Virtual Assistance – How Much is too much?

What exactly do you need to run a good home office? Do you need a laptop, a wireless router, a palm pilot and a top of the line computer?

That’s for you to decide.

Eventually I would like to get a laptop so I can work while I’m in my living room or sunroom. I don’t see a need for a palm pilot at this stage of the game, but eventually that may become a convenience that I’d like to have.

Here are the necessities of running my home office:
- Phone with unlimited long distance
- Fast, reliable computer
- Printer/scanner combo
- Online fax number
- Professional speed DSL internet connection
- dbPowerAmp to keep all my music files in one place and ready to play
- Yahoo! Instant messenger to communicate with clients and for networking

Everything other than my phone, computer, printer, fax number and high-speed internet connection there is nothing I need to keep my practice healthy and growing.

The bare minimum to get going or stay sane as a VA is a computer, and a high-speed internet connection. The fax number can be obtained for free online. Don’t go overboard spending money you don’t have when things can be purchased according to your success. This way you can reward yourself for a job well done.

That’s what running your own business is all about!