Streamlining and automating systems
23. Creating digital magazines
24. File conversion
25. Setting up spreadsheets
26. Tracking and fixing broken links
27. Ecourse creation
28. Setting up membership sites
29. Website coding
30. Ad management
31. Setting up digital product delivery
32. Formatting ebooks
33. Creating online quizzes
34. Managing eCommerce sites
35. Managing customer databases
36. Creating and self-publishing books for authors

Social Media Marketing And Management

1. Scheduling social media updates
2. Designing social media graphics
3. Creating and managing Pinterest accounts
4. Creating and managing Promoted Pins
5. Scheduling pins via Tailwind
6. Creating and managing Facebook accounts
7. Creating Facebook ads
8. Managing Facebook groups
9. Setting up and managing LinkedIn accounts
10. Setting up and managing LinkedIn groups
11. Creating social media polls
12. Creating and managing Instagram posts
13. Responding to social media messages
14. Scheduling messages in ManyChat 

Research

1. Researching speaking opportunities
2. Researching guest post opportunities
3. Researching and applying to affiliate marketing programs
4. Researching programs and resources
5. Travel research
6. Event research
7. Keyword research for Etsy, Pinterest, Google, etc.
8. Vendor/printer research
9. Joint venture research and follow up
10. Product research
11. Market research
12. Software and program research
13. Researching and condensing information
14. Hashtag research
15. Sponsorship research
16. Researching and summarizing industry news
17. Education research
18. Researching LinkedIn groups
19. Product price comparison
20. Licensing research
21. Patent research
22. Researching publishers
23. Running promotions
24. Competition research
25. Creating SWOT analysis
26. Researching podcast guests
27. Software research
28. Solution research

Bookkeeping

1. Bookkeeping
2. Managing payments and invoicing
3. Processing orders and refunds
4. Making collections calls
5. Handling payroll
6. Billing and invoices

Marketing

1. Pitching brands
2. Setting up sales funnels
3. Lead generation
4. Creating press releases
5. Marketing strategy
6. Blog post promotion
7. Ebook, course, and membership promotion
8. Ad management
9. Promoting live events
10. Product launches 

How To Use This List Of Virtual Assistant Services?

As you can see, there are tons of services you can offer as a VA. Doing one virtual assistant job may not be sufficient to earn a living. You can combine a bunch of related ones together and sell as a package of services, charge per project, or provide as an on-going monthly service.

If you find something that piques your interest, look into it more. If after your research you’re still interested, find out how you can learn the skills needed if you don’t have them already. You can learn from YouTube videos, Skillshare, books on Amazon, or courses you find online.

Don’t forget, Udemy and Facebook Groups are excellent resources for you to learn something new every day!

Once you feel confident about offering these new skills as a service, consider beta testing it first to see if you still like it or if it needs to be tweaked a bit before sharing it with others.

Finally, it is important to understand that because you start out with one service as a VA, it doesn’t mean that you are stuck with that service. You can change, amend or start over with more services at any time.

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