Oh my goodness. Wordstar! I remember that! ha
I think you have an excellent start in becoming a Virtual Assistant. The trick is to pick a niche. Pick what area you want to be in. I have a free report on my
virtual assistant mom site that you can grab for joining the newsletter. It goes over a few ideas.
Sometimes what you think your niche is when you first start, changes. I know mine has. It keeps getting narrower and narrower and eventually I am sure that I will have it targeted all the way down to where it needs to be. When you create a specialty niche you will be a lot happier because you just stick to doing what you like and know, and what happens is you get better and better at it.
While I still do other things for some of my clients, my niche now is
becoming a essentially a blog consultant. I provide content for blogs, article marketing, and do minimal blog set ups. (wordpress (tm) You can do a LOT of levels with this idea. That link IS my affiliate link, I won't lie about that, but it is more than worth it.
But you have to decide what you want.
I would suggest you start with narrowing down what you want to do. What service you want to provide then create a website or blog that tells people what you will provide. Start a legit business, get a business license, business cards, and
Then start telling people.
The truth is I have never seen a VA (or blog consultant) who has truly tried fail. There is that much need for this service.