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A Virtual Office? Is NOT the same as a Virtual Assistant.
I'm writing a guide book, even as we speak. It's called "Virtual Office Guide for Business Professionals: Work & Prosper from your Home or Mobile Office".
When people hear the title of the book, some ask, "You mean it's a book about how to hire a Virtual Assistant?" Or some ask, "Does the book teach you how to work as a Virtual Assistant?"
No, my book has nothing to do with Virtual Assistants (VA's). VA's are professionals who assist other professionals, often from a remote location. Sort of like having an executive assistant, accessible by phone and email and internet.
But a VIRTUAL OFFICE is any office that can be operated without being physically present. For example, a business professional who works from his home office has a virtual office.
But also that business traveler, who works from the train, airplane, motel room, and Starbuck's coffee shop -- she's running a virtual office too.
If you are set up to operate outside the walls of a traditional brick-and-mortar office, then your virtual office is wherever YOU are.
Even if you're just relaxing on the beach. With your BlackBerry, iPod, or NetBook.
The beach is now your virtual office!
Regina P. Brown
Broker, Realtor®, e-Pro
Author of eBook "Stop Foreclosure Fast: Solutions to Save your House"
Author of forthcoming book, "Virtual Office Guide for Business Professionals: Work & Profit from Home"
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Text copyright © 2009 R.P. Brown, All Rights Reserved
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Regina - We have a bricks and mortar office. However, we operate more as a virtual office and have a real-time, web based system for managing contacts, prospects, files, closings, etc.