Think you might become a virtual assistant but aren’t sure of what’s in it for you? Consider this:

(source)When a Kansas City woman sought advice from The Today Show on supplementing her household income with a part-time job, Today’s Money 911 reporter Jean Chatzky topped her recommended work at home list with Virtual Assistant. Who would have thought? Finally, Virtual Assistants are gaining the respect they deserve.

Now that isn’t to say that becoming a virtual assistant in the past wasn’t a good idea; it’s also not to suggest that there is going to be far more competition than there was in the past. It’s just to say that, all of a sudden, a lot more people are recognizing that there are some great ways of taking advantage of the skills and experience that they’ve had and putting it to use working for themselves.

Not only is it great news though that, as a profession, virtual assistants are getting more respect; it’s even better news that becoming a virtual assistant is something that really can be done on a part time basis if that’s what you’re looking for (or full time if that’s what interests you). And even more than that, there’s great news to be found when you consider how easy it is to find the business training that you need to get into business for yourself.