Virtual Assistant advice?

My wife was a PA and medical secretary before packing in work to bring up our daughter. After I mentioned this new fangled “virtual assistant” idea that several of the lovely people on Ecademy seem to be doing she got quite interested.

How does one go about being one of these there virtual assistant thingies then? Does it require any special software or equipment? Clare did loads of shorthand, typing, audio typing, time management and inputting as her job and has all those qualifications so its not the skills, but how does she do these things remotely?

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