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Remote Secretarial Services
If you have a computer, an Internet connection,
and basic office secretarial skills but you
are unable to leave home for a traditional
work day, consider going into business for
yourself doing remote secretarial services.
Small companies that do not have a staff
to cover lunch time, short vacations, absences,
or sudden surges in work are in need of reliable
part time workers who can help them for a
few hours on short notice.
Among the services you can offer:
- Call handling - By having a dedicated phone
line with call waiting, you can have customers
forward their number to yours to handle calls
when they can't. You can then send the call
information back to them via e-mail or in
a turnover phone call at the end of your
shift.
- Dictation - by attaching a recorder to your
business line, you can have clients leave
you memos and other dictation for you to
type up and email back. If your client is
technically sophisticated, they can send
you an audio file over the Internet. Lengthier
work can be sent overnight to you for next
day processing.
Advertise your services by making a few visits
to small companies and explain how you can
help. Keep your fees attractively low until
you've established your reputation for quality
work and dependability. And remember to keep
the kids and baby out of earshot: otherwise
it will ruin your professional image. |
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