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 What is a Virtual Assistant?
(VA)
A VA is an individual who provides office support to businesses or
individuals from an off-site location. Information is typically shared
via email, fax, telephone, etc.
VAs like many of their clients are business owners themselves; they
own and operate their virtual company. Often, a VA will become a
behind-the-scenes partner with their clients, handling such tasks as
administrative support, bookkeeping, scheduling etc.
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What services are offered by
Virtual Assistants (VAs)?
VAs offer a wide variety of services. Here are some samples:
Client correspondence, Accounting Services, Travel Arrangements, Business Coaching,
Research, Concierge Services,
Secretarial Support, Billings and Collections, Office Management and
many more. For a complete list of services that
VirtualWorkAssistant.com offers see my Services/Fees page.
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Why would I use a
Virtual Assistant (VA) instead of a temp agency?
Unlike with a temp agency, your VA works for YOU. Typically a
VA has
several years of experience in his/her field. A VA's goal is to help your
company grow. Beyond that VAs have a vested interest in your success.
When you succeed - we succeed. You can use the same VA for all of your
needs. With a temp agency you may get a different temp each time you
need their help. With a VA you are able to develop a long-term working
relationship.
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What are the benefits of hiring a
Virtual Assistant (VA) as opposed to
an employee?
There are numerous benefits: No employee taxes,
benefits or insurance, no OSHA issues or jeopardy of lawsuits. Maybe
your company only needs 10 hours worth of support each week. You would
have to pay someone part-time or full-time and scramble to keep them
busy to justify their expense. Possibly you have seasonal work
overloads and only need assistance for a few months out of the year.
The wonderful benefit of a VA is the working relationship is tailored
to fit your needs. More details here...
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How much do
Virtual Assistants
(VAs) charge?
VAs generally charge by the hour, at rates ranging from $20-$45. VirtualWorkAssistant.com charges $25/hr
and offer hourly discounted rates for clients on a monthly retainer
contract.
At first glance this may appear to be a high rate. Look at the
"real cost" of employees: statistics show that employees actually cost
2 to 2 1/2 times their rate of pay when you factor in the cost of
recruitment, base salary, employment taxes, mandatory insurance
benefits, paid vacation, paid holidays, sick days, equipment and
training. Don't forget the "more difficult" to price variables,
time lost on socializing, the risk of lawsuits, personality conflicts,
etc. You are sure to pay significantly less for a virtual assistant
with several years of experience.
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Who can benefit from using a
Virtual Assistant
(VA)?
The amazing part of virtual assistance is that almost everyone can
benefit from using a VA. A large company may find using a VA for any
overflow work to be useful or maybe instead of 3 secretaries they may
need to only employ 1 or 2 and have a VA do the rest. A small company
may use a VA for all of their billings, collections, marketing,
accounting, etc. needs. A busy individual may use a VA to help them
plan a special event. This may include, for example, everything from booking the room,
ordering the food, coordinating travel, creating invitations, etc. A
college student may use a VA to type their 25 page research paper. VAs
are typically very skilled typists. This may prove to be a great time
saver for a busy college student who doesn't possess great typing
skills or speed. Almost anyone can benefit from using a VA.
Contact me to find out how you can benefit
from using a VA.
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Do I need to use a local VA?
No. The beauty of your assistant being virtual is - - location doesn't
impact our ability to do our jobs. The work is distributed via email,
fax, telephone or in some cases US Postal service. The location of
your business or the location of your VA has no impact on the services
that are available to you. If your company relocates - - we
simply relocate with you! There will be no need to recruit, hire and
train a new employee. This can be a great cost saving benefit to you
or your company!
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Tell me more about
VirtualWorkAssistant.com.
My favorite question! VirtualWorkAssistant.com
(VWA) is owned and operated by me…..Patricia Young. I am a Virtual
Assistant dedicated to your needs. I bring to the table several years
of office administrative support and skills in multiple software
programs. To read more about my background, please read the
information in the About Me section of this website.
VWA accepts clients on a monthly retainer basis or a project by
project basis. We offer discounted rates for those clients on a
monthly retainer basis. Once you are a client you will receive a
priority email address and a toll free phone number to reach your VWA.
VWA also has a great referral bonus. For anyone who is referred to VWA
and work is generated from that referral, you will receive between 1
and 2 hours of VWA assistance FREE. That is a $25 - $50 referral
bonus!
Learn more
about VWAs
commitment to our clients...
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